Dec 9, 2021
In our last episode of 2021, we speak to Alison Watson, Director of the housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland.
We also talk to Sandy Stark and Oonagh Brown from the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Difficulties (SCLD). They discuss their new app ‘Human Rights Town’, developed by and for...
Nov 25, 2021
In this episode, with Living Wage Week having ended last week, we speak with Professor Ros Searle about her work on the relationship between the living wage, worker performance and wellbeing and business productivity.
Kezia Dugdale talks to Professor Graeme Roy about the forthcoming Scottish Budget, asking whether or...
Nov 11, 2021
This episode marks the 20th edition of Spotlight.
In this second COP26 special, we speak to Dr Catherine Happer about the role of the media and social media in informing people’s attitudes on climate change and their trust in the political process.
We also talk to Professor Jaime Toney, Director of the Centre for...
Oct 29, 2021
On this COP26 special episode we speak to Dr Henry Lovat and Dr Gigi Jokubauskaite on issues around Climate Law and Governance.
We also talk to Professor John Crawford about global soil health in the context of climate change.
In the first of a three-part series, we also hear from Rory Mair, Chair of Citizens...
Oct 14, 2021
On this episode we look at the current legislative issue in the Scottish Parliament of assisted dying, talking to two experts in the field.
We speak to Ben Colburn, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, and Ally Thomson, the Scotland Director of the Campaign for Dignity in Dying.