Swinney accused of ‘treading water’ over Government plans for the next year

First Minister John Swinney unveiled his Government’s plans for the next 12 months (Jane Barlow/PA) -

First Minister John Swinney came under fire from opposition leaders and campaigners – despite promising what he insisted was a “programme for a better Scotland”.

With a year to go to the Holyrood election, the SNP leader came to Holyrood to announce his programme for government, promising 100,000 more GP appointments and the scrapping of peak-time rail fares “for good”.