John Swinney: “I think the whole of the summer has demonstrated that Glasgow is a city which has much to be proud of.”

In May, the largest number of pro-independence MSPs in history voted to support the call for powers to hold a referendum on Scottish independence to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament.

The world has changed fundamentally since 2014. So has the UK, and so has Scotland.

We are working to try to ensure the proposals we bring forward are strong and robust and they can deliver the assistance we want to see in place.

Things have got so tough, it is now impacting upon our nation’s nutrition. That is a public health issue – and I have public health powers.