4 h. ago Ross Greer launches Scottish Greens leadership bid and eyes return to power with future SNP deal

Greer favours working with John Swinney but has closed the door on a powersharing deal with Kate Forbes if he becomes a new co-leader of the Scottish Greens.

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17 h. ago John Swinney 'from age of Taggart rather than Department Q', claims Labour minister

Kirsty McNeill made the jibe about the two Scottish crime dramas in the House of Commons on Wednesday morning.

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19 h. ago John Swinney plays down Kneecap beef as First Minister insists focus should be on Gaza response

Kneecap played a sold-out show in Glasgow after being controversially dropped from this weekend's TRNSMT line-up.

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19 h. ago We should focus on what Kneecap are concerned about, says John Swinney

First Minister responds to comments made by band member in Glasgow show after act axed from TRNSMT festival

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20 h. ago We should focus on what Kneecap are concerned about, says Swinney

The First Minister was mentioned at the rap trio’s show in Glasgow on Tuesday.

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22 h. ago Scottish Government announces £85m boost to tackle delayed discharge

John Swinney admits ministers ‘must do better’ to tackle capacity problems in Scotland’s NHS

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34 h. ago Kneecap slam John Swinney during Glasgow gig after being axed by TRNSMT

Kneecap has bashed John Swinney during their Glasgow O2 Academy gig where police and sniffer dogs scoured their dressing room.

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2 d. ago John Swinney branded 'analogue politician' by Wes Streeting in NHS app row

It comes as England is expanding its NHS app before Scotland has even managed to get its version off the ground.

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2 d. ago John Swinney branded an 'analogue politician' by UK Labour's Wes Streeting in 'second

UK ministers have hit out at Scotland’s “second-rate” NHS app as it promises a “supercharged” version south of the border.

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3 d. ago John Swinney branded an 'analogue politician' by UK Labour minister in 'second

UK ministers have hit out at Scotland’s “second-rate” NHS app as it promises a “supercharged” version south of the border.

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3 d. ago John Swinney challenged to fix Scots NHS and schools with £5.8bn cash boost from Rachel Reeves

EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Reeves' recent Spening Review will hand SNP ministers billions more in funding by the end of the decade.

Economics

8 d. ago John Swinney urged not to drop Scotland's ban on cash for weapons in face of Russia threat

The First Minister said he could 'reconsider' the SNP's longstanding policy against directly funding munitions amid the threat from Putin.

Events

8 d. ago John Swinney raised 'concerns' with Donald Trump's son over vandalism attack at Turnberry

Official correspondence reveals new details of the sit-down meeting between Eric Trump and the First Minister at Bute House earlier this year.

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9 d. ago Readers Letters: Scotland needs a strong and forceful leader

John Swinney is a little too nice to deliver independence, says a reader

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1 week ago Benefit cuts show welfare state is not safe in Labour Government hands

In his Daily Record column, First Minister John Swinney lays into the UK Government's plans for welfare cuts.

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1 week ago John Swinney in funding threat to councils over flagship education policy

EXCLUSIVE: An exasperated First Minister has written to COSLA and accused councils of stalling on a deal to cut class contact time for teachers.

Events

1 week ago Dundee University: John Swinney joins calls for disgraced former boss to hand back £150k pay

Professor Iain Gillespie was accused of ‘creating a mess and walking into the sunset’, leaving Dundee University with a £35m black hole and hundreds job losses.

Economics

1 week ago Anas Sarwar brands John Swinney 'captain of the Titanic' as he blasts 'failing' NHS

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the NHS is "fighting for survival" under the First Minister's watch.

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2 w. ago SNP Government to cut jobs to help fill £2.6bn black hole as rivals blast 'gross mismanagement'

John Swinney's will try to reduce the public sector headcount.

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2 w. ago Swinney says sorry to Gypsy Travellers for ‘trauma’ of the ‘tinker experiment’

Scottish First Minister John Swinney made clear the policies, pursued between 1940 and 1980, were ‘wrong’.

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