Political Quotes

John Swinney: “This means that the incomes of pensioners will be almost £2000 lower in real terms. It is absolutely unacceptable.”

On the recordOctober 1, 2026
This means that the incomes of pensioners will be almost £2000 lower in real terms. It is absolutely unacceptable.
Said by
John Swinney
Scottish National Party

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of pension changes on Scottish pensioners.

Share

More from John Swinney

Oct 16, 2026

The Prime Minister is very welcome in Scotland and I’ll be interested to hear what he’s got to say.

thenational.scot
Oct 16, 2026

I’m all for the Scottish Parliament having as many powers as it possibly can do, and I’ll work constructively to make sure we bring all those powers to Scotland.

thenational.scot
Oct 17, 2026

Conference, because we won the election – and because we won the trust of people in Scotland - we can now do two things: improve people’s lives here and now, and build the best possible future by delivering Scottish independence.

thenational.scot
Oct 17, 2026

Make no mistake – if we had lost the election this year, if we were out of power – then the independence cause would have been set back decades.

thenational.scot

Other voices in this conversation