Kate Forbes has hinted at an end to the SNP ’s approach to tax rises after admitting that hikes suggested Scotland was not a business-friendly country.

A FORMER Conservative spin doctor has said he believes that John Swinney and Kate Forbes “could actually pull off indy”.

Instead, the SNP's first budget since throwing the Greens out of government is to be approved with the support of at least ...

Turning around a government that has lost its way is one of the trickiest feats in politics, all the more so if that ...

John Swinney will face questions from the opposition after his government announced that councils in Scotland will receive £144m in extra funding to help them meet increased national insurance costs.

Labour’s Anas Sarwar once seemed certain to be Scotland’s next first minister but SNP leader John Swinney may yet hang on ...