John Swinney has proven to the legacy leftist wing of his party that centrist competence wins; he needs to push them further, and further, ...

The past year has been a fairly exciting one for John Swinney, who became Scotland’s first minister in May, a role he described as a “tremendous honour”. But what else did 2024 have in store for the ...

Scotland's NHS is coping despite a significant upsurge in flu cases, First Minister John Swinney has said. The latest figures show 1,163 people were hospitalised due to the virus in the past week ...

“Their hard work and dedication make Scotland’s many wonderful communities ... Ms Glasgow said: “We are very grateful to John Swinney for thinking of us and to Jane Barlow for sharing ...

Alex Salmond 's cabinet discussed spending an eyewatering £6billion on a 'stand alone' monorail between Glasgow and Edinburgh during the financial crash.

First Minister John Swinney said Scotland’s NHS needs the budget to pass (Jane Barlow/PA) First Minister John Swinney has urged opposition parties to back a Scottish Government Budget which ...

First Minister John Swinney reflected on a "remarkable year ... I was given the honour of serving you all as First Minister of Scotland". However, with a Holyrood election looming in 2026 ...

Scotland marked the 10-year anniversary of the 2014 independence referendum. John Swinney said it had left an “overwhelmingly positive legacy” for Scotland but the Conservatives said there had ...

Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has described recent UK-wide GDP (gross domestic product) figures as "deeply alarming" ...

Scotland's NHS is coping despite a significant upsurge in flu cases, First Minister John Swinney has said. The latest figures ...

Scottish First Minister John Swinney has donned his running gear to support a charity ... he met with members from the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation—a charity launched in memory of Scotland and ...