“Funny; last I heard the Scottish Nationalist Party was solidly in the socialist camp.’
Yep, Scotland is WAY more socialist, so it’s going to be VERY interesting what an independent Scotland is going to use for money, much less other peoples’ money. Scotland is a very poor country, so an independent Scotland is not going to go well at all.
Well if the North Sea oil fields goes with Scotland they could have a good deal of royalty money coming their way.
But I don’t see Britain letting that go without a fight.
Well if the North Sea oil fields goes with Scotland they could have a good deal of royalty money coming their way.
But I don’t see Britain letting that go without a fight.
Really? Scottish independence would pass in England by a large margin.
The UK's share of North Sea oil production has declined to just over 750,000 barrels a day US Energy Administration - United Kingdom, or less than 1/3 of Venezuela's US Energy Administration - Venezuela.
The Scots would get about 90% of the oil, or gross revenue of £10,000 per capita.
A tidy sum. It will probably take Alex Salmond 10 years to turn Scotland into an economic basket case.