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Originally Posted by jfman
No independent analysis supports that as independent countries they couldn't be better off. Plus England would in your theory save money. Win win.[COLOR="Silver"]
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I would be interested to read any independent analysis that claims either Scotland or Wales would be as well off after independence. Northern Ireland is a different proposition as the most likely independence result would see them join with the Republic of Ireland.
Do you have any links, jfman?
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Originally Posted by jfman
Speculative at best.
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You know that’s not true. Look what happens when any government tries to cut benefits or any other public services. The Left shout the loudest, of course.
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Originally Posted by jfman
We would make different choices is hardly a cop out answer. It's the very essence of how, and where, countries promote investment. Do we spend hundreds of millions on Japanese trains or do we spend more to build them here, recognising the consequent economic value of those jobs in their communities bringing subsequent value to their communities?
Do we build high speed train networks or high speed broadband networks?
These are at the very core of economic development.
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Do we provide a furlough scheme or just let those impacted by the pandemic claim universal credit? That kind of thing, eh?
Scotland on its own would never have been able to fund a furlough scheme as the UK has done, and you know it.
You picked the wrong example, and it wasn’t even a good one. The UK is building a high speed rail line AND high speed broadband.