John Swinney’s SNP ministers have been handed a £20,000 pay rise - partially lifting a freeze after 16 years. Critics have ...

John Swinney has defended allowing his ministers to take a pay rise of almost £20,000 - suggesting it is a “principle of fairness”.

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JOHN Swinney has awarded Nats ministers a pay rise of nearly £20,000 after lifting a salary freeze. The First Minister was ...

During a media conference at Bute House, Mr Swinney also announces his government's legislative programme will be published ...

John Swinney has, in many ways, been the new, or rather recycled, broom that the SNP so desperately needed since taking over as First Minister last year. However, as shown during his failed attempt to ...

SNP MSPs and pollsters have warned leader John Swinney there is 'huge danger’ for the party unless it finds a clean break ...

John Swinney will effectively launch the SNP’s Holyrood election campaign when he publishes his Programme for Government next ...

The civic Scotland gravy train has finally made it to Bute House. If you listen very carefully, you can hear it rumble over the tracks as it ...

It emerged last month that US Government funding for the Edinburgh International Book Festival was to be axed by President ...

The First Minister has been criticised for approving a near-£20,000 pay increase for SNP ministers. John Swinney lifted the ...