Labour’s Anas Sarwar once seemed certain to be Scotland’s next first minister but SNP leader John Swinney may yet hang on ...

It’s just over nine months since the SNP-Green power-sharing deal collapsed. Exactly nine months since he became First Minister heading a minority government in a hostile parliament. Seven months ...

John Swinney will say he is ‘ready to put in the hard yards’ to develop a tailored migration policy for Scotland (Jeff Mitchell/PA) The SNP leader wants a special Scottish graduate visa to be ...

And so, for a few glorious moments I pictured John Swinney doing public meditation exercises on Broughty Ferry beach - palms akimbo - with fellow devotees of the esoteric Chinese spiritual movement.

Just as we must hold the SNP’s feet to the fire over the state of the NHS, we should welcome signs that ministers are at least trying to do the right thing John Swinney’s new focus on the NHS ...

John Swinney has admitted that the NHS is in crisis. That will be little surprise to thousands of Scots patiently waiting for operations. Over 800,000 of us are on waiting lists and it is a ...

A former SNP MSP has been criticised after she pulled up John Swinney over a solidarity message to Ukraine. Sandra White accused the First Minister of “taking sides” after he praised Ukrainian ...

A former SNP MSP has been criticised after she pulled up John Swinney over a solidarity message to Ukraine. Sandra White accused the First Minister of “taking sides” after he praised Ukrainian ...

Speaking at an event in Edinburgh, John Swinney said ... ScotRail communications director David Ross said it had been a “very challenging” weekend but the “vast majority” of routes ...

John Swinney has said reconnecting power in Scotland ... ScotRail communications director David Ross said it had been a “very challenging” weekend, but the “vast majority” of routes ...

First Minister John Swinney had pledged his government will bring down NHS waiting lists and make it easier to get GP appointments. The SNP leader announced measures he said would put the health ...