Letters: Who is going to save Scotland? It certainly won't be John Swinney
John Swinney is lauded as the new leader of the SNP who will miraculously cure all the SNP's ills and woes, But what about his record?
John Swinney is lauded as the new leader of the SNP who will miraculously cure all the SNP's ills and woes, But what about his record?
I CAN readily understand the feelings being expressed by relatives at the planned closure of two council care homes in South Lanarkshire.
LAST February you kindly published a letter from me in which I described John Swinney as one of the most decent men in politics, anywhere. It was therefore with deep relief that I listened to Mr Swinney announce his candidature.
First Ministers may come and go, but some things from the past few years remain constant – one of them being worries over the state of the NHS.
DR Andrew Buist, Chair of BMA Scotland’s GP Committee, is right ("We'll never fix the NHS until we fix our broken GP surgeries", The Herald, May 1). But the medical profession needs to be more explicit about what is needed.
The outgoing SNP hierarchy desperately cling on to the wreckage of the Sturgeon years, denying that the world is leaving them behind
One of our readers argues that entrusting the cause of independence to the SNP – or any other Holyrood party – is doomed to failure.
HOW is it that multinational energy companies and their shareholders have come to rule our lives, dictating the future of our environment, health, and economy, and why does the Scottish Government allow them unfettered access?
NAMES are being thrown in the hat to become the next leader of the SNP. According to reports, John Swinney is the hot favourite for the role. I have nothing against Mr Swinney, I am sure he is a nice and genuine gentleman. However, is he the gentleman for the job?
There has really only been one topic up for discussion since yesterday: Humza Yousaf’s announcement of his intention to resign as First Minister.
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