While John Swinney may be the new First Minister, he comes with significant baggage. As former SNP leader who previously served as wingman for Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon, Swinney has been complicit in the SNP’s appalling neglect of public services for more than two decades. His is a party that has been in power for too long, and a First Minister who embodies that stale governance will do very little to fix it. It was in this context that I wanted to offer an alternative, liberal vision for... Read this story
