The Luck of the Irish

[Incognito]

Oh bloody hell, not seperatism/nationalism/jingoism/chiponshoulderyjism again.

WHY do so many people think their lives will be so much better if they have a different parliament, a different flag and a different national anthem? Perhaps people should get their own lives in order instead of hoping some great new nation will rise like a phoenix from the ashes and provide them with a free ride.

Where's the chip on shoulder come from?

I was simply pointing out the flaw in The_Equalizer's argument.

Oh FFS, we have a Royalist Unionist SNP supporter.

Scotland does well with oil but we make the same per person from the City of London.

Get your wee calculator out and do the maths. Come back to me and tell me how much North Sea oil makes the UK and compare that to how much we make from the City of London.

If you read the links you'd see the research was done back in the 70's, before there even was a 'City of London.'

As no doubt you're not aware, Edinburgh is the UK's second largest financial centre and is Europe's fourth largest in terms of equity assetts.

Edinburgh Financial Services Sector - Financial Services in Edinburgh

All that from a nation of around 5 million.

I'm not a Royalist or Unionist actually, but don't let that stop you, you've been spouting rubbish all day anyway.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Linky, although I wouldn't describe a comment on a Grauniad article as a blog myself.

Well thanks for saving me the bother NF - and banged to rights - it aint a blog - but thanks for that intervention - Dman it I coould use a good PA ...

[OwlHoot]

Apologies. I genuinely hadn't read your post.

No need, honestly. I'm always posting something and finding someone else already has - Great minds think alike and all that.