He says he has heard ‘horror stories’ but ‘there is not the wit or willpower in the Scottish Government’.
Meanwhile Liberal Democrats head to London to represent the Highlands with a new UK government in place.
Jamie Stone intends to ‘get the health service right, let's get education right – these things matter and people were telling me that’.
Deputy First Minister says with two years before the Holyrood elections the SNP must ‘ensure we can demonstrate delivery, implementation and change’.
It is another seat for the Lib Dems who are enjoying a good night with the party expected to get more than 50 seats.
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross on the other hand is projected to be a Liberal Democrat win
Mr Ross is a Highland list MSP but is seeking election to the Aberdeenshire North and Moray East seat, if he wins then he will resign from Holyrood.
Exit polls are suggesting a sure in the Lib Dem vote while the SNP is predicted to keep just 10 seats.
There are more than 200 polling stations and more than 700 staff spread across an area twice the size of Jamaica.
Voters will choose the next MPs for the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross and the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire seats.
From Caithness to Inverness the general election looks to be as competitive as we have seen in many years.
The snap election called just six weeks ago sparked a rush to get ready in time.
The academic, crofter, teacher and would-be MP wants to place reason and evidence at the centre of her efforts.
After almost years serving the north he says ‘I’ll tell you, there’s life in the old dog yet’ as he vows to fight for carers and jobs.
The First Minister was heckled on the campaign trail in Alness and told: ‘This party has ruined Scotland’.
Campaigning in the Highlands he said it is a “further sign of the Conservative Party in abject disarray’.
Alex Cole-Hamilton says ‘people are rediscovering their Lib Dem traditions” as ‘miss that quality representation’.
The opt-in new partnership seeks to increase contributions to £7500 per MW on top of the £5000 per MW already in place.
It is not just one of the most beautiful but one of the most vulnerable amid the race to net zero, so we asked what their priorities are.
Mr Stone says nuclear power ‘reversed’ depopulation once and could do it again while the Dr Beattie prefers the ‘huge potential’ of hydrogen.