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Published Date: 07 November 2009
THANK goodness for Scotland's auditor-general. If Robert Black did not exist we would have to invent him – for in the unreal world of Holyrood, where so many politicians think that they can still spend, spend, spend money they do not have, his report about the looming £3 billion spending shortfall was the glacially cold bath they deserve.
The publication of his report, prepared by Audit Scotland, is a testimony to one of the real achievements of devolution – the creation of such independent scrutiny of public spending in Scotland – something that rarely happened in Westminster.

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  • Last Updated: 06 November 2009 9:27 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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Linda,

Edinburgh 07/11/2009 10:04:38
There are 25 billion barrels of oil and gas remaining in the North Sea. According to experts including Sir Ian Wood in Herald on 6 November 2009 the oil and gas remaining in the North sea is worth over £1500 billions. And even now the UKs oil and gas enhances our economy and balance of payments by £30 billion per annum.
Much more oil and gas remains in deeper waters of the west coast of Shetland and in the Minches. Remember that 90% of oil and gas is in Scottish waters.
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Hugh V McLachlan,

Elderslie 07/11/2009 17:02:40
#1 Linda,

'Remember that 90% of oil and gas is in Scottish waters.'

If things had been different, things would now be different in all sorts of ways. However, given the way things are, there are no Scottish waters and no Scottish oil and gas.

 

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