But the kind of politics espoused by Nigel Farage and his Reform UK party? They lie outside the spectrum, suggests Mr Swinney. Why? Because of our shared Scottish values. ‘I want us to work ...

Below Reform's old HQ, where Farage plotted his triumphant ascendency, stands one of the last remaining amusement parks in the town. Jonathan Embery was stood outside Gaiety Amusements on his ...