by Lucy Ashton
Scotland has suffered almost 7,000 days of failure and division under the SNP, Russell Findlay said today (Sunday), on the 19th anniversary of them taking office.
The Scottish Conservative leader accused the Nationalists of having a “reverse Midas touch” that led to public services deteriorating as taxes grew higher.
Findlay warned that the country could not afford another five years of SNP rule, after nearly two decades of stagnation.
And he urged pro-UK voters to back the Scottish Conservatives on their peach ballot paper on Thursday to deny the SNP a majority, which John Swinney has said he will use to push for another independence referendum.
Russell Findlay said: “This unhappy anniversary is a grim reminder that Scotland has endured almost 7,000 days of failure and division under the SNP. The country can’t afford five more years of John Swinney.
“Our NHS is in permanent crisis, education standards have plummeted as classroom violence soars, our roads are scarred by potholes, and crime is rising while prisoners are freed early.
“And that’s before you get to record drug deaths, the ferries scandal, soaring taxes, and the never-ending obsession with tearing Scotland out of the UK.
“The SNP has a reverse Midas touch – the more money they take off hard-working Scots, the worse our public services get.
“There’s no chance of the mess being fixed if Swinney wins the majority he reckons is in the bag, because his sole focus will be holding another independence referendum.
“But pro-UK voters can prevent that nightmare scenario by backing the Scottish Conservatives on their peach ballot on Thursday.”