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To: Cowboy Bob

“Most of the socialists in the UK are in Scotland. Cut them loose. See how they do without someone else’s money to spend.”

Doesn’t Scotland claim most of the oil?


22 posted on 09/10/2014 4:39:23 AM PDT by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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To: VanShuyten

70% at best. And it was cultivated with British money, in other words around 92% of it was English, Welsh and N Irish taxpayers. The Scotland’s Oil argument ignores this.


25 posted on 09/10/2014 4:47:00 AM PDT by the scotsman (UK)
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To: VanShuyten

Yes! You are correct. That is probably why England is fighting to keep it. But isn’t the North Sea oil production declining?


34 posted on 09/10/2014 6:29:32 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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To: VanShuyten
Doesn’t Scotland claim most of the oil?

Yes but oil revenues are declining rapidly Oil Revenue decline

37 posted on 09/10/2014 6:37:16 AM PDT by Timocrat (Ingnorantia non excusat)
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