Thanks to the threat of independence, Scots have – in the words of Harold Macmillan – ‘never had it so good’. Scotland’s current position within the United Kingdom, in which it can hand out many social benefits to its citizens without actually paying for them strongly encourages fiscal profligacy. And why not? Who would argue against greater NHS spending, free prescriptions, or free higher education when the cost will be shared with our English neighbours?
The effective scrapping of the Universal Credit two-child limit in Scotland is the latest example that shows how the current situation benefits the country.
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