John Swinney has defended a £20,000 pay rise given to SNP ministers. The First Minister told journalists on Monday the pay hike, which comes alongside significant increases in council tax, was "fair".

The First Minister has been criticised for approving a near-£20,000 pay increase for SNP ministers. John Swinney lifted the ...

The decision to allow ministers to receive an increase to their MSP salaries was about the “principle of fairness”, the First ...

John Swinney has awarded his ministers a near £20,000 wage rise but has turned down the pay bump himself to avoid the ...

John Swinney has awarded his ministers a near £20,000 wage rise but has turned down the pay bump himself to avoid the ...

Scotland’s most influential public relations companies are staffed by former politicians, government ministers, spin doctors ...

The voluntary pay freeze for Scottish ministers was introduced under Alex Salmond in 2009 following a global financial crisis and economic downturn. Ministers' salaries are made up of two elements - ...

SNP ministers have been urged to turn down an astonishing £20,000 pay rise handed to them at the start of this month.

JOHN Swinney has awarded Nats ministers a pay rise of nearly £20,000 after lifting a salary freeze. The First Minister was ...

John Swinney’s SNP ministers have been handed a £20,000 pay rise - partially lifting a freeze after 16 years. Critics have ...

John Swinney has handed his ministers a huge £20,000 pay rise while struggling Scots have been forced to tighten their belts.

Today’s Scottish Mail on Sunday should come with a prescription for blood pressure tablets. Few will be able to read the news ...