And so, for a few glorious moments I pictured John Swinney doing public meditation exercises on Broughty Ferry beach - palms akimbo - with fellow devotees of the esoteric Chinese spiritual movement.

In this case, a grenade pin, for John Swinney had just lobbed an explosive ... while he was sunning himself in Morocco. It’s a grand old team to see, especially if someone else is paying for ...

Just as we must hold the SNP’s feet to the fire over the state of the NHS, we should welcome signs that ministers are at ...