Why does God's Own Republic Of Yorkshire produce so many Medal Winners?

[BA to the Stars]

Hasn't Scotland delivered the most medals?

Possibly but the snot goblin would sell all the gold

[gingerjedi]

If 'pitch fork dueling' and 'welly wanging' were recognised Olympic events Somerset would be imperious.

[MarillionFan]

If 'pitch fork dueling' and 'welly wanging' were recognised Olympic events Somerset would be imperious.

If they had six fingered pencil spinning dexterity then Devon would win Gold with Shaunbhoy.

[Ignis Fatuus]

KUATB

[MarillionFan]

KUATB

The Answer is, more money is pumped into Scotland on a per capita basis than anywhere else in the United Kingdom.

Free bloody prescriptions and university education FFS!

[Ignis Fatuus]

If Yorkshire were a country it would be tenth in the medal table with five golds, the same as Germany and ahead of Holland. No doubt SAS would explain it as Yorkshire folk having better genes.

Discuss e' by eck

I blame Thatcher shutting down the coalmines.

BTW Edinburgh has more golds than Germany

[BA to the Stars]

BTW Edinburgh has more golds than Germany

Don't say it too loudly or Edinburgh will have to bail out Greece

[Ignis Fatuus]

The Answer is, more money is pumped into Scotland on a per capita basis than anywhere else in the United Kingdom.

Free bloody prescriptions and university education FFS!

Some day I'll give up replying to that one, but here goes one more time:

Before devolution:
Taxes collected by London.
Public expenditure disbursed by London.
No special movement of funds necessary.

After devolution:
Taxes still collected by London.
Public expenditure largely disbursed by Edinburgh.
Obviously therefore, movement of funds from London to Edinburgh needed.
That's Scottish tax money going off for a trip to London, before coming back again.


Scots get free prescriptions and university education because the Scottish government has decided these are good things to spend their money on - not because they spend English money on them.

Oh BTW, there's a good way to lay all those arguments to rest, and I'll be voting for it in the referendum.

[BA to the Stars]

Some day I'll give up replying to that one, but here goes one more time:

Before devolution:
Taxes collected by London.
Public expenditure disbursed by London.
No special movement of funds necessary.

After devolution:
Taxes still collected by London.
Public expenditure largely disbursed by Edinburgh.
Obviously therefore, movement of funds from London to Edinburgh needed.
That's Scottish tax money going off for a trip to London, before coming back again.


Scots get free prescriptions and university education because the Scottish government has decided these are good things to spend their money on - not because they spend English money on them.

Oh BTW, there's a good way to lay all those arguments to rest, and I'll be voting for it in the referendum.

And that is why Yorkshire produces so many medal winners

[gingerjedi]

Scots get free prescriptions and university education because the Scottish government has decided these are good things to spend their money on - not because they spend English money on them.

Does that leave them short so they have to come cap in hand back to London to pay for other stuff?

The rest of the UK does so I can't see Scotland being any different.