🎙️ Top 10 Takeaways from Professor Danny Dorling at the Festival of Politics | Indypodcasters

In this episode, Fiona and Marlene share their top 10 insights from the 2025 Festival of Politics at Holyrood, where they attended a powerful session with Professor Danny Dorling, Professor of Human Geography at the University of Oxford.

From rising inequality to the politics of child poverty and electoral reform, this episode unpacks the key messages from Dorling’s thought-provoking talk — including a question from Marlene herself!

🔟 Key takeaways include:

00:03:20   How inequality is shaped by family background

00:08:22   Why it’s dangerously easy to scare the public

00:13:38  The Scottish Child Payment as a vital anti-poverty tool

00:19:32  How child poverty is measured — and why it matters

00:21:15  The essential role of care and compassion in policymaking

00:24)06  How Reform UK’s agenda threatens climate progress

00:28:18   Marlene asks a question in Holyrood!

00:33:20  The democratic risk of First Past the Post

00:36:03  Growing disconnect between people and politics

00:38:36  The surprising reasons why violence is decreasing

Whether you're interested in social justice, politics, or progressive change, this episode is packed with insight, analysis, and inspiration.

🎧 Listen now and join the conversation on building a fairer society.

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