....and free prescriptions etc. etc.
Scotland cannot leave the Union and join the EU. Even if they did the austerity budget the EU would demand would make current austerity measures look like extravagance.
Scotland has a £15 billion deficit that represents 9.5% of GDP. That is worse than Greece. The EU demands a maximum deficit of 3% of GDP for applications for membership.
Scotland's Budget Deficit The Largest In Europe - Couldn't Join The EU If It Wanted To
Four years ago, Scotland’s share of oil revenues topped £11 billion. Even in 2014-15, its share of North Sea tax receipts was £1.8 billion. The latest figures revealed that, by 2015-16, oil revenues had slumped to £60 million — a drop of 97 per cent in a year. ... Forbes