The first minister seems keen to avoid undermining the UK's positions on defence.

EXCLUSIVE: An exasperated First Minister has written to COSLA and accused councils of stalling on a deal to cut class contact ...

The first minister has said sorry to Gypsy Travellers who were forcibly resettled by Scottish authorities.

Professor Iain Gillespie was accused of ‘creating a mess and walking into the sunset’, leaving Dundee University with a £35m ...

Anas Sarwar has branded John Swinney "captain of the Titanic" as he blasted Scotland's "failing" NHS. The Scottish Labour ...

Scottish Conservative Party leader Russell Findlay calls the guidance "tedious, hand-wringing nonsense" which is "complicated ...

Swinney says sorry to Gypsy Travellers for ‘trauma’ of the ‘tinker experiment’ - Scottish First Minister John Swinney made ...

The first minister is looking towards independence but must balance government business with calls for a second referendum.

John Swinney says there will be a massive overhaul of public services - but insists this is not a knee-jerk reaction to ...

Swinney: Reasonable for ex-Dundee University principal to return £150,000 payout - The First Minister was speaking after ...

After a period of chaos in the SNP, the election of John Swinney as leader was supposed to bring calm to a party heading for ...

The parallels between Dundee University’s financial troubles and the Scottish Government’s are hard to ignore ...