So let me get this right.
The English invade Scotland, and occupy it for hundreds of years, take their oil reserves and take over all public institutions.
Then when the Scottish finially have their independence in sight again, the English are surprised that the Scotts might have some difficulty getting things up and running again
And to just to make sure that the Scotts will have difficulty being self sufficient, the English will be hanging onto the oil reserves off the Scottish coast, for no other reason other than that they are too valuable to give back to the Scottish.
I can see plenty of reasons why there *should* be some subsidy from England to Scotland until they get themselves up and running as an independent country again.
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