Alongside key pre-election pledges, Mr Swinney also included plans to “publish a further paper setting out the economic benefits that independence can bring for Scotland” in the next 12 months.

An 'increasingly desperate’ John Swinney has tried to head off an SNP leadership challenge by warning rebels: ‘I don’t think that would be a good idea.’ The First Minister also sought to ...

John Swinney may be the SNP’s best bet when it comes to keeping the party together, but that doesn’t mean he’s good enough to lead Scotland. advertisement. The Scotsman.

John Swinney is the politician formerly known as ‘Honest John’ - though after a re-brand he is now ‘full-on John’. It’s easy to lose track of these attempts at an image makeover - mind ...