any MSP can become First Minister. In practice, they are the leader of the party with the most MSPs. The Scottish Government can only put forward policy on devolved matters It can propose bills to ...

One of the Scottish Government’s highest profile public service reforms has suffered another major blow, with plans for a ...

“As first minister of Scotland ... “He took the Scottish National Party from the fringes of Scottish politics into government and led Scotland so close to becoming an independent country.” ...

Former first minister Alex Salmond has been remembered as not just the political leader who took Scotland “so close to his ...

Scotland’s first minister, John Swinney, has attacked the recent decision ... ring-fenced funding for farming that has been ...

I think it could have probably achieved more money than it got in the first place Michael Shanks, UK energy minister Holyrood magazine says the the Scottish Government has now had to use a large ...

“As first minister of Scotland ... “He took the Scottish National Party from the fringes of Scottish politics into government and led Scotland so close to becoming an independent country.” ...