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Richard (Kudo) Couto: The Hidden Horror Behind a Billion-Dollar Brand 42:18

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“I used to be the largest dairy consumer on the planet. I used to eat so much dairy and meat. The more that I looked into the dairy industry, the more that I saw that it was the singular, most inhumane industry on the planet, that we've all been lied to, including myself, for years. I always believed that the picture on the milk carton, the cow standing next to her calf in the green field with the red barn in the back was true. It’s certainly the complete opposite.” – Richard (Kudo) Couto Richard (Kudo) Couto is the founder of Animal Recovery Mission (ARM), an organization solely dedicated to investigating extreme animal cruelty cases. ARM has led high-risk undercover operations that have resulted in the shutdown of illegal slaughterhouses, animal fighting rings, and horse meat trafficking networks. Recently, they released a damning investigation into two industrial dairy farms outside of Phoenix, Arizona supplying milk to Coca-Cola’s Fairlife brand. What they uncovered was systemic animal abuse, environmental violations, and a devastating betrayal of consumer trust. While Fairlife markets its products as being sourced "humanely," ARM’s footage tells a very different story—one of suffering, abuse, and corporate complicity. Despite the evidence, this story has been largely ignored by mainstream media—likely due to Coca-Cola’s massive influence and advertising dollars.…

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The latest on the Scottish and UK economy from a leading independent economic research institute based in the University of Strathclyde.

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The latest on the Scottish and UK economy from a leading independent economic research institute based in the University of Strathclyde.

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#Science #Politics #News #Social Sciences #Economy #Poverty #Scotland #United Kingdom #Economics #Government #Fraser Of Allander Institute

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"Holyrood stands under the microscope of their own gaze" - reflections after Scotland misses its interim child poverty targets 31:57

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Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (00:38) What do the latest child poverty statistics say? (01:49) What was JRF's reaction to the stats? (03:09) Can we see an impact from Scottish Child Payment? (06:09) How do we achieve the 2030 targets from here? (09:24) Modelling of options to meet 2030 targets (12:57) What about cost? (19:27) How might UK Government proposed benefits changes impact poverty levels? (23:30) How will the changes impact Scotland's finances? (25:41) What happens in Scotland if the work capability assessment is replaced by the PIP assessment? (28:20) What's next for child poverty analysis at the FAI and JRF?…

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Disability benefit cuts and limited fiscal headroom: Reflections on the spring statement 45:27

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PARTICIPANTS Dr Hannah Randolph, Economics Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde Professor Mairi Spowage, Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde Dr João Sousa, Deputy Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde TIME STAMPS (0:30) Economic conditions leading up to the spring statement (16:15) What announcements were made and how do they affect Scotland? (21:10) OBR estimates for policy costs and savings (30:25) What fiscal policy changes might we expect later this year? (37:40) What are the UK's prospects for growth?…

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Energy transition and digital transformation present enormous opportunities 41:23

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PARTICIPANTS Professor Mairi Spowage, Director, Fraser of Allander Institute Angela Mitchell, Senior Partner for Scotland & Northern Ireland, Deloitte Lesley McEwan, Director in Deloitte's Infrastructure and Capital Programme Team, Deloitte TIMESTAMPS (10:50 ) What purposes could public land be put to? (14:10) Taking the demand to the supply – data centres (15:40) Grid infrastructure issues must still be tackled (16:40) Digital opportunities (19:23) Threats and opportunities from AI, including smart cities (22:28) What can Scotland learn from other cities around the world (24:30) A key role for research and academia (25:23) Power hungry AI (26:50) Use of digital and AI for public service reform (29:57) Civil service efficiency (31:50) Economic impact of these opportunities, including employment…

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What is the Barnett formula? 28:59

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PARTICIPANTS Dr Hannah Randolph, Economics Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde Dr João Sousa, Deputy Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde TIME STAMPS (0:25) What is the Barnett formula and what does it do? (2:50) What came before the Barnett formula and how was it different? (9:25) Has the Barnett formula resulted in convergence on spending per person across the UK nations? (12:40) Limits set by the Barnett formula and their impact on spending options for devolved governments (16:50) Governance framework - can devolved governments challenge decisions made on the Barnett formula? (22:25) Potential options for changing the Barnett formula and framework…

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Podcast: Scottish Health Equity Research Unit - an introduction 34:24

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Scottish Health Equity Research Unit Website Scottish Health Equity Research Unit BlueSky (0:34) Introduction (01:15) Origins of SHERU (04:42) Historical context of health inequalities research (8:40) Impact and Implementation (16:50) Interactions between Policy and Research (20:42) Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (27:36) Goals and Aims of SHERU Intro/Outro by Ian Macartney…

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Podcast: Weekly Update - Interest Rates, Budget and SBM 22:10

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PARTICIPANTS Mairi Spowage, Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde Jack Williamson. Associate Economist, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde TIMESTAMPS (00:3o) BOE: interest rates and the outlook for growth (07:00) Budget process and developments (10:20) Two child limit mitigation (16:45) Q4 2024 Scottish Business Monitor (20:10) Upcoming fiscal events and releases…

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Post Budget Thoughts and 2024 Review 36:18

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Timestamps (00:36) Inflation data and MPC expectations (07:45) GDP growth (11:00) Scottish Budget Report developments (20:08) Other fiscal news in 2025 (22:01) Allison and Mairi discuss air quality research (26:20) Hannah and Mairi discuss the Scottish Child Payment and foodbank usage (31:45) Ben and Mairi discuss Economic Futures (35:40) Live! Scottish GDP data comes out during the podcast…

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Scottish Budget 2024 Reaction 22:01

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PARTICIPANTS Dr Hannah Randolph, Economics Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde Emma Congreve, Deputy Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde Dr João Sousa, Deputy Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde TIME STAMPS (0:21) Summary of main announcements (1:37) Mitigation of the two-child limit (3:42) What has happened with the budget for housing? (5:15) Hospitality relief - similar to relief in England & Wales? (8:30) Implications of omitting employer NICs from forecasts on public sector pay (13:43) Income tax and what the SFC forecasts tell us about future years (19:22) Further analysis - what to look out for…

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What is CPI? Inflation statistics and how we can understand them 15:13

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FAI economist Hannah Randolph is joined by Luke Michaelides and Phil Gooding from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Consumer Prices team to talk about inflation statistics. We cover what measures of inflation are produced by ONS, how they differ, and recent developments in methodology and the data underlying the statistics. We end by discussing how inflation rates impact households and businesses. Participants Dr Hannah Randolph, Economics Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde Luke Michaelides, Branch Head, Consumer Prices Development and Subgroup Production, ONS Phil Gooding, Statistician, Consumer Prices Inflation, ONS Time stamps (1:00) What are the different measures of inflation produced by ONS? How do they differ? (2:25) What are the Household Costs Indices and what do they say about how inflation affects different groups? (5:25) What types of data are used to produce these inflation measures? (7:20) How have the methods of collecting data for and calculating inflation changed? (10:20) What do changes in the inflation rate mean for households and businesses? What should people keep in mind when they hear about inflation on the news?…

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Quantifying Glasgow's Emissions Reductions: A Data-Driven Analysis from 2005 to 2022 17:23

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(0:00) - Introducing the GEMINOA project - background and context (1:16) - Key findings: Glasgow's 46% emissions reduction National grid decarbonisation impact Sector-by-sector breakdown (3:32) - Local policy measurement challenges: (7:30) - Economic implications: (11:00) - Future outlook: GEMINOA project developments Policy implications Upcoming research…

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Big taxes, big spending: A first look at the UK budget statement 36:27

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In our 100th podcast episode, FAI Director Mairi Spowage and Deputy Director João Sousa join economist Hannah Randolph to discuss what was announced in the UK budget statement and how it will affect Scotland. We also talk about whether OBR publications alongside the budget shed more light on the budgetary "black hole" left by the previous government, and whether or not this budget signals a significant change in UK fiscal policy. Participants Dr Hannah Randolph, Economics Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde Professor Mairi Spowage, Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde Dr João Sousa, Deputy Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde Time stamps (0:20) How will the tax decisions taken in yesterday's budget affect people in Scotland? (9:10) How might the announcements yesterday influence the Scottish budget in December? (17:30) What has changed about the fiscal rules and what impact has it had? (29:50) Does this budget signal a change in the direction of UK fiscal policy?…

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Rachel Reeves' first budget: What can we learn from historical budgets? 26:57

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Deputy Director João Sousa joins FAI economist Hannah Randolph to discuss our expectations for the budget statement on Wednesday as well as what we can learn from past chancellors' first budgets and the role of the OBR in the budget process. To read more about past chancellors' first budgets, check out the details here: https://fraserofallander.org/publications/uk-budget-preview-3-first-budgets-of-post-war-chancellors/ Participants Dr Hannah Randolph, Economics Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde Dr João Sousa, Deputy Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde Time stamps (0:20) What do other chancellors' first budgets tell us about what to expect in Rachel Reeves' first budget statement? (6:00) What historical budgets happened in similar conditions to the present and what can we learn from them? (10:24) How has the role of the OBR in the budget process changed over time? (17:20) What do we expect in the budget statement on Wednesday?…

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Serving the Future: Reflecting on our hospitality research during Challenge Poverty Week 29:19

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In this episode, Brodie Gillan is joined by Chirsty McFadyen, and Laura Robertson, who is a Research Manager at the Poverty Alliance. Brodie, Chirsty, and Laura discuss the Serving the Future project in the context of Challenge Poverty Week. Serving the Future is a three-year action research project working with hospitality employers and workers funded by the Robertson Trust. The project is seeking to understand, reduce and prevent in-work poverty and identify changes that could be made within the hospitality sector. You can find out more about Serving the Future here: https://www.servingthefuture.scot/ You can learn more about the Poverty Alliance & Challenge Poverty Week here: https://www.povertyalliance.org/ Participants Brodie Gillan, Assistant Economist, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde Chirsty McFadyen, Associate Economist, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde Laura Robertson, Research Manager, Poverty Alliance Timestamps (00:47) What is Serving the Future? (03:06) What is Challenge Poverty Week and how does it relate to Serving the Future? (05:20) Why did we focus on the hospitality sector for this project? (07:20) What are the main challenges facing low-paid workers in the hospitality sector? (15:55) What conversations have we had with hospitality employers throughout the project? (22:31) What can listeners learn about in-work poverty? (27:02) What’s next for Serving the Future?…

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Our latest quarterly economic commentary 38:35

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(00:35) Mairi discusses the headlines from our commentary publication, covering the main indicators of economic conditions (03:55) Douglas reflects on whether this chimes with the experience he is having with clients (07:12) Mairi, Joao and Douglas discuss the latest data on Scottish Income Tax, and our old friend fiscal drag (15:03) Mairi and Joao discuss our analysis of fiscal black holes (21:33) We all speculate about the UK Budget on 30th October, focussing on the implications if capital gains tax features in the changes the Chancellor is likely to make. (30:30) Mairi discusses some of our analysis on the Scottish Public sector.…

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The Equality Act and Disability - language, employment and learning disabilities 26:22

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Episode Notes In this episode, Hannah Randolph is joined by Chirsty McFadyen who leads on our learning disabilities employment research. Hannah and Chirsty discuss the Equality Act and its implementation issues, as well as some of our latest findings from speaking to employers. We are also joined by Liam Brown, Entrepreneurial Executive at Young Enterprise Scotland, who discussed his neurodivergent condition and how language has impacted his experiences of employment. Learning disabilities research by the Fraser of Allander Institute can be found at the following link: https://fraserofallander.org/research/adults-with-learning-disabilities-in-scotland/ Our report prepared for the Scottish Parliament on the disability employment gap can be found at: https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefings/Report/2024/1/12/434f4dc4-caa1-4971-b5f3-7699e70ec1ff Participants Chirsty McFadyen, Economics Associate, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde Hannah Randolph, Economics Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde Liam Brown, Entrepreneurial Executive, Young Enterprise Scotland Timestamps (0:00) Introduction (00:14) What is the equality act and how does it define disability? (02:04) What was the reason for having the legislation? (03:46) What have been some of the issues with it? Interview with Liam Brown (06:45) (14:26) Learning disabilities and employers research findings (24:14) What advice works for employers hiring people with learning disabilities?…

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