England didn't decide anything you numpty, those funds went onto services across the UK. Since only England gets less then what they pay in, the rest of the UK should get most of the debt proportionally.
HS2, the RNs aircraft carriers and nuclear deterrents, crosslink, those are all big UK government borrowings that go on the notional debt for all countries even if the spending happens in England.
The Barnett formula means that Scotland has been getting 20% more per head for decades. That's a deficit that's funded by debt. Why should England pay for that debt?
there's no way Scotland will walk away from the union without debt.
Except for over 25 years England has been using Public Private Partnerships to fund schools, infrastructure, healthcare and the Barnett formula only counts the Public part so Scottish public spending has been cut in real terms since Blair.
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u/TKarlsMarxx Sep 15 '26
England didn't decide anything you numpty, those funds went onto services across the UK. Since only England gets less then what they pay in, the rest of the UK should get most of the debt proportionally.
It'll happen whether you like it or not.