Sorry to shatter your illusions but please don't rush to trust anything that the government tells you. Dodgy Iraq dossiers, anyone? or, more relevantly, have a look at this article in daily paper, The Independent", http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...nd-518697.html
which shows just how badly treated the electorate were by our UK government 30 years ago. If you care to search there are plenty of other examples over the years, with more coming out every year under the 30-year rule.

As for GERS and other national statistics, the figures reflect where the tax revenue money goes, not where it comes from.

For myself, I work for a German company with a UK HQ in England so my income tax is classed as English. Similarly, their profits from my activities in Scotland are classed as English revenue.

Three final points:
The Edinburgh parliament site, design, architect and contractors were all selected by London Labour before the Scottish Parliament ever sat, never mind had a say. The disgraceful spiralling costs all came from our Scottish block grant that we would have had anyway - English taxpayers never paid a penny piece towards the ever increasing bill. Unlike the Olympics...

If the oil is worth a given figure, do you think it is better to share that 5 million ways or 60 million ways? Similarly, whatever wealth England is sharing with us, will we miss 5/60ths of that more or less than getting an extra 55/60ths of our own money?

Norway established an Oil Fund years ago in which a small fraction of one percent of their oil revenue was set aside. That fund is now worth something over £200bn and generates more revenue annually than their entire oil industry. With 40 or more years to go, Scotland has been pushing to do the same, but Westminster keep pissing the money against the wall on christ knows what.

To borrow a phrase form an ex Scottish Labour leader, "Bring it on!" (independence that is!)