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Originally Posted by Broadbandings
You forgot the other fib/distortion. The way that when assessing the value of the North Sea reserves to Scotland the nationalist types tend to use 100% of the estimated value of it, forgetting that those private companies that drill it may be somewhat reluctant to pay 100% tax on it.
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So I did ... and I also could have made more of the one where they propose a maritime border between England and Scotland that runs due East from the coast, neatly putting all the oil in Scotland's jurisdiction. Whereas, in the real world, national maritime boundaries follow the same average direction as the land border they are an extension of. And the land border between England and Scotland runs, more or less, north easterly from Gretna to Lamberton. Which severs about 20% of the oil fields from the SNP's claim. It may not sound like much, but it puts a pretty big dent in their figures.
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Originally Posted by Ramrod
I just think that if countries don't want to be part of the UK they should be allowed to leave  |
That's not an unreasonable thought - however it does look as if you're assessing what the whole country 'wants' based on the febrile rantings of a few zealots.