The mood at Saturday’s SNP conference in Edinburgh has been positive and upbeat, but not the dizzy buzz on the back of the independence movement following the referendum that ha ...

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SNP leader John Swinney delivers his keynote speech to party delegates at their campaign conference in Edinburgh.

The SNP will overhaul Scotland’s childcare system to provide afterschool and childminder provision from nine months to 12 years, if the party wins the Holyrood election.

JOHN SWINNEY has used the SNP conference to pledge a £500 million childcare boost, cash deposits for first-time home buyers, and claim powers “engaged in illegal conflicts” would be banned from an ...