John Swinney

As I left the Edinburgh general election count at the Royal Highland Showground last Friday morning I was asked if I was going to have some time off, recharge the batteries and reflect on what was an exhausting and at times dispiriting campaign.

There are 31 days until the general election. Four weeks and three days if you prefer. But however you describe it, we still have a month of campaigning to endure before the country can decide the next UK government.