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Originally Posted by Simondi
To answer the opening post..
Glad you are enjoying Dumfries and Galloway, it's a beautiful and often overlooked part of Scotland.
As you know many a Brexit thread was closed. I suspect that many a Scottish Independence thread will be closed too.
Let's not make this the first one guys. No politics please.
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I appreciate what you say Simon - but would suggest it’s more of an economic subject. One that I am sure you will appreciate from both sides given your place of residence and mine!
Scotland- population 5.46 million
South West - population 5.57 million
Scotland GDP = £166.8 billion
South West GDP = £145.6 billion
GDP per person
Scotland £30,530
South West £23,362
U.K. average £27,428
U.K. Government Spend per person from tax revenue
Scotland = £11,566 per person
South West = £9,193 per person.
This is a 25.8% difference in favour of Scotland and to the detriment of the SW region. And yet population wise there is very little difference.
Literally - from where I stand right now - what is not to like about Scottish Independence.
(data from Gov.U.K. - Country and Regional Analysis.)