Rich Norway, poor Scotland?
I have been visiting Norway for the past 9 days and can't help but being impressed by the prosperity and cleanliness of the country. Is this due to all that North Sea oil money? Perhaps, as the SNP would claim, it's because Norway is independent. Then again, Norway is outside the EU and retains control of its fishing industry which seems to be so very important here.
It looks like Scotland is to come into some unexpected cash:
This will give Mr McConnell a budget enjoyed by no other comparable leader in the EU. Scotland’s health spending, as a share of the economy, will be the highest not just in the 25-member European Union, but in the developed world.
No doubt McConnell will waste the cash on typical Labour boondoggles. If he must spend taxpayers' money why not invest in a world-class transport system like Norway's?
posted by David Farrer at 06:00
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