Congratulations to Alistair Darling for holding on to secure a ‘no’ outcome for the better together camp in the face of a fierce battle by Alex Salmond’s troopers.
Economic and political dynamite is the only way to describe the new report by N-56, an admittedly pro-independence think tank, that suggests that the remaining tax revenue from North Sea oil and gas could be £300billion beyond its former upper estimate of £365billion that could be garnered to 2040.
It has been widely reported that in the near future, and possibly even this winter, the UK faces the possibility of blackouts due to electricity shortages.
