Timestamps:

(0:05) Introductions

(1:18) Rows about costings publications in Wales

(6:06) Costings publications in Scotland

(9:56) The effect of List PR on the manifesto contents

(14:30) Current vs capital block grants

(16:52) What we can expect in the coming week

Timestamps:

(0:06) Introductions

(1:57) Health's place in the Welsh Government's budget

(5:48) Performance of the Welsh NHS

(10:51) Productivity challenges

(15:31) The challenges of moving to a prevention model

Timestamps:

(0:05) Introductions

(0:46) The level of detail of the manifestos

(9:47) Costings in the manifestos

(16:44) The SNP's food price cap

(18:39) Reform's plan to bring in half a million people into the labour market

Timestamps:

(0:05) Introductions

(1:20) Reflections from the event in Bangor

(2:49) Reflections from the event in Edinburgh

(5:31) Mutual investment model and proposals in Wales

(8:09) Fiscal framework

(13:27) Appetite for further devolution of income tax in Wales

(17:19) Council tax revaluation

Timestamps:

(0:05) Introductions

(1:55) Tuition fees and the higher education funding landscape in Scotland

(11:59) The future sustainability of Scotland's universities

(14:29) Further education funding in Scotland

Timestamps

(0:05) Introductions

(0:42) Health spending over the last Scottish Parliament term

(7:59) The increase in procurement spending

(11:12) Parties' proposals for health

(19:31) The National Care Service bill

(25:42) Parties' proposals for adult social care

(00:00) Welcome and episode overview
(01:02) Meet Ed Roddis and Lesley Smillie
(03:44) What is the State of the State report?
(10:11) The big takeaway for Scotland in an election year
(11:32) Public priorities: cost of living, healthcare and immigration
(18:44) How Scotland compares with the rest of the UK
(21:06) Public satisfaction with services and pressure on the NHS
(29:14) The mood among public sector leaders
(36:19) Is there a real opportunity for public service reform?
(38:04) AI, digital transformation and the future of public services

Timestamps

(0:06) Introductions

(1:27) The SNP price cap plan for 'essential' foods

(5:28) The campaign in Wales this week and the Welsh Lib Dems manifesto

(7:07) Tax policy and unwillingness to confront fiscal trade-offs

(11:20) The remaining Scottish manifestos from the week

(15:13) What's been left unsaid