EXCLUSIVE: The First Minister's recent set-piece events tackled a range of big issues - but independence wasn't one of them.

Carter's inaugural words will one day be the political epitaph of John Swinney. The First Minister, like Ford, is a ...

First Minister John Swinney will pledge to “stand united with Scotland’s farmers” in the wake of tax changes proposed by the ...

John Swinney has been accused of having "no plan ... A Scottish Government spokesperson said: “As the First Minister said in his speech on eradicating child poverty, the best outcomes for ...

The First Minister will pledge his support in a speech to the National Famers Union Scotland AGM in Glasgow on Friday. First ...

John Swinney admitted at a summit of health chiefs ... s government in 2021 and unveiled his own blueprint. In a keynote speech, he admitted there were “crises” in parts of the NHS and ...

SNP leader John Swinney has said he is “comfortable” with the party’s vetting procedures after reports that Nicola Sturgeon and a ...

SNP leader John Swinney has said he is “comfortable ... and I’m comfortable with all of those decisions,” he said after a speech at the NFU Scotland conference in Glasgow.

First Minister John Swinney speech on Scottish economy First Minister John Swinney delivers a speech focused on the Scottish economy in central Glasgow on Wednesday, calling on the UK Government to be ...