John Swinney’s successful first year has been, partly, down to his opponents being in disarray. ... By David Bol. Deputy Political Editor. Comment. Published 8th May 2025, 06:00 BST.

John Swinney may be the SNP’s best bet when it comes to keeping the party together, but that doesn’t mean he’s good enough to lead Scotland. All Sections. Dare to be Honest. Sign In.

John Swinney is a flawed politician, for sure, but if his critics within the SNP want to win the next Scottish Parliamentary election, they’ll bite their tongues and get behind him.

First Minister John Swinney and former prime minister Gordon Brown joined the service at St Giles ... Mr Salmond signed the Edinburgh Agreement with David Cameron on October 15 2012, ...

But now John Swinney is set to compete for the best-read Holyrood leader when he is quizzed at a Scottish book festival about his ... under prime ministers from David Cameron to Boris ...

John Swinney says there will be a massive overhaul of public services - but insists this is not a knee-jerk reaction to losing the Hamilton by-election.