About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming Scottish Parliament election and the political dynamics in Scotland.

On May 7th 2026, the Scottish people go to the polls to elect a new Scottish Parliament. In and amongst what look like seismic losses for the Labour Government across the English local elections and in the Welsh Senedd, Scotland stands out: it had its reckoning with the Labour Party back in 2011. If the polls are to be believed then the SNP look set to retain their place as the biggest party in Holyrood, but with a diminished seat number as Reform, the Greens and the Lib Dems look to capitali...

Topics covered

• Scottish politics
• elections
• SNP
• Labour Party
• Holyrood
• political landscape

Keywords

• Scottish Parliament
• SNP
• Labour Party
• elections
• politics
• Holyrood
• 2026

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour Government, SNP, Reform, Greens, Lib Dems

Places: Scotland

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