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Old 15-01-2015, 17:54   #2547
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Re: Will Scotland Leave the UK?

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Originally Posted by Derek View Post
It varies between them saying the oil was only ever a bonus and wild conspiracy theories that Westminster are behind it to destroy the North Sea oil industry as revenge for the referendum.
Yes, oil is "just a bonus" but was simultaneously something they thought the UK's balance of payments couldn't do without, therefore being the final argument in favour of currency union.

Cogent, internally consistent arguments are not the Nats' forte.
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