True indeed, though they have had 90+ years to do it.
Scotland is SO integrated as a subset of the british economy, that I don’t see how a non-british scotland is going to function, though I don’t know demographics which would indicate what sort of tax base Scotland contributes to westminster now, and/or if british government expenses in scotland alone operate at a net loss.
Also, who will get the oil platforms?
BP and Shell will get the platforms. If I were Scotland, I’d hold out for a big slice of revenue.
The 1970 Continental Shelf Treaty I believe would have Scotland getting between 75-90% of NS oil revenue...