In his letter Mr MacAskill, who served with Mr Swinney in Alex Salmond's governments, presses him to participate in the gathering, pointing out he recently convened a summit on tackling the ...

John Swinney accused Labour and the Conservatives of making a “fundamental mistake” by “cosying up” to the right-wing party. Reform UK won its first mayor during the local elections south ...

For months, Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney had joked with Ian Schieffelin that the 6-foot-8 power forward for the Tigers' men's basketball team would make an excellent tight end, but ...

While he will stress that “our goal is that Scotland’s contribution to climate change will end, definitively, within one generation”, Mr Swinney will add that this is taking place “amidst ...

It looked more like a good ol’ cookout. But for those who knew and loved 19-year-old Eli Swinney, it was fitting for exactly who he was — the life of the party. Family and friends gathered at ...

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For John Swinney, there was extra pressure. In taking up the office of First Minister almost a year ago, he made his central mission the eradication of child poverty. At the outset of The Herald ...