Scotland has by far the highest drug death rate in Europe at 295 deaths per million people. This number is over three times higher than the rest of the UK and has been steadily increasing for six years.
The number of drug deaths in West Dunbartonshire more than doubled from 15 in 2017 to 32 in 2019.
West Dunbartonshire has the second highest COVID death rate in Scotland with 269 COVID deaths per 100,000 people.
The £150 million Royal Hospital for Children and Young People has been delayed by over a year. Several patients at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow contracted rare infections.
Scottish students have been falling behind in international education rankings of maths and science for over 15 years. Scotland is now 15 points below England on the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) scale in maths and science.
The exam results fiasco saw 125,000 results downgraded across Scotland disproportionally affecting those in socially deprived areas.
Over a third of Clydebank students had their results initially downgraded until the Government was forced to U-turn.
Clydebank has a child poverty rate of 30%, which lies squarely with the SNP controlled council and Scottish Government.
Scottish Government funding cuts have forced council tax increases. In the 2020-21 financial year, the SNP has created a £95 million budget shortfall. East and West Dunbartonshire councils will need to help make up the difference with council tax increases and/or cuts to local services.
After 13 years in power, the SNP still have not come up with a permeant solution to the perpetual landslide problem on the A83 Rest and be Thankful. As one of the main trunk roads between the Highlands and West Central Scotland the route is of vital importance yet is often closed due to landslides which the Government has failed to prevent.
The £1.3 billion Queensferry crossing has been closed for a third time due to an ice problem that was supposedly solved.
The Scottish Government was forced to cut short its 10-year contract with Abellio ScotRail after years of reliability and overcrowding complaints.