Well, yes I agree ... but what there is still needs to be serviced, especially with the terrible weather conditions. With a population of 5.2 million, and God knows how many of those are tax payers, they will be going some. I know there's the "oil" which they all go on about but how much actual revenue I wonder does that bring, and what happens when production diminishes

Most of the Scottish are in the UK anyway, in the country they love so much

Before they joined the union with England just over 300 years ago they didn't have a penny to scratch their backsides and absolutely no industry at all.

Joining England immediately gave them access to all English markets and Colonies Worldwide and everything they have today came as a result of that access being granted.

Yeah but what did the Romans ever do for them?

In total, it is probably almost impossible to quantify how many Scots there are in England but of the people currently living in England who were born in Scotland, the figure for 2001 was just under 800,000.

Making allowances for Spouses and children in England now they could make up close on 40% of the population of Scotland.

Jim

They donated an Eagle to them and slaughtered them on sight. But that didn't work so after a couple of tries the Romans gave up and retired behind Hadrians Wall.

Jim

As you say, loads are living outside of Scotland, plus the unemployed, not sure where all the money is coming from. We pumped over £40 billion into RBS alone, that would have been down the swanee without that money and all the jobs with it. The military is a big employer north of the border, the RAF stations, Faslane etc, that would leave a huge void if they moved out.

And what of the Scots regiments ,disbanded? And what of the Scots serving in the "English" army to be?

If it happens I hope they build a toll booth at Gretna and charge the porridge wogs a tenner a head to visit England

If only that little myth was true eh?

I don't think the 9th Legion "donated" the eagle, but then there is no real historical on how they "lost" it, not even a joyful song from the Scots.

Now thats a good story to send Tony Robinson out to investigate, we would never get him back

Come on there must be one true Scotsman out there willing to put these Sassenach's on here in their place.
Where's Sean Connery when you need him.

Oh yeah,
The Bahamas.
A wee island just off the west coast of Scotland.

Like Manchester United supporters ....... a huge majority of them are not at "home"

Hmmm and Not one mention of Iran and how things are shaping lately???

So don't keep us all in suspense, get it off your chest.

It's Black Friday today by the way, somethings bound to happen.

Oh yes, there it is now, the Euro is tumbling, France is to be downgraded with a few others as yet unnamed to follow.
I'll be surprised if Italy and Spain aren't on the black list.

and on a minor scale we could be going to war with Iran if thety close off the Straits of hormuz.... ahh well, sh!t happens

With a bit luck Israel will do the dirty deed before it's to late for them and we can take a back seat for once,

.... but there again that's just not in our nature is it,...maybe we'll have to join Uncle Sam again and catch a little piece of the action ?