How is this possible?

[d9f1c7]

How can Scotland discriminate against England like this sure there must be an EU rule.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17156978
The law says EU students must be treated as locals. Well England is in the EU is it not? Another example of the "let's rook the English" club the EU has become.

[emmie]

No one said they would play fair, it's one of the reason i despise the whole idiot one size fits all EU.

[Old_Geezer]

Surely someone should take the UK (non-Scotish) case the the European courts ?

[ABerrant]

England is not a member state of the EU - the UK is. If a constituent part of of the UK wishes to treat one of its communities differently from another that is an internal matter, nothing to do with the EU.

[Old_Geezer]

Ah legal loopholes eh? The UK is a member so all citizens in the UK should have the same EU rights as the citizens of other EU members: but they have found a way around that then and can wash their hands of it. Not really surprised.

[webbo3]

How about this? England charges Scottish students double fees thus enabling the English student to get their studies free, the university gets the same money......would that work?


Dave.

[New Judge]

No it wouldn’t because very few Scottish students would shell out £9k a year to study in England when they can do so for free in Scotland.

This situation adequately demonstrates the enormous folly that is devolution. This ridiculous idea, ostensibly introduced to give constituent parts of the country a greater say over its affairs, has thrown up countless injustices, some of which have been mentioned here. There is no more justification for prescriptions to be free in Wales or tuition to be free in Scotland than there is for them to be free in Liverpool or Cornwall. The taxes which pay for these services are gathered nationally (i.e. across the UK) and it is actually easily arguable that a greater proportion of the revenue originates in areas which do not benefit from the “free” services. These should be for the benefit of all UK citizens equally according to their need and not dependent upon where the live.

It was an inevitable consequence of giving second and third tier politicians control over cash to which they had no genuine right. It is suggested by them that they are merely prioritising their funds in a way that best suits their constituents. Yeah, right. So tell me what the Scottish Parliament has decided need not be funded so that they can provide free prescriptions and university tuition.

The parish councils that masquerade as “Parliaments” in the three devolved areas should be dismantled forthwith and a return to a UK-wide fair provision of services restored. Either that or those areas should be granted immediate and full independence. Then they can raise and spend what they like. Without one or other of these remedies the sort of injustices mentioned here will simply become more commonplace.