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The Common Weal Policy Podcast.A weekly podcast explaining our policies as well as discussing Scottish policy news and events.

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The Common Weal Policy Podcast.A weekly podcast explaining our policies as well as discussing Scottish policy news and events.

    Episode #204 - Who Still Owns Scotland?

    Episode #204 - Who Still Owns Scotland?

    Episode 204 of the Common Weal Policy Podcast

    You can download the episode directly here.

    This week, Craig talks to Andy Wightman, possibly Scotland's foremost expert on land reform, about the Scottish Government's new Land Reform Bill and his updated analysis of his Who Owns Scotland? report which shows that in the past decade or so, Scotland's already very concentrated patterns of land ownership have got even more so with just 433 people now owning 50% of Scotland's rural land.

    Andy's report can be read here.
    And his blog, including a detailed analysis of the Government's Bill, can be read here.

    Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: https://commonweal.scot/donate/

    The Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail as well as other major policy stories in and around Scotland so if there are any topics that you would like to see covered or if you have an interesting policy story to tell and would like to be a guest on the show, please contact Craig at craig@common.scot

    You can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.

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    Episode #203 - Powering Communities

    Episode #203 - Powering Communities

    Episode 203 of the Common Weal Policy Podcast
    You can download the episode directly here.
    This week, Craig talks to Kristopher Leask from Community Energy Scotland and Josh Doble from Community Land Scotland about their new call to action paper A Fair Energy Deal for Communities. They discuss the state of community owned energy in Scotland, what the benefits are compared to the privatised model we more used to in Scotland. They also discuss some of the barriers facing communities who want to start their own community owned energy groups.
    You can read the call to action paper here: https://staging2.communityenergyscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/A-Fair-Energy-Deal-Executive-Summary.pdf
    Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: https://commonweal.scot/donate/
    The Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail as well as other major policy stories in and around Scotland so if there are any topics that you would like to see covered or if you have an interesting policy story to tell and would like to be a guest on the show, please contact Craig at craig@common.scot
    You can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.
    You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rss
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    Episode #202 - Platform Work

    Episode #202 - Platform Work

    Episode 202 of the Common Weal Policy Podcast

    You can download the episode directly here.

    This week, Craig talks to Ben Wray from the Gig Economy Project who report on issues affecting gig workers and platform work around Europe and internationally. They discuss the new Platform Work Directive which will regulate and improve workers' rights within the gig economy in Europe. They also talk about the implications of Brexit both in terms of how it affected the politics of the legislation within the EU and how gig workers in Britain may be missing out on these new protections.

    You can read more about the Gig Economy Project here: https://braveneweurope.com/the-gig-economy-project

    Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: https://commonweal.scot/donate/

    The Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail as well as other major policy stories in and around Scotland so if there are any topics that you would like to see covered or if you have an interesting policy story to tell and would like to be a guest on the show, please contact Craig at craig@common.scot

    You can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.

    You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rss

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    Episode #201 - Long Term Towns

    Episode #201 - Long Term Towns

    Episode 201 of the Common Weal Policy Podcast

    You can download the episode directly here.

    This week, Craig talks to Simon Jones, a long time Common Weal supporter and activist, about a newly proposed £20 million regeneration scheme in his home town of Dumfries. They discuss the importance of Scotland's towns to our communities, the importance of long term planning in those proposals, Scotland's problem with "Central Belt" thinking vs "Remote", and why the UK Government - funders of this plan - have entirely the wrong idea about approaches to "tackle anti-social behaviour".

    You can read Common Weal's vision for our towns here: https://commonweal.scot/policies/town-centre-action-plan-review-common-weal-response/
    and here: https://commonweal.scot/policies/housekeeping-scotland-discussion-paper-outlining-a-new-agenda-for-housing/

    Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: https://commonweal.scot/donate/

    The Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail as well as other major policy stories in and around Scotland so if there are any topics that you would like to see covered or if you have an interesting policy story to tell and would like to be a guest on the show, please contact Craig at craig@common.scot

    You can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.

    You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rss

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    • 32 min
    Episode #200 - Redefining Economics

    Episode #200 - Redefining Economics

    Episode 200 of the Common Weal Policy Podcast

    You can download the episode directly here.

    This week, Craig talks to William Thomson from Scotonomics about their upcoming event The Festival of Economics which seeks to debunk and demystify economics and to explore innovations and new theories in economics as well as to explore the topics and policies affecting Scotland right now.

    You can buy tickets for the conference here: https://scotonomics.scot/festival-of-economics/

    William's recent article in The National can be read here: https://www.thenational.scot/politics/24148528.scotonomics-expose-major-myth-worlds-economies/

    Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: https://commonweal.scot/donate/

    The Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail as well as other major policy stories in and around Scotland so if there are any topics that you would like to see covered or if you have an interesting policy story to tell and would like to be a guest on the show, please contact Craig at craig@common.scot

    You can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.

    You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rss

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    • 29 min
    Episode #199 - Unpausing Care

    Episode #199 - Unpausing Care

    Episode 199 of the Common Weal Policy Podcast

    You can download the episode directly here.

    This week, Craig talks to Nick Kempe, Convenor of the Common Weal Care Reform Group, about the return of the National Care Service Bill to the Scottish Parliament within the next couple of weeks. They discuss why Common Weal campaigned for a pause to the Bill process, how we've engaged with the co-design process in the time since and what we expect from the Bill when it returns. They also discuss the Care Group's briefing on the Bill that was published this week.

    You can read the briefing here: https://commonweal.scot/policies/ncs-bill-stage-1/
    You can read more about our care campaign here: https://commonweal.scot/care-campaign/

    Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: https://commonweal.scot/donate/

    The Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail as well as other major policy stories in and around Scotland so if there are any topics that you would like to see covered or if you have an interesting policy story to tell and would like to be a guest on the show, please contact Craig at craig@common.scot

    You can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.

    You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rss

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    • 32 min

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