2024 marked 25 years since Scottish Devolution, as well as 25 years since NatCen established their Scottish arm in Edinburgh and a dedicated attitudes survey, Scottish Social Attitudes (SSA). In our last episode of this series, Sierra is joined by Alex Scholes, Research Director, and Lucy Dean, Senior Researcher, who both have worked regurlarly on the SSA amongst other projects at the Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen). Also a guest on this episode is Fiona O'Hanlon, a Senior Lecturer in language education at the University of Edinburgh, where one of her focus' is on the development of Gaelic-medium education in Scotland.

Together their discussions range from the importance of a dedicated attitudes survey in Scotland, to attitudes to Gaelic and also Scots, as well as attitudes regarding national identity, Scottish Independence, and the EU.

For more information about the British Social Attitudes survey, see https://natcen.ac.uk/british-social-attitudes

For more information about the Scottish Social Attitudes survey, see https://natcen.ac.uk/scottish-social-attitudes

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