And, should a sensible solution to Sterling be reached, Scotland will start off with a proportional share of that debt, some £104bn and rising. The tories are committed to running a surplus in the next parliament and Salmond is committed to giving parents £5k for childcare, pensioners more than £100 extra per week, reversing the bedroom subsidy legislation AND cutting taxes? How will Scotland's deficit be brought under control?
Well, according to the SNP, they aim to run a surplus in 20 years, by increasing migration to Scotland by 30,000 people every year. That's equivalent to a city like Glasgow getting built.
The Irish are indebted to the tune of €20,000 per person due to the bail-out. Scotland would've been in a similar, if not worse situation should a similar crisis occur in the future. (Though I was reading that Ireland has paid back 30% of it's bail-out)
You can drive a bus through the SNP's fiscal plans, worryingly considering Salmond is an economist to trade.