The Barnett Formula

[The Mad Monk]

Could anyone explain the Barnett Formula to me, please?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnett_formula#:~:t...

I have read the wikipedia link, but I don't really understand it. Could you explain it for me, in short, easy to understand, words?

Which nation, if any, does it benefit? Which nation is adversely affected?

[robemcdonald]

When government money is spent on something that only is of benefit to England the rest of the UK get a payout.

The amount they get is calculated using the formula.

[ZedLeg]

Ehm, Wales gets money under the Barnett formula too.

[KingNothing]

It's a bribe. Why I have no idea.

[mcflurry]

Say 1000 people lived in England, 100 in Scotland and 50 in Wales.
If the budget in England went up by £1000 then the Scottish would also get an extra £100 and the Welsh £50 to keep it in line.

The Scottish and Welsh local governments then decide how to allocate their money locally.

[JagLover]

mcflurry said:

Say 1000 people lived in England, 100 in Scotland and 50 in Wales.
If the budget in England went up by £1000 then the Scottish would also get an extra £100 and the Welsh £50 to keep it in line.

The Scottish and Welsh local governments then decide how to allocate their money locally.

In those circumstances the amount in Scotland would go up by £120.

[Gecko1978]

Scotland get a little more per head essentially because it costs more to provide like for like benefits in Scotland that is to say providing healthcare in orkney costs a bit more than in Wolverhampton

[deadslow]

KingNothing said:

It's a bribe. Why I have no idea.

that's easy. Without it, the Scots will head off to pursue their egalitarian Scandi republic in Europe.

[glazbagun]

Gecko1978 said:

Scotland get a little more per head essentially because it costs more to provide like for like benefits in Scotland that is to say providing healthcare in orkney costs a bit more than in Wolverhampton

Is also what Devolution is supposed to improve, when the parliament is actually focussed on its job and not grandstanding.

[Roderick Spode]

deadslow said:

KingNothing said:

It's a bribe. Why I have no idea.

that's easy. Without it, the Scots would be completely broke.

FTFY

[Rivenink]

deadslow said:

KingNothing said:

It's a bribe. Why I have no idea.

that's easy. Without it, the Scots will head off to pursue their egalitarian Scandi republic in Europe.

And take most of the North Sea Gas/Oil fields with them.

[dingg]

Rivenink said:

And take most of the North Sea Gas/Oil fields with them.

They can have them back when they are drained empty....

Then we can build a wall, again :-)

[General Price]

Rivenink said:

deadslow said:

KingNothing said:

It's a bribe. Why I have no idea.

that's easy. Without it, the Scots will head off to pursue their egalitarian Scandi republic in Europe.

And take most of the North Sea Gas/Oil fields with them.

The lunatics in charge of Scotland don't want the oil and gas and I'm pretty sure the EU has got enough lead weight countries.

[SmoothCriminal]

A way to screw the English and then rub their faces in it.

[ZedLeg]

It's a wonder the English worked so hard to keep us around based on these comments

[General Price]

ZedLeg said:

It's a wonder the English worked so hard to keep us around based on these comments

Don't think the English had any say in it.The vote was only in Scotland and they voted to stay.

I thought everyone knew that.

[ZedLeg]

General Price said:

ZedLeg said:

It's a wonder the English worked so hard to keep us around based on these comments

Don't think the English had any say in it.The vote was only in Scotland and they voted to stay.

I thought everyone knew that.

Oh aye, I remember no English politician or celebrity said anything about it at all.

[glazbagun]

Roderick Spode said:

deadslow said:

KingNothing said:

It's a bribe. Why I have no idea.

that's easy. Without it, the Scots would be completely broke.

FTFY

Third highest tax revenue per head behind London & the South East. Scotland brings in plenty of tax, despite the total incompetence of the Scottish Executive.

[wiggy001]

ZedLeg said:

General Price said:

ZedLeg said:

It's a wonder the English worked so hard to keep us around based on these comments

Don't think the English had any say in it.The vote was only in Scotland and they voted to stay.

I thought everyone knew that.

Oh aye, I remember no English politician or celebrity said anything about it at all.

If the English had had a vote in the referendum Scotland would be independent by now.

[98elise]

wiggy001 said:

ZedLeg said:

General Price said:

ZedLeg said:

It's a wonder the English worked so hard to keep us around based on these comments

Don't think the English had any say in it.The vote was only in Scotland and they voted to stay.

I thought everyone knew that.

Oh aye, I remember no English politician or celebrity said anything about it at all.

If the English had had a vote in the referendum Scotland would be independent by now.

Agreed.