The wealth gap

ONE of the big problems the No campaign has in Scotland is David Cameron taking periodic trips there. Whenever he graces the North, like he did last week, he brings with him a whole lot of baggage from being a Tory anyway. He is presiding over a country that has seen the wealth gap grow between the richest in Kensington and Chelsea and the poorest in Drumchapel in Glasgow or Blaenau Gwent. Also under New Labour the gap between rich and poor grew more than under any other socialist government. London has so ill-served Scotland — like Wales — that it is a wonder it’s economically viable at all. The London government will miss North Sea oil as they won’t be able to borrow against it or keep their good credit rating. Labour would lose a large number of MPs, so forming a government would be impossible. All three English parties would lose a large chunk of income, as Scotland would be classed as a foreign donor. So staying together suits the London parties for different reasons but not the people of Scotland.