Professor Lindsay Paterson’s verdict in today’s @scotonsunday could not be clearer. After nearly 20 years of SNP control, Scotland’s education system is in such decline that it could take decades to repair the damage. The Scottish Conservatives fought the election with a clear plan to restore discipline, back teachers, raise standards, ban mobile phones in classrooms and put knowledge back at the heart of education. The SNP’s legacy is falling attainment, failing standards and squandered opportunities for a generation of young people. This has been nothing short of managed decline. To say it isn’t good enough is an understatement.