Session 04 · Episodes 10–11
Budgets & Debt
Where public money actually comes from, where it actually goes, and why debt without consent is a claim on the future you didn't sign.
Session outline
- 01The path from tax to ward — the flow of public money
- 02Public participation in the budget is a constitutional requirement
- 03Odious debt: a doctrine, not a slogan
- 04The 15% floor and what devolution really moved
- 05Discussion: pick one local project and try to trace its funding
Full session script coming.
The complete read-aloud script for this session — adapted from the source podcast episodes — is being finalised. In the meantime, the outline above is enough to run a first meeting: read a heading, discuss, move to the next.