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Swinney at SNP conference: 'Scotland is not Manchester', bus pledges and independence campaign

Scotland's First Minister John Swinney, in his closing speech at the SNP conference in Aberdeen, responded to Mayor Andy Burnham, stating that Scotland is 'not a city or a region, but a nation', and pledged independence. He announced the Choose Scotland campaign with a 'six-figure fund', the transfer of the bus network to public control by 2031, the extension of the £2 fare cap to the north-east from April, a £30 million fund against racism and a misogyny bill.

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Swinney and Burnham clash over distribution of power in Scotland amid SNP conference

At the SNP conference in Aberdeen, relations with the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham are being discussed: he proposes transferring employment powers to Scotland and a 'regional economic model', but rejects the idea of a new independence referendum. Swinney considers Scotland one of the most centralised countries in Europe — contrary to the Labour Party's position.

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