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| Independence Could Be A Costly Proposition For Scotland |
| 2021-02-05 |
| [Zero] While majorities in England and Wales voted for Brexit, majorities in both Scotland and Northern Ireland voted against it, seriously threatening the future integrity of the United Kingdom. And now, as Statista's Niall McCarthy notes, support for independence is now surging in Scotland and while that was rejected in a 2014 referendum, the impact of Brexit has changed the game entirely. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon is pushing for yet another vote on Scotland's future which could look dramatically different to 2014. A recent analysis by the London School of Economics claims that independence could be a costly proposition for Scotland. The research claims that such a move would cost the Scottish economy £11 billion annually in the long-term with income per capita plunging 8.7 percent in a worst case scenario. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 ^ Mutti Merkel. PIGS have another 'S'. = SPIG[OT]S |
| Posted by: Lionel Omuth1159 2021-02-05 20:56 |
| #2 Who's gonna pay to keep 'em on the dole? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2021-02-05 11:57 |
| #1 England could just ignore their votes, refuse them representation, and then increase Scottish taxes. You know, like the Imperial brutes Scotland accuses them of being. I fail to see the downside for the UK outside of Scotland. |
| Posted by: Vernal Hatrick 2021-02-05 11:15 |