<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>The Scotsman John Swinney</title>    <link>https://www.scotsman.com/topic/john-swinney/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from The Scotsman John Swinney and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:10:56 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-04T21:10:56Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026</dc:rights>    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.scotsman.com/topic/john-swinney/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Readers' Letters: Scottish and UK governments should grow up and work together]]></title>          <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/letters/readers-letters-scottish-and-uk-governments-should-grow-up-and-work-together-9329382</link>          <description><![CDATA[ Scottish and UK governments need to stop messing about, says reader]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:38:32 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9329382</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ5NDI3OTM2LTNhYzUtNDk2Yy1hZDg2LTU5MDA1MmU3OTk1MjpjN2EzYTViNy01MjlhLTQ3NjItYmExYi03YjJmYWUxMTlmNjE=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>ALASTAIR GRANT</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Prime Minister Andy Burnham shakes hands with Scottish National Party First Minister John Swinney in Glasgow back in July. (Picture: Alastair Grant / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) -  (ALASTAIR GRANT)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scotsman Letters]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-04T10:38:32+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>