Budgets set priorities, draw dividing lines and tell voters what a government intends to deliver. Could this one also provide the platform for an early general election?

Tune in at 12:45pm – 1:30pm on Thursday 29 October 2026 to hear from Malcolm Robertson, Founding Partner, alongside:

• Chris Deerin - Scotland editor of the New Statesman and director of Enlighten

• Lucy Dunn - Westminster correspondent at STV 

The conversation will be chaired by associate partner at Charlotte Street Partners and former political editor of The Scottish Sun, Rachel Watson.

Please join via the Zoom link below at 12:45pm on Thursday 29 October 2026. 

How to attend

Please click on the Meeting Link

Meeting ID: 334 577 9290 

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