Does England subsidize Scotland?

As someone who wasn't Mark Twain once observed, there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. As you note, there are a myriad articles asserting that England subsidizes Scotland, all of them heavily supported by statistics. read more

" You cannot effectively measure the extent to which England economically supports Scotland (or vice versa) when there are not separate English and Scottish economies. read more

UK subsidy to Scotland soars after oil price slump 331 comments SCOTLAND has suffered an “economic shock” as a result of collapsing oil prices, Nicola Sturgeon has admitted, as new figures showed the country’s record reliance on UK subsidy. read more

Identifiable spending per capita in Scotland is a bit higher than in Wales, London and north-eastern England, quite a bit lower than in Northern Ireland, and much higher than in southern and eastern England. read more