Professor John Robertson OBA
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is all over ‘Scottish’ media today with promises of ‘billions‘ to be invested in the Scottish economy via increased defence spending.
Leaving aside the fact that much of the spending will be on new hunter-killer submarines built in Cumbria, the reporting fails to mention this key fact:
From Grok AI:
Scotland’s share of UK defense spending is approximately 3.7% to 3.9% based on recent data. In 2021/22, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) spent £2.01 billion in Scotland out of a total UK defense expenditure of £53.9 billion in 2023/24. This equates to roughly 3.7% (£2.01 billion ÷ £53.9 billion). Another source from 2024 indicates £2.09 billion was spent in Scotland, which, against a projected UK defense budget of £56.9 billion for 2024/25, suggests a share of about 3.7% (£2.09 billion ÷ £56.9 billion). However, a 2023 source estimates Scotland’s share at around 4% of total UK defense expenditure, though this is not fully aligned with population share (Scotland’s population is ~8.1% of the UK’s). The variation in figures reflects differences in reporting years and spending definitions.
So, 8.1% of the population but only 3.9% of the defence spending, less than half what we should get for the revenue we send to the Treasury?
Only £2bn currently spent and this 0.3% increase in that will mean billions spent in Scotland? We’re talking peanuts aren’t we?
Sources:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8175/
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
You know what they say.
The best form of defense is offense.
I find the union to be an offensive “partnership” (Is it in fact, partnersh*t?)
Time for independence .
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Fact-checked? Verification? Honest journalism?
Not Scotland and certainly not its colonial politicians and mejah!
gavinochiltree.
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