Sure Scotland has many other valuable assets that generate substantial revenue for the UK exchequer, Fisheries, Food, Whisky, Tourism .. to name but a few, but compared to the magnitude of Scotlands oil wealth, they pale into insignificance . The scale of which has been deliberately and systematically hidden from the public by successive UK governments as each in turn has plundered it for personal and political gain.
Used extensively to put a smile on failed policies, to fund imperial dreams, to engage in holy crusades, to bail out a corrupt banking system, to buy a seat at the big table at the UN ... ... ... |