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Old 12th Sep 2014, 10:04
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Well I hope they vote 'No' but if they elect to divorce the UK they can sort it out themselves. I'm sure they'll be able to afford whatever they need, because they will have their oil. I am a bit confused though. I thought I understood that the oil revenue would be 15% of GDP. Listening to the SNP I roughly calculate that post independence it will suddenly increase and provide about 85% of the extra money they will have to find. They can't be lying, they're politicians. If they can't afford it they can always allow EASA to administer Scottish aviation...but then they wouldn't really be independent.

Not having a pop at anybody in particular but I really hate this 'rUK' nonsense. The name of the country is the UK. If the Scots vote 'Yes', they will leave the UK and what is left will be...the UK.
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