Stephen Kerr: “The results of their cuts are plain to see and communities are living in fear of violent offenders.”

This is what nearly two decades of SNP failure on justice looks like: rising crime, weaker sentences and a justice system that criminals can increasingly take advantage of.

After nearly 20 years in government, crime is soaring, while the number of police officers continues to be slashed.

The SNP have failed to give Scotland the police officers it requires and that situation is completely unsustainable.

The SNP's savage cuts to police budgets have weakened frontline policing, yet they still expect them to do their jobs with one hand tied behind their backs.