Quote Originally Posted by eric_sinclair View Post
We don't "Get" any money from the UK government tho. At the moment we are part of a 4 country union collectively, the money to deal with covid is additional debts to the union, the only difference is the UK government is in England who have the authority to dish it out. An independent Scotland would have to apply to join the IMF like the UK did years ago.
Do you honestly think England subsidises the other 3 nations? London is a rich city but for every London there is 10 Burnley, Rotherham etc.
It has been well documented in the financial press that the taxes paid by people and businesses in the whole of Greater London and South East subsidises the rest of the U.K.
it is the wealthiest part of the U.K. by far.