SCOTTISH party leaders have begun setting out their stalls in the upcoming general election as a resurgent Labour seek to capitalise on SNP woes.
Recent surveys have shown Scottish Labour topping the polls for the first time in a decade after what has been widely regarded as the toughest year for the SNP since taking control of Holyrood in 2007.
After 25 years in Holyrood and 16 years in the cabinet, John Swinney became First Minister and the SNP’s third leader in 13 months.
The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW
As Scotland heads to the polls, the main parties offer variations on the same script, says MATT KERR
As Scotland’s inept political class hold endless summits on topics ranging from Reform to seagulls, and management culture replaces political leadership, MATT KERR goes for a hike to take his mind off the unfinished, unaddressed and undone


