First Minister's Questions: Swinney pressed on NHS recovery and Heathrow runway
On Monday, First Minister John Swinney pledged his government would reduce NHS waiting lists and make it easier to get GP ...
Why John Swinney is the Gerald Ford of Scottish politics
Carter's inaugural words will one day be the political epitaph of John Swinney. The First Minister, like Ford, is a ...
John Swinney warns local authorities raising council tax by 10% is 'too high'
The First Minister said councils had been privately "welcoming" their budget funding from the Scottish Government and this ...
Scots council planning inflation-busting council tax rise of 10.6%
The hike, if pushed through, would contradict the First Minister's view that rises of around 10% are not necessary.
Nicola Sturgeon warns SNP Government must raise its game over country’s most vulnerable children
EXCLUSIVE: The former First Minister demanded "leadership" if commitments to care-experienced young people are to be met by ...
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First Minister's Questions: Swinney pressed on NHS recovery and Heathrow runway
The FM says the Tories will vote against a record funding settlement for the health service. A few weeks ago, John Swinney and Russell Findlay spent the afternoon accusing each other of being ...
National Care Service to be ditched due to lack of support, minister confirms
Anas Sarwar had earlier referred to Mr Swinney’s self-applied nickname of “full-on John”, and it does reflect the bullish ...
Edinburgh council considering big council tax rise during cost of living crisis
Edinburgh council is in line to become the latest town hall to defy John Swinney’s call for council tax rises to be limited.
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If John Swinney is only Full-on John now, what was he before?
We now have a funky new moniker for Scotland’s first minister, one he has cleverly crafted himself and is using with gusto, laughing with the boys at his own small joke – Full-on John.
Storm Éowyn damage led to 'colossal' task to reconnect power as John Swinney gives climate warning
Tens of thousands of homes were left without power due to the storm, with almost 8,000 homes still cut off on Monday morning.