Independent Scotland

[Incognito]

The issues that will need to be faced are while oil and whisky are high value industries they provide next to fook all in real terms of jobs.

Think of all the civil servants in Scotland (and there are a lot). If Scotland was to gain independence the HMRC office in Cumbernauld, the Army Pay center, Faslane etc etc I'd expect 5/6ths of those jobs to be redeployed to England and Wales.

So if North sea oil and gas are so attractive an whisky is such a big thing why the fook is evey one in Scotland out of work?

Granted there's a large public sector in Scotland and we may lose some jobs, but we'd gain our own as well. Scotland will need a DVLA, an FCO, a MOD, etc.

What we'll also have is a cash surplus that 'may' allow us to reduce Corp tax when compared to somewhere like, oh I don't know, England?

Which means England would lose your IBMs, your HPs, your Dells, etc.

[russell]

The issues that will need to be faced are while oil and whisky are high value industries they provide next to fook all in real terms of jobs.

Think of all the civil servants in Scotland (and there are a lot). If Scotland was to gain independence the HMRC office in Cumbernauld, the Army Pay center, Faslane etc etc I'd expect 5/6ths of those jobs to be redeployed to England and Wales.

So if North sea oil and gas are so attractive an whisky is such a big thing why the fook is evey one in Scotland out of work?

Maybe you should do some research before posting.

Unemployment in Scotland continues to drop whilst UK total rises - Scotsman.com News

[Alf W]

Good. Let's have another referendum just like this AV nonsense one and when the Scottish have comprehensively rejected it, which they will, we can put the whole distraction to bed.

[Sockpuppet]

Which means England would lose your IBMs, your HPs, your Dells, etc.

Nah, they'll be in Ireland.

[Sockpuppet]

Maybe you should do some research before posting.

Unemployment in Scotland continues to drop whilst UK total rises - Scotsman.com News

I do

More Scots continue to be out of work that their counterparts in England - unemployment north of the border over the last quarter was 8.4 per cent, compared with 7.9 per cent in England.

[contractor79]

Unlike the English, the Scottish have enough balls to vote for a patriotic nationalist party.

[CheeseSlice]

Scotland will need a DVLA, an FCO, a MOD, etc.

And why would they need a Foreign and 'Commonwealth' Office?

[TiroFijo]

Same can be said about Newcastle where you live?

Actually you can say that about most of England - think Midlands, Liverpool and up North.

[Incognito]

Nah, they'll be in Ireland.

They're already in Ireland. I'm on about Thames Valley. Silicon valley will become a shanty town fit for the likes of DP and Sas.

[russell]

So if North sea oil and gas are so attractive an whisky is such a big thing why the fook is evey one in Scotland out of work?

More Scots continue to be out of work that their counterparts in England - unemployment north of the border over the last quarter was 8.4 per cent, compared with 7.9 per cent in England.

Since when did 8.4% become everyone? Basic maths not your strong point eh?