John Swinney

A view of Edinburgh Castle, which is managed by Historic Environment Scotland

Crisis-hit heritage quango announces 'voluntary exit scheme'

Douglas Alexander

Alexander criticises SNP's 'incoherent' stance after Jackdaw decision

First Minister John Swinney after giving a speech during the 92nd SNP conference at the weekend (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers Letters: Does anyone really believe SNP could run Scotland's buses?

John Swinney at a trade stand at the SNP party conference in Aberdeen. Picture: Paul Reid

FM branded 'field marshal Swinney' by bus boss in regulation row

First Minister John Swinney has welcomed Amanda Bland quitting Reform UK to stand as an independent MSP

John Swinney welcomes Amanda Bland resignation 'diminishing' Reform

John Swinney in the driver's seat of a First Bus at a trade stand at the SNP party conference in Aberdeen. Picture: Paul Reid

SNP's vision of Scotland is based on bad history as new book reveals Brian Monteith

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Readers' Letters: Independence can't keep taking oxygen away from real issues

John Swinney during the final day of the Scottish National Party (SNP) annual conference in Aberdeen

McGill's defends comparing John Swinney to dictator over bus plan

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and First Minister John Swinney.

Can governments really work together? Rachel Amery

Maree Todd MSP applauds First Minister and party leader John Swinney after he delivered his keynote speech at the Scottish National Party (SNP) annual conference in Aberdeen

Analysis Swinney's Choose Scotland campaign shows indy push is treading water

John Swinney delivers his keynote speech at the Scottish National Party (SNP) annual conference

Swinney vow to bring buses under public control condemned as 'theft'

John Swinney

SNP conference diary: Booze, buses and mind-blowing revelations

Readers' Letters: Neverendum is a cosy status quo for SNP politicians

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander during a visit to to a college in Motherwell

Burnham offers Scotland more powers in bid for deeper devolution

First Minister and party leader John Swinney speaks to the media at the SNP annual conference

SNP councillors revolt over local government reform plans

Andy Burnham will be giving his first major speech in Scotland (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Burnham offers to work with Swinney to push power out of Holyrood

SNP conference diary: Hiccups, pies and £4.90 diet cokes

SNP leader John Swinney as his party braces to debate its position on North Sea oil and gas

Exclusive SNP told to give 'full-throated support' to drilling amid oil split

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is due to visit Scotland on Friday – at the same time as the SNP conference is taking place (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Andy Burnham 'bounce' smaller for Labour in Scotland than rest of UK

The SNP is launching its biggest ever pro-independence campaign since the 2014 referendum.

SNP says it is launching biggest independence campaign since indyref

Readers are split over Andy Burnham's overtures to the European Union (Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Readers' Letters: Closer links with the EU would be fine – on our terms

Andy Burnham has said the UK's existing relationship with Europe is “not good enough” (Picture: House of Commons/PA)

Readers' Letters: Russian interference in Brexit claim is a red herring

Third of Scottish firms say economic conditions better now than a year ago

John Swinney

Swinney will not be investigated over claims he misled Holyrood

The Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood

Half say Scotland ‘heading in wrong direction’

First Minister John Swinney could face more ScotWind developers relinquishing their contracts

Analysis SNP needs ScotWind reality check to restore investor confidence

First Minister John Swinney and former first minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Swinney says he remains friends with Sturgeon despite criticism

First Minister John Swinney during a visit to Crieff this week (Picture: Jane Barlow - Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Swinney wrong to swerve question on Scottish Greens

The Scotch Whisky Association has lodged an appeal. (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Cross-border whisky row and a fight to preserve Scotland's single malt

UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to build a £10 billion air defence system named 'Britannia Shield', which was initially described by party officials as 'in essence, a British Iron Dome' (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: How would a Badenoch government pay for a UK 'iron dome'?

Angela Hepworth of Scottish Renewables addresses the conference

ScotWind's promise punctured amid concerns over floating technology Jeremy Grant

Michael Marra speaks in the Scottish Parliament

SNP public sector reform risks 'decade of distraction', warns Labour

Floating wind farms make use of the huge blades fitted to towers hundreds of feet in height.

Exclusive 'Window closing' for Scotland to lead world on floating offshore wind

Construction work at the Hinkley Point nuclear power station in the south of England continues - but do we need such a facility in Scotland? (Picture: Adrian Dennis/ AFP via Getty)

Readers' Letters: Scotland does not want or need nuclear power stations

There is plenty to criticise Andy Burnham for without having to resort to deception (Picture: Ian Forsyth)

The proof that Swinney lied to pensioners over £4bn triple-lock claim Murdo Fraser

John Swinney speaks during First Minister's Questions at Scottish Parliament Building last week (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Swinney is spreading disinformation about pensions

Scottish Green co-leaders Gillian Mackay and Ross Greer with leader of the Green Party of England and Wales Zack Polanski (centre).

Scottish Greens defend Zionism is 'racism' claim

Child poverty continues to blight communities in Scotland

SNP to miss reducing child poverty target 'by miles'

The Accident and Emergency department at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Exclusive We're really scared about this winter, warn Scottish A&E doctors

Nearly 400 jobs are to be lost in Grangemouth as chemicals producer Syngenta prepares to cease operations in the town (Picture Michael Gillen)

Readers Letters: Syngenta shutdown shows Scottish government bad for business

Education Secretary Mairi McAllan at a Holyrood committee (Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament/PA)

Exclusive 'Deeply alarming' rise in pupils taught in 'unsuitable' buildings

An offshore wind farm. PIC: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

John Swinney vows more offshore wind investment ahead of climate week

Scotland's drugs crisis: Scotland remains the drugs death capital of Europe as latest figures recorded an 11 per cent in fatalities in 2025

The SNP's blind eye on drugs crisis as NHS cash thrown at the wealthy

New Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra is showing signs that he will be a formidable rival for John Swinney (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Why Labour's Marra poses a threat to 'master of the chamber' Swinney Adam Morris

Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra

Scots economy 'would be £33bn larger if it had matched Manchester'

First Minister John Swinney

Swinney urged to ditch 'idiotic' support for drug decriminalisation

Andy Burnham at No10North

'I support the union': Andy Burnham rules out 'divisive' indyref2

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