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Originally Posted by pip08456
Well when they have independence we'll close the base and move it elsewhere so there won't be any spending for trident.
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Exactly - this is factored into the GERS figure for Scotland that puts it in 'deficit'. As is it's contribution to UK debt repayments.
Oddly - the same stats show that England is the only fiscally responsible country in the UK
yet England wants to desperately keep it together. Why are there no politicians saying an extra £Xm a week for the English NHS without Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland?
