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The Tartan Army are ‘great advocates’ for Scotland, says John Swinney

Yahoo Daily News 26 Dec 2025
Craig Paton. Fri, 26 December 2025 at 12.01 am UTC·2 min read ... Advertisement. Advertisement ... “I really am very comfortable with the Tartan Army going out there,” John Swinney said ... READ MORE. ... Speaking to the Press Association, Mr Swinney said ... .
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John Swinney sends hope for ‘warmth, kindness and connection’ in Christmas message

Daily Record 24 Dec 2025
Scotland's political leaders have shared messages for people across the country this festive season ... .
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John Swinney issues Christmas A&E warning with services 'exceptionally busy'

Daily Record 23 Dec 2025
The First Minister has urged Scots only to head to the hospital if there's a 'genuine emergency' ... .
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John Swinney welcomes talks with BMA ahead of planned doctors’ strike

Daily Record 22 Dec 2025
Health Secretary Neil Gray had 'constructive' talks with the BMA on Monday morning and he hopes to avoid the strike which he says "is in nobody’s interest" ... .
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John Swinney urged to provide �100m baby boost in SNP Budget next month

Daily Record 19 Dec 2025
EXCLUSIVE. An option tabled for consideration in the SNP Government's January draft Budget is a large rise in best start grants ... .
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John Swinney says allegations SNP member bugged MSP's office are 'completely unacceptable'

Daily Record 18 Dec 2025
The male staffer was employed by a female SNP MSP but is understood to now work for a Nationalist member at Westminster ... .
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John Swinney says government will work with Dundee & Angus College on ‘imaginative’ new campus plan

The Courier 16 Dec 2025
While public finances are under pressure, the first minister said the plan would bring the college right into the heart of Dundee ... .
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Suspected drug deaths in Scotland jump 20% in one year as John Swinney urged to ...

Daily Record 16 Dec 2025
Labour warned the "brutal reality is that John Swinney’s approach is failing both victims and communities" when it comes to the number of Scots killed by drugs ... .
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Families meet First Minister John Swinney to demand action on deaths in custody

Daily Record 15 Dec 2025
Six families whose loved ones have died in prison custody in the last seven years met with the First Minister John Swinney and Justice Minister Angela Constance at Scottish Government headquarters in Edinburgh for more than an hour ... .
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Why Angela Constance must resign (judging by John Swinney's own standards)

The Scotsman 13 Dec 2025
John Swinney’s defence of his embattled Justice Secretary Angela Constance sits uneasily alongside his call for Chancellor Rachel Reeves to resign ....
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