heraldscotland6d
Can calls for NI-style trigger for independence vote work?
Last month John Swinney, in a relatively rare intervention on the constitution, also put forward the suggestion. “If you take in the context of Northern Ireland, for example, there is an ...
heraldscotland23d
Has John Swinney got a strategy to deliver independence?
"John Swinney is not a gradualist in the sense ... In a podcast earlier this month Mr Swinney suggested that as Northern Ireland has a mechanism for there to be a border poll, Scotland should ...
The Daily Telegraph27d
Opinion polls ‘could trigger new independence referendum’ under SNP Scotland exit deal plan
Karen Adam backed an idea being touted by John Swinney, who has suggested over ... If it works for Northern Ireland, why not Scotland? It’s about consent and accountability, two things any ...
A fierce storm is lashing Ireland and Scotland with record winds, downing power lines
The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh shut its doors and Scottish First Minister John Swinney said: “We have to be clear. People should not travel.” More than 700,000 homes and businesses in Ireland ...
heraldscotland25d
FM pushed on bowel cancer after revelations in The Herald
John Swinney is being pushed to extend the ... Screening is offered in Scotland and Wales for people aged from 50 to 74, while in Northern Ireland screening starts at 60. The UK Government ...
The Daily Telegraph29d
Swinney splits with Sturgeon by rejecting her call not to abandon her agenda
John Swinney was seen as politically inseparable ... “We’ve now got a situation that in Northern Ireland, for example, there is an accepted means by which the constitutional status of Northern ...
CNN on MSN17d
Severe storm lashes parts of UK and Ireland, causing travel chaos
A rare “stay at home” warning has been issued for parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland as a severe storm lashes the region, bringing dangerous 100mph (160 kmh) winds and unleashing travel chaos.
The Washington Post19d
Hurricane-force winds anticipated in Ireland and UK as Storm Éowyn spirals in from Atlantic
The Met Office warning applies on Friday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Northern Ireland and for parts of southern Scotland between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney said police ...
Hosted on MSN18d
Storm Eowyn: John Swinney says 'do not travel' as red alert issued for 'dangerous' 100mph winds for Scotland
The red weather warning area covers much of the Central Belt, including Edinburgh and Glasgow John ... also covers Northern Ireland. In a statement at the Scottish Parliament, Mr Swinney said ...
The Hour19d
Forecasters in Ireland and UK warn of danger to life as Storm Eowyn spirals in from Atlantic
The Met Office warning applies from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Northern Ireland and for parts of southern Scotland between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Scotland's First Minister John Swinney said police would issue a ...
The Independent17d
Hurricane force winds batter UK as millions warned to stay indoors
Rail services, flights and ferries have been axed, and rare red weather warnings are in place on Friday in Scotland and Northern Ireland ... as First Minister John Swinney warned people not ...