«On the other hand, the financial crisis showed that when push comes to shove, it is the national state that first creates a reference framework, not the EU. Incidentally, the Royal Bank of Scotland benefited from British support. That leaves the issue of money that allegedly, quite unacceptably, pours from Scotland into London. That’s what it all seems to be about in Scotland, Catalonia and Flanders: a relatively prosperous region wants to keep its riches instead of letting a central government distribute the gains to everyone else.»
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 16:32:31 +0000