Scotland has endured nearly 7,000 days of failure and division under the SNP, Russell Findlay has said as he marked 19 years since the party took office.
The Scottish Conservative leader accused John Swinney’s party of having a “reverse Midas touch” that has seen public services decline while taxes rise.
Mr Findlay said the country could not afford another five years of SNP rule.
He urged pro-UK voters to back his party on the list vote which he said could stop the SNP forming a majority government.
He 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 have 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.”
