Impact on Scotland's economy if it breaks away from the UK, LSE report

Wednesday, February 3rd 2021 - 06:42 UTC

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Reuters – The economy of Scotland will suffer a trade shock two to three times more severe than the impact of Brexit if it leaves the United Kingdom, according to an academic study published this Wednesday. Read full article

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Pytangua
“Hanwei Huang, assistant professor at the City University of Hong Kong, one of the authors of the report.” - I wonder if he would say the same about HOng Kong! Or is he a Beijing stooge?
Anyway, the LSE metro view fails to understand that the growing Scottish desire for independence is no just about economics but something that the vacuous globalised London elite who can't see further than their nearest latte, don't even get - national identity.
Feb 03rd, 2021 - 11:08 am - Link - Report abuse -1
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Pugol-H
Beijing would be very pleased if Scotland went independent, being such strong supporters of self-determination of course.

The article is about economic realities, not emotive desires.

You cannot spend or eat a “desire” or an “identity”, you are just free to starve.
Feb 03rd, 2021 - 06:16 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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Freddy Worldwide
For those Scots getting caught up in nationalist fervor, remember the wise words of Benjamin Franklin ‘If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins’. Or, for the Scots who think that the English are holding them back from their rightful utopia, that they would establish with independence, maybe this quote is more appropriate: 'Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.'
Frank Zappa
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