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Scotland is rich in
resources like Whisky, Renewables, Tourism, Financial Services, Food and
Drink, Fishing, IT. Farming, Manufacturing, Creative Industries,
Construction, Global Transport, Engineering, Medical Research, Oil and
Gas.
Scotland represents just
8.3% of the UK population. Remember that number 8.3%
We have the following
share of UK resources -
32% Land area
61% Sea area
90% Surface fresh water
65% North Sea natural gas production
96.5% North Sea crude oil production
47% Open cast coal production
81% Coal reserves at sites not yet in production
62% Timber production (green tonnes)
46% Total forest area (hectares)
92% Hydro electric production
40% Wind, wave, solar production
60% Fish Landings (total by Scottish vessels)
55% Fish Landings (total from Scottish waters)
30% Beef herd (breeding stock)
20% Sheep herd (breeding flock)
9% Dairy herd
10% Pig herd
15% Cereal holdings (hectares)
20% potato holdings (hectares)
All with 8.3% of the
population!
We also have a...
17 billion pound
construction industry
13 billion food and drink industry
10 billion business services industry
9.3 billion chemical services industry
A 9.3 billion tourism industry
7 billion financial services industry
5 billion aeroservice industry
4.5 billion pound whisky exports industry
3.1 billion pound life sciences industry
Scotland still has 350
million pounds worth of textile exports
Gold-- one working mine
in production last month. Second mine or gold field, found by Aberdeen
University, This field has been extended to 200 square miles in
Aberdeenshire
There are very few
countries in the WORLD that rival Scotland's resources per head.
So the question should
be, knowing some Countries survive on Tourism alone, why is Scotland
doing so badly under Westminster Rule?
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/scottish-independence-poll-falls-latest-25024009
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