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The per capita GVA of Scotland is greater than any part of England
(including Yorkshire) except for London and the South-East.

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So how would you apportion the national debt if Scotland became independent?
On a per capita basis, on a per head basis or based on a geographical % of
the UK?

Ian

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.

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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On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 09:05:20PM +0100, ian wrote:

So how would you apportion the national debt if Scotland became independent?
On a per capita basis, on a per head basis ...

Those are the same thing!

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wrote, and attacking that misinterpretation.

David Cantrell wrote:
On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 09:05:20PM +0100, ian wrote:

So how would you apportion the national debt if Scotland became
independent? On a per capita basis, on a per head basis ...

Those are the same thing!

Not necessarily. A Latin master told us that "per capita" was to be
preferred to "per head" as it avoided arguments as to whether a man
should count the same as 2 women

In his (my?) defence, it was (a) a boys only school and (b) 50 years
ago.
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