Not to mention that Scotland currently enjoys free University fees and also has a far better NHS than England. All of which is paid for by the English government. Quite frankly it would be economic suicide for Scotland, and although we'd have a massive cost of moving the nuclear subs, we'd probably be better off. HOWEVER, we can't really call it a "United" Kingdom, if all it means is England and Wales and a bit of Ireland we stole.
I should wade in being Scottish and all
The English government does not pay for our stuff, the British Government does. Robert Peston wrote a good article about it all and explained things well. While we do get a large share of revenue expenditure, the Scottish economy and tax and property from the Scottish geographical locale also brings in a lot of dosh, which certain parties like to not mention. The problem is London, not England, not Wales not Northern Ireland. The expenditure on London is higher than that of Scotland (or something like that). If I was offered a 3rd choice on the referendum it would be:
Should London GTFO of the UK?
And I would say yes. London is a massive priority for the UK Government at the expense of all else. So while HS1 & 2 and Crossrail (perhaps also to be 1 & 2) and not to mention the airport upgrade in the works are all aimed at the 'UK' economic interest, the actual point is that the increasing infrastructure spend on London creates a very slow and disproportionately small trickle down effect for the rUK.
While the prioritising of London as a major world capital does offer substantial benefit to the UK as a world leader it also necessarily detracts from spending in the rUK. The North East is particularly worse off in the current climate, far worse than we are in Scotland. In our regards, our Whiskey, textile and engineering export, oil production and subsequent taxation result in great benefit to the UK.
What is funny is the idea of English folk poking fun at Scots or the other nations of the union. The gaelic countries have an identifiable culture that mostly is encapsulated by a few regional stereotypes but England? England is no more a united harmonious country than the UK is. SE hates the North, Mancs hates Scousers, Every one hates the SE. Cornwall has been identified as a specific region with it's own culture. Southerners hate Northerners... need I go on?
There is very little 'United' in United Kingdom.
I figure we should all dissolve the age old ties and establish the UK as an inter-united trading zone with close cultural ties and alliances but without the structured political system we have now. We can all be friends whilst at the same time not be married by a political system that is focused on delivering wealth to the wealthy and trying to play up to the old colonial power of old.
FTR, my beautiful wife is English and she is voting 'no'. And I'm perfectly happy she is.
What am I voting for?.....
GTX 980ti and 4K gaming
I do after all like to do it incrementaly.
but my GPUs are something i could do something about since prices are dropping for 290s & 780s quite heavily. Under £300 for a 290X is insane given the amount of card you get for the price.
