• The Myth of the Union Dividend

  • Jan 3 2025
  • Length: 50 mins
  • Podcast

The Myth of the Union Dividend

  • Summary

  • 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 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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    Music:

    Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

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