Oct 11 • News & Analysis
Scotland vs England: The Propaganda They Don’t Want You to Check
You’ve probably heard these lines a hundred times:
“Scotland has higher unemployment.”
“Scotland depends on benefits.”
“Scotland couldn’t survive on its own.”
It’s all designed to make Scotland sound incapable, as if we’re lucky to be managed.
But let’s strip away the spin and look at the actual facts.
🔍 The propaganda trick
When Westminster media talks about “Scotland’s economy,” they:
1. Use UK-wide averages then pretend they’re Scottish stats.
2. Ignore population size, so bigger English numbers look “normal” while smaller Scottish ones look “failing.”
3. Cherry-pick bad quarters or specific measures to fit their story.
4. Pretend devolution means full control, when Westminster still sets the main economic levers like tax, monetary policy, and welfare rules.
It’s not analysis, it’s a confidence game.
Make people believe they’re weaker, and they’ll never ask for more power.
✅ The real numbers (2024–2025)
In Scotland, the population is around 5.5 million, with an employment rate of roughly 75% and an unemployment rate of 3.6%.
In England, the population is around 56 million, with an employment rate of around 74.9% and an unemployment rate of 4.4%.
📊 Those percentages actually mean:
• In Scotland, 3.6% of 5.5 million people is around 198,000 unemployed.
• In England, 4.4% of 56 million people is around 2,464,000 unemployed.
So while England has a higher unemployment rate and over twelve times more people out of work, Scotland - with less control over its own economy - is performing better proportionally.
WAY BETTER!
Yet somehow, the story we’re told is that Scotland is the problem.
Remember: This isn’t actually Scotland vs England, it’s Scotland vs Westminster.
🏴 What this really shows
Scotland isn’t failing - it’s functioning despite limited powers.
We’re managing a smaller economy, fewer tools, and still keeping employment higher.
That’s not dependence. That’s resilience.
Next time someone says “Scotland can’t manage itself,” ask them:
“Then why are our numbers better?”
Because the truth is simple:
📉 3.6% of 5.5 million ≠ 4.4% of 56 million.
You don’t need to be an economist or mathematician to see Scotland’s is not the weak link - it’s the proof of what self-government can do!
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