UK's problem is for every £100 spent how much of it actually remains in the UK?
Our money is being slowly funneled abroad when that happens you don't really notice the effects until many years after or decades.
We like Swedish furniture made in china. We like Korean electronics made in china. We like German cars made in Germany.
What does the UK actually have?
Dyson has moved to Singapore.
We have maybe rolls Royce, Aston Martin, whisky distilleries and that's about it that is a global leader or brand name.
Ask anyone in Canada, America , Germany or anywhere what British products or services they would buy and I'm betting those three are about it.
So if for every £100 spent by UK citizens only £25 is retained within the UK and it's likely lower. Then it's only a matter of time this country is on its knees.
I give it 15 years max and there will either be riots or a nanny state ruled by the elite.
I didn't realise Spotify was Scandinavian until yesterday. How is the UK so lacking even in the digital age? They can't even get a world class service of some sort that people want to use?
Scotland will be fine. We have oil, wind power, golf courses, whisky, shortbread, tartan, porridge, irn bru. We don't need much as our population is only 5 million.
Problem with England is growing population and money flooding out of it.