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Originally Posted by ToffeeGuy
Scotland isn't quite the land of english tax payer funded milk and honey:-
- Scotland has the lowest life expectancy at birth within Britain. Male life expectancy is 2.4 years lower than the UK average and female life expectancy is 1.9 years lower.
- Scotland's drink problem is significantly worse than the rest of the UK. (source: Scottish Government website)
- Cancer survival rates for people in Scotland are among the worst in Europe(Source: BBC website)
Not a record to be proud of. No doubt some of the more well off students could afford fees and this money could be put into health.
The east end of Glasgow is more like eastern europe 30 years ago.
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...and the west end of Glasgow, where I lived for four years, is a fabulous place.
No one forces the Buckfast down anyone's neck, or forces people to eat fried Mars bars, or get injected with smack.
Choices.
Though long, dark winters, and a ginger temperament, makes it hard for many Scots to make the correct, informed choice.
Och aye the noo.