First Minister John Swinney has apologised for a state-sanctioned social experiment on Scotland's Gypsy Travellers. In what is known as the "Tinker Experiments", which ran from the 1940s to 1980s ...

John Swinney has been accused of doing “nothing” to save jobs at bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis despite being warned by the company a year ago that it could move operations to England.

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Mr Swinney pointed to it on Monday as a success: “The creation of a single Scottish Police service has led to over £200 million in savings over legacy arrangements, while crime has continued to ...

An 'increasingly desperate’ John Swinney has tried to head off an SNP leadership challenge by warning rebels: ‘I don’t think that would be a good idea.’ The First Minister also sought to ...

John Swinney has organised a cabinet reshuffle at Bute House, with senior ministers expected to gather this morning. The First Minister said last week her would look at his team following defeat ...

John Swinney is planning a Cabinet reshuffle within days after he faced calls to resign following a shock by-election defeat. The First Minister is said to be preparing a “minimalist” shake up ...

John Swinney is planning a Cabinet reshuffle within days after he faced calls to resign following a shock by-election defeat. The First Minister is said to be preparing a “minimalist” shake up of his ...

JOHN Swinney let Jenny Gilruth dodge a grilling on school violence. We can reveal the First Minister signed off the SNP Education Secretary’s absence two months before the Holyrood Q&A on the c… ...

And Scottish Labour deputy leader Dame Jackie Baillie said: ‘John Swinney has been humiliated by this result. 'The voters have clearly punished the SNP for their 18 years of misrule.’ ...

John Swinney is 'not fit to lead our country', Anas Sarwar said yesterday, as he savaged the First Minister's 'stupid and dangerous' defence jobs snub.