John Swinney

Prime Minister Andy Burnham shakes hands with Scottish National Party First Minister John Swinney in Glasgow back in July. (Picture: Alastair Grant / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Scottish and UK governments should grow up and work together

Opposition politicians called the latest statistics ‘atrocious’

Emergency departments at risk of collapse, SNP ministers warned

West Port, site of Edinburgh's 'sexual entertainment venues', pictured in 2017 (Picture: Jon Savage)

Readers' Letters: Swinney must oppose licensing of strip clubs

Tax on Scotch whisky is set to increase

Exclusive Scottish Labour MPs under pressure to block UK Budget whisky tax hike

First Minister John Swinney met filmmaker Karan Johar to discuss Scotland’s potential as a creative partner and filming locations for future Indian film and television productions

Exclusive John Swinney: Foreign trip critics 'don't understand selling Scotland'

First Minister John Swinney visited Dharma Productions and met filmmaker Karan Johar to discuss Scotland’s potential as a creative partner and filming locations for future Indian film and television productions

John Swinney: Why I make no apology for selling Scotland overseas John Swinney

First Minister John Swinney

Exclusive Swinney's 'spineless refusal' to back Rosebank despite Adura meetings

A reader has proposed an alternative use for the money paid to wind farm companies not to produce energy (Picture: John Devlin)

Readers' Letters: We need new ideas to liven up tired energy debate

Workers watch in the Dock in Rosyth as HMS Venturer rolls out the buildyard. HMS Venturer ventures forth as the First Type 31 frigate makes its debut

Babcock trying to 'contain' delays to warships being built in Rosyth

How Andy Burnham put John Swinney and SNP on back foot Euan McColm

Chancellor John Healey and Defence Secretary Wes Streeting at BAE's operations on the Clyde at Scotstoun, Glasgow

Swinney under fire by UK Defence Secretary for 'irresponsible' remarks

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and First Minister John Swinney shake hands ahead of a bilateral meeting at the National Economic Council in Glasgow

Burnham: I don't want to see Scotland left out of my devolution plans

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and wife Marie France Van Heel celebrate in the stands at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium

Andy Burnham says his son is trying to get him to support Hibs

Readers' Letters: Lessons should be learned from changed school

Andy Burnham on his last visit to Scotland (Jeff J Mitchell/PA)

Exclusive There's no limit to what John Swinney and I can achieve together Andy Burnham

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John Swinney repeatedly challenged on whether he supports Rosebank

SNP ministers to pass on funding to cut £100 off energy bills for those in council tax bands A-D

UK Budget 2026: Scots households to benefit from £100 energy payment

John Healey will give his first Budget as Chancellor on Wednesday afternoon (Photo by Annabel Lee-Ellis/PA Wire)

UK Budget: Healey told to 'restore' Scots waters naval vessel patrols

In North Ayrshire, the search for a person thought to have been swept into the sea at Largs by large waves was suspended after nobody was found. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

Scotland weather: Appeal to trace missing man seen in water at Largs

Scotland's oil has turned into John Swinney's embarrassment Euan McColm

Industry bosses hope the North Sea oil and gas sector can enjoy a revival

North Sea revival risks being scuppered despite Jackdaw decision

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander, Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh and Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey during a visit to Shell UK's St Fergus Gas Terminal in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, following the announcement of the UK Government's long-awaited decision on the future of the Jackdaw gas field, a new gas drilling operation off the coast of Aberdeen

Douglas Alexander: Oil and gas will be central for decades to come Douglas Alexander

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
As the SNP begins its annual party conference, a new poll suggests the nationalists are on track to be the biggest party in Scotland at the next general electio...

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

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