Ex-finance chief Kate Forbes said she was ‘surprised’ that record keeping was missing from ‘Gold Command’ meetings
John Swinney reveals he actively deleted WhatsApps but claimed all key information was put ‘on the official record’
OPINION: Scotland’s poorest would likely be worse off under the leadership of the SNP finance minister
Explainer: The evangelical group supporting an SNP candidate that wants to replicate US anti-abortion movement in UK
OPINION: How Kate Forbes’ religious views affect her candidacy to become Scotland’s new first minister
Exclusive: SNP leadership candidate previously worked for shadowy Christian right group that doesn’t declare funders
With the candidates officially announced, culture wars and the road to independence are set to be key battlegrounds
