Scotland special: A Holyrood ghost story
From Quiet Riot by Alex Andreou, Naomi Smith, Kenny Campbell
April 13, 2026 · 46 min · Season 3 · Episode 35
About this episode
The episode explores the upcoming May elections in Scotland and the political dynamics at play, featuring insights from guest Jacob Freedland.
The May elections are now mere weeks away and, in Scotland, there's a fascinating battle developing for second place. Not that the SNP can take a majority for granted, but the real action is between Labour, Reform ... and possibly the Greens. Kenny Campbel is Joined by the Telegraph's man in Scotland, Jacob Freedland, to roor around behind the scenes of Scotland's politics. As well as at least one ghost, there's an agitated Reform supporter, a shocker of a revelation about Labour's social media spending... and some honey from the bees of Holyrood. They's almost as busy as us :-) ***SPONSOR US AT KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD*** • The latest Ipsos polling • ...and those YouGov figures too • Alex's latest Podyssey ep, featuring a load of bullocks • We have put together a BLUESKY STARTER PACK, with all our regular contributors and many more interesting politicos besides • Email us at quietriotpod@gmail.com • Or visit our website…
People in this episode
Host: Kenny Campbell
Guest: Jacob Freedland
Topics covered
- Scottish politics
- elections
- SNP
- Labour
- Reform
- ghost stories
Keywords
- Scotland
- elections
- SNP
- Labour
- Reform
- politics
- Holyrood
- ghost story
Sponsors
KO-FI
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Telegraph, SNP, Labour, Reform, Greens
Places: Scotland, Holyrood
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