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John Swinney condemns school violence after figures show rise in attacks
John Swinney
The First Minister spoke out after a trade union hit out at the dangers facing school staff
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Scots urged to obey law on Bonfire Night as new fireworks ban kicks in
Bonfire Night
First Minister John Swinney said new firework control zones had been put in place across the country
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John Swinney to announce £25m more in NHS funding to reduce waiting times faced by Scots patients
NHS Scotland
EXCLUSIVE: The extra cash will be shared across the nine health boards suffering from the biggest backlogs.
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Delivering a strong NHS and reducing waiting times is my guarantee to Scots
NHS Scotland
In his regular column for the Record, First Minister John Swinney insists the Scottish Government's plan to reduce waiting times is working.
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Scottish Labour Minister says £1bn SNP Government underspend is 'stab in the eye' for local councils
Scottish Government
Zubir Ahmed also accused the Scottish Government of eighteen years of "complete economic mismanagement".
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John Swinney discusses whisky tariff cuts with US ambassador in 'lengthy' meeting
John Swinney
Mr Swinney said he and the US ambassador "discussed the impact of tariffs on one of Scotland’s most important exports".
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FM pledges support for credit union pensioners left in lurch over funeral cover
John Swinney
John Swinney says pensioners deserve financial security after paying into a funeral insurance plan for decades
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John Swinney pressed to release 'damning' report into Claire Inglis murder
John Swinney
First Minister John Swinney was urged to release a report into the murder of Claire Inglis in 2021 at First Ministers Questions
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SNP Government in £1bn underspend after accusing Westminster of austerity
John Swinney
The figure was contained in the Government’s annual accounts for 2024/25.
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John Swinney accused of 'abandoning' fireworks clampdown ahead of Bonfire Night 'war zone'
Bonfire Night
The SNP has ditched a planned licensing regime which would have meant Scots needed a permit to buy the pyrotechnics.
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Reform UK councillor slammed after claiming 'sharia law' is being 'inflicted' on Glasgow
Immigration
Audrey Dempsey - who quit Labour following a race row - said "you just have to take a walk through the streets of Glasgow city centre" when asked to justify her wild claim.
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The SNP and Lib Dem reaction to the Inverness asylum seeker plan reeks of hypocrisy
Inverness
Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Labour's centre-left rivals have let themselves down over the Cameron Barracks plan.
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Stephen Flynn talks down chances of becoming First Minister due to family life balance
SNP
EXCLUSIVE: The SNP Westminster leader said he has a "higher responsibility" to his kids, adding that being away from them puts "strain" on his wife.
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First Minister defends mental health waits during Stirling by-election visit
John Swinney
The SNP leader spoke to the Observer on recent cases of "heartbreaking" waits for mental health and CAMHS support - as well as measures to improve the city centre.
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Anas Sarwar insists Scots support closure of asylum hotels and 'understand' why barracks are used instead
Immigration
The Scottish Labour challenged the SNP to offer an alternative to using army barracks to temporarily house refugees.
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John Swinney blasts Home Office decision to send asylum seekers to Scots army base
Immigration
The SNP leader did not say he was opposed to the use of barracks being used for asylum seekers in general and did not offer an alternative to the use of hotels.
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The SNP record on the NHS is incompetence on a grand scale
Labour Party
In his Daily Record column, Scottish Labour leader rounds on the SNP Government for its handling of the NHS.
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Reform UK push Scottish Labour into third place in bombshell Holyrood election poll
Anas Sarwar
The poll shows the SNP heading for a fifth term and a comfortable victory in May.
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Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell says party can still win in Scotland by uniting against hate
Sunday Mail
Lucy Powell insists Labour can turn around the polls with a clearer sense of values and "whose side we are on".
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John Swinney 'happy to meet' family of Sheku Bayoh who died in police custody
Sheku Bayoh
Sheku Bayoh died after being restrained by police in Kirkcaldy in May 2015.
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Vigil held for Scots who died in custody as families plea for FAI abolishment
Prisons
Families of victims who died in police custody have written to First Minister John Swinney and held a vigil at his official residence Bute House.
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Progress on poverty 'nowhere near enough' as thousands join Edinburgh march
Poverty
Crowds gathered outside Holyrood on Saturday morning, holding placards and signs as they marched through the city towards a rally at the Meadows.
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Scottish Labour figures believe Keir Starmer will quit if SNP wins Holyrood election
Anas Sarwar
EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has been urged to be bolder while another insider urged party MPs north of the border to "shut the f**k up".
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Caerphilly by-election earthquake shows Scottish Labour are not in control of their own destiny
Anas Sarwar
Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Scottish Labour will look at the result with a sense of doom.
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