A reader has thoughts on how John Swinney can help himself, and Scotland ...

In a speech to open the Edinburgh International Festival last week, First Minister John Swinney saluted the creative industries resilience in the face of various challenges, rightly praising many of ...

I’VE never considered myself to be part of the leadership of the SNP. I must admit, though, to currently feeling some sympathy for those who are.

It has been called for by many over recent times and in the related form of a constitutional convention by others including Alex Salmond. For that reason, among many others, John ...

First Minister John Swinney has been called on to take urgent action to crackdown on plastic pollution. In an open letter ...

The First Minister said Scotland will play its part to help the children harmed by Israel during the war in Gaza.

BRIAN WILSON looks back on 60 years of Highlands and Islands Development – and proposes a powerful new agency devoted ...

SNP members are set to hold a second rebel meeting to challenge John Swinney’s independence strategy, The National can reveal.