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The SNP is “back in business”, First Minister John Swinney has insisted – as he added he is “very optimistic” for next year’s Holyrood elections. While the party had seen its support drop during a ...

JOHN Swinney has insisted it is “important” to keep university education free for Scottish students – after a poll suggested almost half of adults support the idea of introducing charges based on the ...

John Swinney has declared the SNP is "back in business" just days after Nicola Sturgeon was cleared by cops. The First Minister said he was "very, very pleased" with the current state of his party ...

John Swinney has promised SNP members at a private meeting the party will never again be embroiled in a financial scandal on his watch. In a recording leaked to the Sunday Mail the First Minister ...

The SNP is “back in business”, First Minister John Swinney has insisted – as he added he is “very optimistic” for next year’s Holyrood elections. While the party had seen its support ...

Tartan Week has been hailed as a celebration of Scottish heritage and culture but will Scots really benefit from John Swinney wearing a kilt and networking in New York? Next week the First ...

John Swinney has repeatedly given his absolute commitment to protecting free university tuition in Scotland. But is it now time for a rethink? Free tuition has come under increasing scrutiny in ...