Participants

Dr Hannah Randolph - Fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute

Allison Catalano - Fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute and the Scottish Health Equity Research Unit (SHERU)

Time stamps

(00:06) Introduction

(01:20) What is the LFS and what are the issues it's been having?

(6:57) Alternative data sources for understanding the labour market

(18:23) Misunderstandings around what's happened in the post-pandemic labour market

(19:39) ONS changes to improve the quality of the LFS

(23:40) How poor employment statistics may impact local decision-making

(27:49) Information about FAI 50th anniversary conference

(00:29) What is GERS and why is it important?

(10:19) What do the latest figures tell us and what factors are driving changes?

(14:23) What were our thoughts on the Scottish Government response?

(25:51) How likely is GERS to feature in the upcoming general election?

04:27 - What does the UK innovation survey say about innovation in Scotland?

07:10 - Is there really a decline in innovation across Scotland?

12:00 - Is business investment in Scotland really less than rest of UK?

15:44 - Product innovation versus process innovation

21:00 - How do skills shortages affect innovation?

24: 00 - How does company size affect innovation?

27:04 - How can businesses collaborate with universities to address skills development?

29:00 - Where is the policy environment in Scotland when it comes to innovation?