By Steve Bargeton, political editor

OPPOSITION PARTIES rounded on the minority SNP Scottish government yesterday accusing ministers of failing to honour election promises for their first 100 days in office.

However the Executive hit back claiming it had “hit the ground running” and produced a list of achievements.

In the run-up the Holyrood elections in May the SNP produced a document setting out its goals for its first 100 days.

Yesterday Labour claimed that the nationalists had delivered on only a third of them.

Former health minister Andy Kerr pointed out that the SNP had promised five bills but had actually delivered only one—on independence.

“At first glance it would seem the SNP have had an effective first 100 days,” he said.

Analysis of SNP pre-election pledges produced by Labour yesterday stated 20 promises have been delivered in full, 10 partly delivered, but 38 promises have not been delivered at all.

The four bills promised but not delivered in the first 100 days are on legislation to abolish Forth and Tay bridge tolls, to phase out prescription charges, to replace student loans with grants, and a criminal justice bill.

In a separate attack Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Nicol Stephen accused the SNP of “one of the biggest spin operations since Torvill and Dean won a gold medal for their triple salco at the Winter Olympics.”

In a speech to party activists in Glasgow he warned that the forthcoming spending review would see the SNP’s plans unravelling.

“In 100 days, the SNP managed to produce their White Paper, but they have failed to get the basics right,” he said.

“They have spent so much time on independence, they can’t tell us how many teachers they need for their promises on class sizes.

“If you thought a class size of 18 was on its way to a school near you, think again. They don’t know and they can’t say. They haven’t done the work.

“The dualling of the A9 started as a solemn promise, became a woolly aspiration and ended as a vague possibility.

“Apart from the independence White Paper, the rest of their own SNP pre-election book on the first 100 days in power has been torn up.”

However the SNP defended its record and pointed to its high approval rating. A source close to First Minister Alex Salmond described Labour’s attack as “another dodgy dossier.”

“This is yet another dodgy dossier from the Labour Party, riddled with errors and inconsistencies,” he said.

“Refusing to recognise that we moved to abolish tolls on the Forth and Tay bridges, which even Labour eventually backed in Parliament, is just one glaring example.

“Labour are in a fog of confusion over how to oppose the new SNP government. They can’t make up their minds if we have done too much or too little.”

The Executive pointed to action to reduce class sizes, to abolish student fees, to remove tolls on the Forth and Tay bridges, to save accident and emergency units, and to establish a Council of Economic Advisers to boost Scotland’s economy as examples of action.

They cited recent opinion polls that suggest 64% of voters believe the SNP government is doing well.