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powers after Scottish elections John Swinney will call a vote seeking independence powers on the first
John Swinney has indicated a second independence referendum could be held as early as 2028. A strong SNP performance would bolster that timeline, but anything short of a clear mandate could delay or complicate those
John Swinney back in power if they can cement a pro-independence majority. If they can't, the question becomes whether the unionist parties - the Lib Dems, the Tories, and Reform UK - could unite behind
John Swinney has told BBC News he is "confident" that the SNP will win a majority at next month's Scottish Parliament election. Recent [polling suggests](https://www.whatscotlandthinks.org/questions/how-would-you-be-likely-to-use-your-regional-vote-in-a-scottish-parliament-election-asked-since-2024-general-election-incl-reform-alba/) that the party is on track
power. Scottish First Minister John Swinney is credited with restoring calm to the party after a crazy few years when its two big stars - Alex Salmond, then Nicola Sturgeon - crashed. Swinney told us last week
independent Scotland as wealthy as Switzerland. In October 1974, the slogan "It's Scotland's Oil" propelled the SNP to its best-ever general election result up until that point: 11 seats at Westminster
power plan - drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea, lowering taxes, abolishing stamp duty, abolishing business rates for small businesses, we have a plan no one else does," Badenoch said. Liberal Democrat leader