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 least trying to do the right thing

John Swinney has appealed for “patience” as work is carried out to restore power supplies and transport services in the aftermath of Storm Eowyn. People all over Scotland were urged to stay indoors on Friday to avoid injury in hurricane-force winds, as a rare Met Office red weather warning was issued for much of the south of the country.

The First Minister said he was determined to end the ‘vicious circle’ of high waiting times and delayed discharge.

First Minister John Swinney is calling on Westminster to work with him to ... which has so far refused to devolve power over immigration to SNP ministers in Edinburgh, is being “dragged in an anti-growth direction” adding that there is a “prevailing ...

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Schools across central and southern Scotland are closed and people have been told not to travel ahead of Storm Éowyn.

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Tens of thousands of homes were left without power due to the storm, with almost 8,000 homes still cut off on Monday morning.

Anas Sarwar had earlier referred to Mr Swinney’s self-applied nickname of “full-on John”, and it does reflect the bullish confidence with which the first minister has been carrying himself of late. Katie Allan, 21, and 16-year-old William Brown, also known as William Lindsay, took their own lives in separate incidents at the facility in 2018.

The First Minister is expected to make the announcement during a meeting with healthcare officials later on Monday.

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