Swinney in a reminder of sacrifices for freedom

REMEMBRANCE Sunday is “ever more important” amid global conflict and the threat to democracy, the First Minister said as he led tributes at a ceremony in Edinburgh.

- BY CRAIG MEIGHAN

John Swinney laid a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance outside the City Chambers alongside Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander, Holyrood Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone, Edinburgh Lord Provost Robert Aldridge, veterans and service personnel.

The FM said: “Today is a very important moment for us all to pause and to remember the sacrifices made by others to enable us to live our lives in freedom and in peace today.