Education secretary and deputy first minister John Swinney talks about his most ‘magnificent’ teacher, why he joined the SNP as a schoolboy, what he does on his son’s parents’ night, why education is so different from his old finance brief, the criticism he regards as ‘total rubbish’, and the biggest successes and shortcomings of his time in the job.

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Education secretary and deputy first minister John Swinney talks about his most ‘magnificent’ teacher, why he joined the SNP as a schoolboy, what he does on his son’s parents’ night, why education is so different from his old finance brief, the criticism he regards as ‘total rubbish’, and the biggest successes and shortcomings of his time in the job.


 

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