Scotland has only 8.3% of the UK’s population. 8.3%! Remember this important figure... 8.3%
But we DO have...
32% of the land area.
61% of the sea area.
90% of the fresh water.
65% of the natural gas production.
96.5% of the crude oil production.
47% of the open cast coal production
81% of the untapped coal reserves
62% of the timber production
46% of the total forest area
92% of the hydro electric production
40% of the wind wave and solar energy production
60% of the fish landings
30% of the beef herd
20% of the sheep herd
9% of the dairy herd
10% of the pig herd
15% if the cereal holdings
20% of the potato holdings
...obviously 100% of the Scotch Whisky industry.
We have a...
17 billion pound construction industry
13 billion food and drink industry
10 billion business services industry
9.3 billion chemical services industry
A 9.3 billion tourism industry
7 billion financial services industry
5 billion aeroservice industry
4.5 billion pound whisky exports industry
3.1 billion pound life sciences industry
Scotland still has 350 million pounds worth of textile exports
We have 25% of Europes wave and wind energy potential.
And finally we are blessed to have 1.5 trillion pound worth of oil and gas reserves.
Cameron, Clegg and Milliband really want us to stay as we cost the UK money. Do not believe Westmisters lies.
And whose economy did Salmond and the SNP/YES want to base our ‘free’ economy on?. Oh, and also Iceland. And Norway (whose economy is now beginning to tank, theres a great recent Reuters article on it). I am amazed Fat Eck didn’t argue for Zimbabwe while he was at it.
Our economy would be based on two failed economies and a failing third. You couldn’t make this stuff up. And a majority of Scots might vote for this?. Dear god.