The Myth of the Union Dividend

2025-01-03

TNT Show host John Drummond interviews data analytics expert Stuart Donald about the insights we can gain from his research into electoral systems, Brexit and the Scottish Constitutional question. Topics include: 00:02:06 Is the Union killing people? 00:05:28 Inequality and the FPTP system 00:07:41 The Myth of the Union Dividend 00:16:17 Slapstick Accounting 00:19:00 Faulty stats drive faulty narratives 00:20:37 Scottish "dividend" based on English needs 00:21:57 How much sh...

00:02:06 Is the Union killing people?

00:05:28 Inequality and the FPTP system

00:07:41 The Myth of the Union Dividend

00:16:17 Slapstick Accounting

00:19:00 Faulty stats drive faulty narratives

00:20:37 Scottish "dividend" based on English needs

00:21:57 How much should Scotland get?

00:26:40 Starmer's Labour continuing inequality

00:30:33 Why can't UK have PR?

00:37:47 Labour elected on sufferance

00:40:00 Falling prey to the Far Right

00:44:53 England needs a national conversation

00:49:24 Building Messaging

Stuart's website containing his research is www.sdonald4pr.com

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