Scotland depends on the state increasing. Scotland is poised to become the third most state-dependent country inthe world, with only Cuba and Iraq spending more on public services, according to economic forecasters. At least so Auslan Cramb, Scottish Correspondent, tells us.
By 2012, public spending is expected to rise to 67 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). The communist regime in Cuba spends just over 80 per cent of its GDP on public services, while in Baghdad the figure is 87 per cent.
A report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research claims the Scottish figures are putting an "unfair burden" on English taxpayers and warns that the growing public sector north of the border is unsustainable.
Should Scotland decide to gain independence from the Ex-UK we might be free of socialism. That said I am all in favour of keeping the Union, in fact I am fervent supporter of the Union. But there certainly is a very different way of thinking up north which really does not correspond to English and Welsh ways. They use the Roman/Napoelonic code of law as opposed to English Common Law - any punters care to venture a guess if this has anything to do with their strange love for socialism?
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"But there certainly is a very different way of thinking up north which really does not correspond to English and Welsh ways."
There's certainly a difference between the Scots and English attitude to socialism but the Welsh? The Welsh are every bit as socialist as the Scots.
You reckon, really? What do you base this on? Certainly I seem recall that all the Welsh people I know seem to be fairly cozy towards capitalism or at least take distance from socialism, not necessarily biased towards capitalism but more Laissez Faire approach to life.
I don't think all of Scotland favours socialism but certainly the west still does. It'll take a few more generations before that changes.
Perhaps it stems from the strong communist connections here for many years. Some serving Scottish politicians had connections with them once upon a time.
But Communist connections with whom? The Soviets, the Cubans, the Sandinistas?
What kind of connections? They must be ridiculously strong to be able to force such a fabian agenda.
You do realise that the jocks invented capitalism? Adam Smith and all that.
Define 'jock' - I just did a search and it came up with "an athletic person" which is not what you meant I reckon.
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