{"id":335403,"date":"2026-04-16T21:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/electioncast-whats-happening-in-scotland-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:00:23","slug":"electioncast-whats-happening-in-scotland-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/electioncast-whats-happening-in-scotland-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Electioncast: What\u2019s Happening in Scotland? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/XPk0LU6fcc0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Electioncast: What\u2019s Happening in Scotland? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XPk0LU6fcc0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today, we take a deep dive into the Scottish Parliament elections, with cost of living, immigration and energy top of the agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Adam is joined by Alex Forsyth, James Cook and pollster and director of More in Common,  Luke Tryl to look at what the parties are promising as they go head to head in their first debates. 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