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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

John Swinney is quizzed on his plans for ... his government have made to improve access to public transport. Swinney details free bus travel and 450 miles for routes for walking, wheeling and ...

John Swinney has been urged to support the expansion of Heathrow Airport by one of his own MSPs. Fergus Ewing said bringing a third runway to the London airport "is the future gateway for Scottish ...

And so, for a few glorious moments I pictured John Swinney doing public meditation ... own eyes and by insulting their intelligence over free speech. They could make a serious attempt to lower ...

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 ...

A former SNP MSP has been criticised after she pulled up John Swinney over a solidarity message ... "We should be free to voice our support for Ukraine and celebrate our cultural ties.

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 ...

Later on Monday, John Swinney is expected to announce an expansion of primary care services, enhanced use of digital innovations, and a range of other measures that will help the NHS in Scotland.