Article: SWINNEY: I'LL SACK THE SNP BACKBITERS; Leader gets tough over Margo.(News)

Article: I'll give Scots the chance to release their potential; Yesterday ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  January 22, 2003 ;     697 words ...OKAY here goes. No political attacks, no spin, no warm words - just straight talking. The Record yesterday said you, the readers, were disillusioned with the performance of the Parliament. I know. I listen to people across Scotland every day. For starters, the cost of the new Parliament building is

Article: TEN-DAY PLOT THAT TOPPLED SWINNEY; WRITING WASON THE WALL ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  June 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Editor THE plot to oust John Swinney as SNP leader started 10 days ... leak against him. On Saturday, Swinney opened his Daily Record to read he would quit within ... Argyll for a wedding. And as Swinney considered his position, they ...

Article: Voters and party faithful distrust the SNP leader; Exclusive: ...
The Sunday Herald;  April 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ...John Swinney, the SNP leader, faces a crisis of ... election 25 days away, opinion has put Swinney's party slightly ahead of Labour ... Opinion poll, published on March 26 in the Daily Record, Labour is up very slightly, the SNP ...

Article: THE AGONY NAT; SCOTTISH ELECTIONS 7 DAYS TO GO : JOHN ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  April 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Paul Sinclair SNP leader John Swinney has spent a lot of time trying ... favourite newspaper is the Daily Record. And the main reason is he ... election campaign has gone on. Swinney looked better prepared than ... know it won't win votes. Swinney has pledged that an SNP administration ...

Article: PAY UP pounds 100m TO GET EURO 2008; SAYS JOHN ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  January 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... to championship standard. Swinney said: "You don't get many ... the benefits are clear." Swinney's intervention comes just ... The SNP leader said: "The Daily Record has kicked off a useful debate ... the tournament with Ireland. Swinney said: "We cannot dilly ...

Article: SNP: We're Winning Tax War; Swinney says voters want to ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  April 3, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... Tuesday, Treasury spokesman John Swinney claimed Scots were backing ... payments for the better off. Swinney pointed to a poll yesterday ... against. He contrasted it to a Daily Record survey, taken when the policy ... cent rejected the plan. Mr Swinney said: "That is a swing of ...

Article: Swinney could face 'men in grey kilts' : EXCLUSIVE
The Sunday Herald;  April 4, 2004 ;     700+ words ...JOHN Swinney has been warned by one of his closest ... The writing will be on the wall for Swinney. He could not lose ground in three successive ... party pressure is building dangerously for Swinney, and will come to a head later this month ...