And they have the best bankers! Far from ignoring the fact that their subsidy is greater than other parts of the Kingdom, what did Fred the Shred ever do for us? Yea yea, gave us the recession. And Scotland wanted to keep the pound! Of course they did, perturbations in their economy would be buffered by the larger partner's inertia. Without the control from the major contributor. And there is nothing more volatile than oil (figuratively speaking).
As one local wag put is on the rear of his Van It's not a recession, its a robbery!
At the end of the day Alec Salmond is a politician. Need I say more?