Why Is My Rent So High?
On the first episode of Crash Course, Michael Walker speaks to four experts to help explain why his rent is so high. The answer will involve forays into the economics of rent, the history of social housing, the financial reforms of Margaret Thatcher, and the politics of gentrification.
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An Election? And Progressive Taxation...with Laurie Macfarlane
Calum, Andy and Geoff weigh up the latest polling data, the role of special advisors in Scottish politics, and the comments made by Wes Streeting on the NHS: that "all roads lead to Westminster". Plus, the co-Director of Future Economy Scotland, Laurie Macfarlane, joins to discuss progressive tax...
The Turbulent Landscape of Scottish Politics w/ Laurie Macfarlane
Welcome to Election Economics, a Macrodose bonus series that we’re running in the lead up to the UK general election on July 4th.
Over the coming weeks James Meadway will be joined by a selection of economists, politicians and commentators to unpack what the campaigns’ policies and pledges mean...
Standout speech: Wealth, Inequality and Land Reform
Laurie MacFarlane from Future Economy Scotland gave, in our opinion, the standout speech at the recent Independence Forum for Scotland conference held in Edinburgh on 1st March 2025.
Land Reform is one of those key topics where the public mood seems to be for further, faster reform than our poli...
Unemployment Peak w/ Faiza Shaheen & Laurie Macfarlane
This week on The Curve, Faiza Shaheen is in the hosting chair and is joined by Laurie Macfarlane - co-director of Future Economy Scotland. They discuss the latest research on UK unemployment and whether or not we can confidently trust the figures coming out of the Office for National Statistics.
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America’s Special Relationship Is With Israel Not U.K, Ambassador Admits
King Charles is charming Trump in Washington, and two men have been stabbed in an antisemitic attack in Golders Green, London.
Plus: We speak to Green party deputy Mothin Ali, economist Laurie MacFarlane about rent caps and the UAE is leaving OPEC… Is this the end of the oil cartel?
America’s Special Relationship Is With Israel NOT U.K, Ambassador Admits
King Charles is charming Trump in Washington, and two men have been stabbed in an antisemitic attack in Golders Green, London. Plus: We speak to Green Party deputy Mothin Ali, economist Laurie MacFarlane about rent caps and the UAE is leaving OPEC… Is this the end of the oil cartel?Become a suppo...
Minford and Sons: How one economist mesmerised the Tories
Patrick Minford faded from view in the 2000s – but since Brexit, he’s returned to the fore of Tory economic policy. So who is this Arch-Thatcherite economist and what does he stand for? UCL policy fellow Laurie Macfarlane talks to Andrew Harrison about how he became an icon of the IEA set, and wh...
Are higher tax rates costing us money?
If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘The tax guru dumped by Swinney’s government’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002yvv1
Tax expert Dan Neidle has been making headlines after suggesting Scotland’s tax rate for very high earners could be costing the public purse.
Laurie Ma...
Nicola Sturgeon vs SNP Cabinet... and Tax Debate Continues.
Nicola Sturgeon faces fierce backlash from her own former cabinet colleagues after criticising the SNP's election strategy in a new book foreword. Calum Macdonald, Geoff Aberdein and Andy Maciver break down the response from the First Minister and Cabinet Secretaries.
Plus, as the Scottish Labour...
