Nicola Sturgeon took the SNP in a direction that was “not going to work out” and became “obsessed with ideology, equality and ...

Veteran SNP MSP Richard Lochhead announces plans to step down at the 2026 Holyrood election after 20 years representing Moray.

But Mr Swinney, who described himself as “Full-on John” in an interview with The ... A pledge to have more care in the community was first made in 2016. Ministers are yet to set out how ...

Whose side is John Swinney on? The question is prompted by the sight of the First Minister sticking by his health secretary Neil Gray. Gray had to apologise last week after it was discovered ...

Just as we must hold the SNP’s feet to the fire over the state of the NHS, we should welcome signs that ministers are at least trying to do the right thing John Swinney’s new focus on the NHS ...

In that time First Ministers have come and gone, Cabinets have been reshuffled, coalitions have formed and collapsed – but one constant has been John Swinney. John Swinney has been at the heart of the ...

John Swinney has admitted that the NHS is in crisis ... Seeing patients languishing in hospital corridors is another scandal. The First Minister’s response is to propose 150,000 extra appointments or ...

It's no exaggeration to state that when the SNP claimed its first Holyrood election win ... agreed a deal with the finance secretary John Swinney that would, over time, cause misery for taxpayers.

In that time First Ministers have come and gone, Cabinets have been reshuffled, coalitions have formed and collapsed – but one constant has been John Swinney. John Swinney has been at the heart ...

John Swinney has admitted the NHS is in “crisis” as he relaunched the Government’s plan to save the health service. The First Minster tore up earlier strategies in an attempt at slashing ...

John Swinney has pledged his personal “leadership and direction” to resuscitate the NHS as the First Minister unveils his blueprint to streamline funding for frontline services and make ...

PATIENTS in Scotland are not getting “the right care in the right place at the right time”, the First Minister has said. John Swinney laid out a plan to improve Scotland’s ailing health service in a ...