Scottish Tory MSP Jamie Greene insisted education is one of the SNP’s “biggest failures”. He claimed that since Ms Sturgeon’s party has been in power, the attainment gap has widened and pass rates have fallen.
Mr Greene made the comments in a letter to a local newspaper in a row over funding for Inverclyde schools.
The Scottish Shadow Justice Secretary took to Twitter to post his letter in the Greenock Telegraph.
He said: “I was struck by the recent letter calling out the SNP government’s decision to cut £2million in funding for Inverclyde schools.
“I previously served as Shadow Education Secretary and I regard the SNP’s record on education as among their biggest failures – this cut will only make things worse.
“Since they took power the attainment gap has widened, pass rates have fallen, there is a recruitment crisis in the sector, the list goes on.
“They were also the only party who failed to back my motion on free school meals last December and now they have delayed them, despite their election promise.
“Of course, Stuart McMillan [MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde] and the SNP would…
