John Swinney has said he wants to make sure people see independence as the solution to day-to-day challenges as the SNP launches a new leaflet on the issue. Scotland’s First Minister said the SNP ...

Scotland’s First Minister has said he was “stunned” to hear that Sir Keir Starmer had accepted clothing donations. John ...

The First Minister spoke after meeting key figures from the energy sector at UK Government level, including GB Energy chair ...

Scotland will take full advantage of the opportunities created by a new UK Government-owned energy firm, John Swinney has ...

John Swinney has refused to say if the Scottish Government will seek to freeze council tax next year. The First Minister ...

John Swinney and his Government have been accused of presiding over a “lost decade” since the independence referendum. Wednesday is the 10th anniversary of the poll which saw 55% of Scots vote to stay ...

The first minister has been urged to drop plans to develop Scotland’s third national ... Mr Mundell has urged John Swinney to guarantee the SNP government will drop the plans if local people ...

John Swinney welcomed the plans for a national ... and the respect and admiration she had for the people of Scotland. “I welcome proposals for a national memorial to Queen Elizabeth in London ...

John Swinney’s budget has been thrown into doubt after the Scottish Greens said they will not support it if the SNP continues to shun progressive politics. Scotland could be facing a snap ...

The programme John Swinney announced on Wednesday was all ... legacy of Nicola Sturgeon’s time in office is Social Security Scotland, designed as a more generous welfare system, with widely ...

A row about kicking free school meals for primary school pupils into the long grass cannot be the maiden programme for government that John Swinney dreamed of setting out. In the few months since he ...