Poppy Gustafsson, seen with First Minister John Swinney at last week's Council of Nations and Regions, looks set to be ennobled so she can serve in the Cabinet (Picture: Andy Buchanan/Pool/AFP via ...

Alex Salmond once tried to talk former Scotland on Sunday editor John McLellan out of running a true story because it was ‘very damaging’ to John Swinney ...

The former Scottish first minister, who died on Saturday, was one of the most pro-Palestine western leaders of his generation ...

ALEX Salmond was the political heavyweight who punched way above his weight and nearly knocked Scotland out of the UK. But his lifelong quest to see his nation become independent only dawned on ...

The former first minister took the SNP from the political and electoral fringe to mainstream player and eventually to ...

John Swinney has defended controversial plans to create a National Care Service in Scotland despite unions withdrawing their support. The First Minister insisted today his Government's proposals ...

Union leaders have announced strike action that could close schools across Scottish First Minister John Swinney’s local area for two weeks. Unison said it has given notice to Perth and Kinross ...

The First Minister was in Kilmarnock this morning to see the work being done to combat inequality. John Swinney visited Kilmarnock this morning (Tuesday, October 8) ahead of a debate in the ...

The Scottish Government can still achieve its legally-binding target to reduce child poverty to 10% by 2030, John Swinney has insisted after charities warned it is set to be missed. The First ...