The SNP leader said speaking to his mother about his job is the one conversation he would have liked to have this year but couldn't.
John Swinney has said that he wishes his mum "had still been alive to see me become First Minister." The SNP leader said speaking to his mother about his job is the one conversation he would have liked to have this year but couldn't.
When asked by The Big Issue which conversation he wished he could have had in 2024, Swinney said: "I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister and to chat about what it is like." The FM also said his biggest goal for 2025 was "eradicating child poverty". He added that his biggest failure of the year was that he "failed to hold onto the slightly quieter life I had before becoming first minister."
The SNP leader also said he is "more hopeful" than he was at the start of the year: "The best part of my job is getting to meet people from all walks of life who are working hard to improve our world. Their passion, enthusiasm and dedication gives me hope for the future. "
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