John Swinney has refused to say if the Scottish Government will seek to freeze council tax next year.

First Minister John Swinney has refused to say if the Scottish Government will seek to freeze council tax next year, as he promised local ...

The First Minister was asked by Alex Cole-Hamilton to "to establish a national taskforce" to stop "racing and antisocial ...

John Swinney was accused of breaking another pledge to young Scots after it revealed 52,700 were economically inactive.

It passes most Scots by, but a mythic battle for the ages is played out each week at Holyrood. It’s not good vs evil – that's far too ...

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton urged the First Minister to help tackle the “criminal behaviour” by setting up a national taskforce. He said pets had been killed, hotels were ...

During First Minister's Questions, John Swinney accused the Labour government of enforcing "austerity" policies which were exacerbating financial constraints. Meanwhile, SNP MSP David Torrance has ...

Perhaps wwapproach to leadership. The new Prime Minister has been hoovering up gifts and hospitality like a wild-eyed contestant on ...

One of the strangest aspects of this anniversary for me is that I’ve found myself arguing a case I’ve never supported before. I’ve generally been supportive of a more softly, softly approach. I’ve ...

A DECADE on from the 2014 indy referendum, the question of Scottish independence and the debate surrounding the country’s future still ...