The UK Government will take an SNP majority at next year’s election seriously, the Scottish Secretary has said. The SNP earlier this month rubber-stamped its strategy for securing another independence ...

“If the normal rules of politics applied in Scotland, the SNP would be sure-fire losers at next year’s Holyrood election,” said Chris Musson in The Scottish Sun. Public services “are on their knees” ...

JOHN Swinney insisted his SNP Government is “working” for Scotland — despite public services being in crisis. The Nats chief declared “now is the time” for independence after telling the party ...

A year or so ago, the Scottish National Party looked to be in deep trouble. They had been comprehensively thrashed in the general election, falling from 48 MPs to just nine. They had managed to have ...

That’s a speech that will have ticked a lot of boxes for the SNP delegates in Aberdeen - I overheard one audience member refer to it as “a John special”. John Swinney defined himself against a ...

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First Minister John Swinney moves the motion that the 2026 Scottish Parliament election will be fought by the SNP on a clear platform of national independence during the SNP annual conference at the ...

The SNP are going to “win big” at next year’s Holyrood election, the First Minister has said. John Swinney spoke in a debate on Saturday at his party’s conference in Aberdeen, where he proposed his ...

A leading SNP MSP who was quizzed by police probing SNP fraud claims was last night at the centre of a £20,000 cash–for–votes controversy. Former SNP treasurer Colin Beattie offered to give his party ...

In a rousing speech, John Swinney told the SNP conference that “the need to achieve independence has never, ever been greater for Scotland”. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, ...

John Swinney has faced down SNP rebels to win support for his strategy to secure another referendum on Scottish independence. The First Minister faced a potential banana skin on the opening day of his ...

Cabinet Secretary Màiri McAllan has said although the SNP 'means the world' to her, she would not rush into becoming First Minister or party leader as she prepares to head to the SNP’s annual ...