EXCLUSIVE: The First Minister's recent set-piece events tackled a range of big issues - but independence wasn't one of them.

By some political alchemy, Scotland’s First Minister can make the most ridiculous statements seem entirely reasonable ...

Carter's inaugural words will one day be the political epitaph of John Swinney. The First Minister, like Ford, is a conciliatory, decent man whose defining, lasting legacy with his party and his ...

Despite his good standing with voters, Swinney has to start delivering on the issues that matter most to voters, says Record ...

John Swinney has defended the £1bn cost of the new jail to replace Barlinnie and accused Russell Findlay of “abhorrent ...

John Swinney says the opening of the first hydrogen-powered homes at a demonstration facility in Fife is an “exciting project” which can help tackle climate change. However, the First Minister ...

An initial estimate put the cost of a new prison in Glasgow at just £100m - but the super jail will now cost at least 10x ...