The team talks through each of the six parties as we hit the final stretch.
Can the  SNP win big or will they be pegged back?
Who will win the battle for second place?
And for the losers, what happens next?

<description>&lt;p&gt;The team talks through each of the six parties as we hit the final stretch.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Can the  SNP win big or will they be pegged back?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Who will win the battle for second place?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And for the losers, what happens next?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
</description>

The team talks through each of the six parties as we hit the final stretch.
Can the  SNP win big or will they be pegged back?
Who will win the battle for second place?
And for the losers, what happens next?
 

Scottish election latest

The NHS is the number one concern for voters at the upcoming Holyrood election.
Dr Chris Williams, based in Grantown-on-Spey, talks about the strain on GPs at the moment.
What does he think the next government can do to help after May 7, and will walk-in clinics help ease pressure?

<description>&lt;p&gt;The NHS is the number one concern for voters at the upcoming Holyrood election.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dr Chris Williams, based in Grantown-on-Spey, talks about the strain on GPs at the moment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What does he think the next government can do to help after May 7, and will walk-in clinics help ease pressure?&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

The NHS is the number one concern for voters at the upcoming Holyrood election.
Dr Chris Williams, based in Grantown-on-Spey, talks about the strain on GPs at the moment.
What does he think the next government can do to help after May 7, and will walk-in clinics help ease pressure?

Speyside doctor on intense pressures facing GPs

The Stooshie looks through the results of our survey on election priorities.
This week, the decline of the high street and what can be done to fix it.
We also look at the state of play for political party manifestos while we wait for the SNP and Lib Dems to complete the set.

<description>&lt;p&gt;The Stooshie looks through the results of our survey on election priorities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This week, the decline of the high street and what can be done to fix it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We also look at the state of play for political party manifestos while we wait for the SNP and Lib Dems to complete the set.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

The Stooshie looks through the results of our survey on election priorities.
This week, the decline of the high street and what can be done to fix it.
We also look at the state of play for political party manifestos while we wait for the SNP and Lib Dems to complete the set.

Town centre decline

We look at a topic which is animating voters in rural Scotland ahead of the election. 
Campaigners from Angus to the Highlands worry about plans for giant pylons. 
They say it could blight the landscape and want to see the proposed schemes ditched. 
Energy giants SSEN say the upgrades are necessary for the country’s grid. 
So how much will this matter come May 7?

<description>&lt;p&gt;We look at a topic which is animating voters in rural Scotland ahead of the election.
Campaigners from Angus to the Highlands worry about plans for giant pylons.
They say it could blight the landscape and want to see the proposed schemes ditched.
Energy giants SSEN say the upgrades are necessary for the country’s grid.
So how much will this matter come May 7?&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

We look at a topic which is animating voters in rural Scotland ahead of the election.Campaigners from Angus to the Highlands worry about plans for giant pylons.They say it could blight the landscape and want to see the proposed schemes ditched.Energy giants SSEN say the upgrades are necessary for the country’s grid.So how much will this matter come May 7?

How community fight against pylons became lightning rod for election battle

We look at each party as the Holyrood election gets into full swing.
Tories and SNP start in Aberdeen with an energy focus, while Labour goes island hopping.
Lib Dems think they should be back in parliament already.
Reform are still trying to work out who their own candidates are.
And the Greens had an almighty scrap with themselves.
Onwards to May 7!

<description>&lt;p&gt;We look at each party as the Holyrood election gets into full swing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tories and SNP start in Aberdeen with an energy focus, while Labour goes island hopping.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lib Dems think they should be back in parliament already.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Reform are still trying to work out who their own candidates are.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And the Greens had an almighty scrap with themselves.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Onwards to May 7!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
</description>

We look at each party as the Holyrood election gets into full swing.
Tories and SNP start in Aberdeen with an energy focus, while Labour goes island hopping.
Lib Dems think they should be back in parliament already.
Reform are still trying to work out who their own candidates are.
And the Greens had an almighty scrap with themselves.
Onwards to May 7!
 

Scottish Parliament election week 1

Insight and analysis with a Scottish focus from political commentators from The Courier, The Press & Journal, the Evening Telegraph and the Evening Express.

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