Originally Posted by
West Brit
Can you believe at the turn of the 20th century, the North was the 8th richest region per capita in the world... lol
So what? Britain powered the world at that time. Let me guess Lanarkshire was the 5th richest region.....
After leaving the UK the Republic was a poor country until it joined another empire which pumped £££££s into. So in the last 100 years, it has been successful for about 20 years.Watch what you say. Pride before a fall springs to mind.
Be careful. Northern Ireland can't be throwing stones on this subject, We live in an economic black hole.
- London government subsidies us all by nearly 6k per person per year,
- A quarter of the NI GDP is a subsidy from London!
- 30% of the workforce works for the government...
And with all of that 'investment', NI still has terrible roads, invisible railways, piss poor airports, - shall I go on?