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A row has emerged after an adviser to John Swinney put himself forward to stand for the SNP a next year’s Holyrood election. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get ...

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The SNP Government has been warned its latest response to Scotland's housing emergency is "too little, too late". Mairi McAllan announced today that £80m would be spent this year acquiring properties ...

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First Minister John Swinney has called on the UK government to agree to another referendum on Scottish independence if a majority of SNP MSPs are elected at the 2026 Holyrood election. Mr Swinney ...

John Swinney has been accused of fuelling violence with “hate-filled rhetoric” against his political opponents after he condemned Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The First Minister took to social media ...

SNP ministers have handed out £4m of “golden goodbyes” to staff in Scotland’s public sector in a single year, an official audit has disclosed. A Scottish Government report showed 84 “settlement ...

NATS ministers have been accused of having “no plan” for Scotland — despite overseeing 100 “live strategies”. Officials were forced to disclose the figure after a demand from Holyrood’s finance ...

John Swinney's government has published a new independence paper First Minister John Swinney has urged the UK government to agree to a referendum on Scottish independence if the SNP wins a majority at ...