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flag Scotland’s First Minister pledges £500M for expanded free childcare, homebuyer grants, and recovery funds, framing the May election as a potential turning point for independence.

flag John Swinney, Scotland’s First Minister, has pledged over £500 million in new funding to expand free childcare across Scotland from nine months to the end of primary school, available 52 weeks a year, including holidays and after-school hours, with support ranging from £1,400 to over £11,000 per family based on need. flag He also announced a £10,000 deposit grant for first-time homebuyers, a plan to double walk-in GP clinics to 30 nationwide, and a £10 million recovery fund for businesses affected by a fire that damaged a historic Glasgow building, alongside £1 million for demolition costs. flag Swinney framed the upcoming May election as a pivotal moment, suggesting a pro-independence majority in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland could mark a historic shift toward independence, calling it the closest Scotland has come to becoming independent.

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