Scotland the putting a brave face on it, but regardless of whose spectacles you use it is clear from a Westminster report launched today that the SE of England is the ONLY area in the so called "UK" to have recovered from the Thatcherite induced depression of the early 1990's.

No wonder Blair courts these new 'Labour' voters so carefully and forgets that it is the deluded Scottish masses who always puts his moronic party into power.

18 out of the bottom 20 unemployment black spots are in Scotland.

Worlds 7th highest GDP for the Scots , and yet fewer jobs and 60,000 children living in poverty. How does this happen. When you are stupid enough to believe London is NOT taxing you to death , thats how....