John Swinney has knocked down reports the Scottish Government is considering banning cats. Reports emerged over the weekend ...

Carter's inaugural words will one day be the political epitaph of John Swinney. The First Minister, like Ford, is a conciliatory, decent man whose defining, lasting legacy with his party and his ...

First Minister’s claim about rise of green sources of power ‘reeks of SNP secrecy and cover-up’, say Tories John Swinney claimed that Scotland’s electricity consumption that came from ...

John Swinney has warned local authorities raising council tax by 10 per cent is "too high". The First Minister said councils had been privately "welcoming" their budget funding from the Scottish ...

John Swinney has warned local authorities raising council tax by 10 per cent is "too high". The First Minister said councils had been privately "welcoming" their budget funding from the Scottish ...

The government has been here before. Ten years ago it announced plans to build a series of specialist hospitals called National Treatment Centres that would focus on non-urgent care. Despite ...

John Swinney has been urged to support the expansion of ... particularly on our climate targets and on connectivity." Ewing could be seen shaking his head. Swinney continued: "I share Mr Ewing's ...

John Swinney has been urged to support the ... Ewing could be seen shaking his head. Swinney continued: "I share Mr Ewing's aspiration that Scottish goods should be able to get to market as ...

John Swinney is quizzed on his plans for the NHS ... May 2021 after being the subject of physical and mental abuse at the hands of her partner Andrew Brown. The family of the young mum, who ...

Is the SNP renewing itself again? John Swinney has reversed Nicola Sturgeon’s errors and is making the political weather. By Chris Deerin “We will cut our waiting lists.” With this declaration, John ...

First Minister John Swinney claimed the Tories are trying to mimic Reform in a bid to avoid losing voters to Nigel Farage’s party (Jane Barlow/PA) Scotland’s First Minister has said there is ...