Steve Lewis wrote:
International law states that if a country splits, then in the
absence of any other mutual agreement the national debt is split
according to population size.

I have to ask what international law states this? A sure and simple
answer stands in stark contrast to much of the legal opinion before the
referendum last year which boiled down to "it'd all be for negotiation".
See eg
http://blogs.channel4.com/factcheck/...-uk-debt/13362

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Robin
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