The UK has either the third or fourth largest economy in Europe. Larger
than most other economies in the world. Their leaving the EU would be
like California or Texas leaving the U.S. Unless their governments
screw things up they wouldn't suffer all that much.
Scotland leaving the the UK?
Economically Scotland gets more from being in the UK than the UK gets
from Scotland. The Scots won't actually leave unless they can get
control of a good portion of the revenue from the North Sea oil
reserves, and the dirty secret is they wouldn't.
Of course the British Government doesn't get much for Britain from the
North Sea, compared to Norway, but even more reason for not giving part
of it to a breakaway Scotland.
On 8/22/2019 10:52 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote:
Am 22.08.19 um 16:01 schrieb John:
I don't think "thrive" is the right word.
...and if they do in Iceland it's only because half the population of a
mere 60,000 make their living directly or indirectly from a large US air
base. Not easy to replicate in the U.K.
Ralf
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