UofG Centre for Public Policy

22 January 2026: Listen to a new live episode of the UofG Spotlight podcast, challenging Scotland's political leaders on public service reform and the fiscal challenge facing Scotland.

Recorded live on Monday 19 January 2026 at our event, Stop/Start: Making Public Service Reform Stick in Scotland, podcast host and Associate Director of the Centre Professor Kezia Dugdale talks to:

• Michael Marra MSP - Scottish Labour
• Alison Thewliss - SNP
• Dr Sandesh Gulhane MSP - Scottish Conservatives
• Graham Simpson MSP - Reform UK
• Jamie Greene MSP - Scottish Liberal Democrats
• Gillian Mackay MSP - Scottish Greens

Listen: UofG Spotlight - Challenging Scotland's Political Leaders

Kez quizzed our panel about whether politicians can work together to deliver for Scotland, the fiscal challenge facing Scotland, prevention, the future of the NHS, devolution, and more.

We closed with a big question: What would each member stop spending money on, how much money that would save and what you would spend it on?

The Centre for Public Policy will be publishing lots more insights and outputs from speakers at our Stop/Start: Making Public Service Reform Stick in Scotland event, including Professor Graeme Roy as discussed in this episode.

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First published: 22 January 2026