A rattled John Swinney yesterday tried to defend spending £1billion on a ‘five-star prison’ as he was accused of building a ‘luxury resort’ for rapists and murderers. Amid angry scenes at ...

ohn Swinney is a Scottish politician and member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). Born on April 13, 1964, he has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Perthshire North since ...

First Minister John Swinney will set out his strategy to revive the NHS - by creating thousands of extra appointments and a ...