John Swinney has been taken to task for repeatedly refusing to intervene to stop Police Scotland allowing rapists to ...

The programme John Swinney announced on Wednesday was all about the art of the possible, of keeping the government’s head ...

John Swinney raised concerns with Nicola Sturgeon about her push for a second independence referendum in the wake of the Brexit vote, he has revealed in a new documentary. Ms Sturgeon said a fresh ...

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross raised the issue of the winter fuel payment cut in Holyrood during First Minister’s ...

SNP leader John Swinney told the party conference he would work to make plain to voters that independence is "urgent and ...

John Swinney blamed the UK Government for having to make spending cuts, but his claims were undermined by Scotland's official spending watchdog Credit: JANE BARLOW/PA John Swinney has denied that ...

John Swinney plans to publish more taxpayer-funded reports promoting an independent Scotland despite the SNP’s general election drubbing and his government’s emergency spending cuts.

John Swinney blamed Westminster for Scotland's financial problems today as he desperately tried to deflect criticism of the SNP's stewardship of the economy. The First Minister warned that the ...

John Swinney has been accused of being “out of ideas and out of money” after unveiling an “underwhelming” legislative programme for the coming year that axed previous spending pledges.

John Swinney’s budget has been thrown into doubt after the Scottish Greens said they will not support it if the SNP continues to shun progressive politics. Scotland could be facing a snap ...

John Swinney said the case of independence was intertwined with people's everyday concerns The SNP leader John Swinney has pledged to put the "people's priorities" at the heart of the Scottish ...