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

John Swinney has been forced to defend his government's record on health, after he set out of a fresh plan for the NHS this ...

First Minister John Swinney’s plans to ‘renew’ the NHS ... to improve Scotland’s ailing health service in a speech in Edinburgh earlier this week. The First Minister announced plans ...

First Minister John Swinney will pledge to “stand united with Scotland’s farmers” in the wake of tax changes proposed by the UK Government. The First Minister will use a speech to the National Farmers ...

John Swinney has been challenged to “tell the truth to the thousands of Scottish patients who are waiting in agony” and set ...

John Swinney has accused a major banking group ... Kirkintilloch, Barrhead, Edinburgh Corstorphine West and Edinburgh Wester Hailes will close. A year later, in 2026, branches in Alexandria ...

John Swinney is among the SNP MSPs warning Lloyds Banking Group the closure of 14 Bank of Scotland branches will fail communities.

John Swinney has blasted Donald Trump's plan to "take over" and ... Only a proper two state solution will bring lasting peace." READ MORE: Edinburgh council considering big council tax rise during ...

John Swinney has said reconnecting power in Scotland ... Speaking at an event in Edinburgh, the FM said he had been tracking the situation over the weekend. “The scale of the challenge has ...

John Swinney will say he is ‘ready to put in ... which has so far refused to devolve power over immigration to SNP ministers in Edinburgh, is being “dragged in an anti-growth direction ...

JOHN Swinney was tonight accused of deploying “granny bouncers” at the door of every A&E to turn away OAPs deemed not sick enough to come in. Rivals attacked the First Minister after he ...