On Friday, December 19, 2014 11:00:25 PM UTC+13, DVH wrote:   
   > In parliament yesterday, showing that thoughts of independence are    
   > quickly forgotten when hard times arrive.   
   >    
   > I'm reminded of the defiantly independent teenager who comes trudging    
   > home to the parents when he's run out of money.   
   >    
   > "John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab): The Minister will be aware    
   > that the price of oil has come down, which means that there will be a    
   > lack of investment in the North sea either side of the Shetland islands    
   > and into the Atlantic as well. What will the Government do about the    
   > jobs shortages that are starting to come through the system, and how we    
   > will maintain the reduced prices for customers?"   
   The YES campaign proceeded continuously on the point that Scotland was not   
   dependent on oil revenues. It's economy o na per capita basis without oil   
   revenues matches the UK's and is better than all regions except the South East   
   The only people saying we    
   rely on oil were in Better Together and it is rather dispiriting that some   
   people believe the myth that it is   
      
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