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John Swinney is Member of the Scottish Parliament for Perthshire North. Formerly Deputy First Minister of Scotland.

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John Swinney
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Promoted by John Swinney MSP, 17-19 Leslie Street, Blairgowrie, PH10 6AH
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Delighted to join the wonderful @AmyCallaghanSNP at her campaign launch meeting last night. Lovely evening of much joy and optimism. Grateful to the many people who expressed their support for my bid to be @theSNP Leader.
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Great start to the day @parkrunUK #Perth . Best time this year 26:57 - a good omen for what hopefully lies ahead.
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Yesterday I announced my candidacy to be ⁦ @theSNP ⁩ Leader here are a few words of thanks for the support that has been forthcoming so far.
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Jackson Carlaw
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Thank you Nicola Murray @thatveganlass - I hope you feel today’s informed & constructive debate did you & your petition some justice at last. Passionate contributions from all sides @JohnSwinney @pauline4glasgow @PamGosalMSP @MaggieChapman @mgoldenmsp @AConstance23 & many others.
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Thank you for being such excellent hosts and for the life changing work that you do.
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Grassmarket Community Project
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John Swinney chose Grassmarket Community Project as the venue to make his announcement today, paying tribute to our essential work. We hope this signals continued commitment from the Scottish Government to support #inclusion #socialjustice #socialenterprise #stoppoverty
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Scottish Government Finance and Economy
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Thousands more taxpayers moved to Scotland than left each year in the period after Scottish Income Tax was brought in, an HMRC study has found. Average net migration from within the UK was 4,200 every year from 2017-18 to 2021-22. Read the study ➡️
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PHS Interhouse
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What a fantastic morning at @perthparkrun for @TeenageCancer @PerthHighSchool you were incredible today ❤️💛💜💚💙🧡
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It was lovely to see so many runners @PerthHighSchool taking part in the #Perth @parkrunUK this morning. Apart from the fact all these young runners made some of us regular old boys seem much slower!
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PHS Huntingtower
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Great to attend the Eco Fair organised by Pitlochry Community Action Trust offering helpful advice to residents on taking climate action. Good to see @TheClimateCafes there.
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Delighted to sew this purple button on to the map of Scotland - in the area of my constituency - to mark Fashion Revolution Week @ScotParl . Such fun. Thanks to Fashion Revolution Week for arranging this.
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Terribly sorry to hear this news from Linn of Tummel. My sympathy to those affected by this tragedy.
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John Swinney
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Pleased to express my support to the #WASPI women who brought their case for justice ⁦ @ScotParl ⁩ today.
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Fabulous coverage of the visit of @MairiMcAllan to this vital initiative to deliver Climate action that started in Dunkeld and Birnam @TheClimateCafes
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Climate Cafe®
18 days
Wonderful to welcome @MairiMcAllan , Scotland's Cabinet Secretary for Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy to the #ClimateCafe Network Hub today and share stories of incredible #community leadership on #climate action. #ClimateCafes #DrinkChatAct
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John Swinney
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Welcome news on next steps in relation to A9 dualling.
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Transport Scotland
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Further step forward in delivery of #A9Dualling programme as prior information notice published for #A9 #TayCrossing to #Ballinluig . This will alert construction contractors and their supply chains to the project opportunity. Read more ➡️
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John Swinney
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A great loss to @UofGlasgow . The leadership given by @UofGVC has been outstanding and has created such a formidable world class institution in Scotland. All good wishes.
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Anton Muscatelli
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I shared the news with colleagues and students this morning that I plan to retire as Principal of @UofGlasgow . 👇 By the time I step back in late 2025, I will have served 16 years as Principal & well over 20 years in HE senior management. (1/7)
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John Swinney
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Delighted to see the excellent progress being made at the site of the new Blairgowrie Recreation Centre along with Cllrs John Rebbeck and Tom McEwan. The project is going well and will be a huge benefit to the local community.
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John Swinney
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A helpful explanatory thread.
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Patrick Harvie 🇪🇺🌈
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I'm seeing some claims floating about here that the Scottish Government has "banned" woodburning / biomass heating. This isn't true. I've seen people worried by these claims, thinking they'll be forced to rip out their woodburner! No, you won't.
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Tom Arthur
28 days
There have been differences in income tax between Scotland and rUK for 7 years. Labour voted in favour of them in 2021, 2022 & 2023. Their apparent new policy of no difference would mean cuts of around £1.5 billion. The biggest failure of economic policy is Labour backed Brexit.
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