GERS Week is always a good time to catch Unionists saying mad stuff. But in the midst of a rant last night about (genuinely) how countries aren’t best running their own affairs but having other countries do it for them, the former “Better Together” chief, recent spectacularly failed Labour candidate and current [NOBODY KNOWS] Blair McDougall came out with a real peach.
We’re sure that the USA, Russia and China (to name but three off the top of our heads) will be startled and dismayed to learn that they’re no longer “serious” nations. But possibly not quite as surprised as the government of Denmark will be to learn that they’re in a monetary union with France.
Because to be in a monetary union you have to have the same money (duh).
Rather than having, say, different ones.
Denmark’s monetary policy is still controlled by its own central bank. Since a number of helpful users pointed out the error to him, McDougall has gone almost as quiet as he does when people ask him about the “at least” 18 warships (including 13 Type 26 frigates) he promised would be built at Govan if Scotland voted No in 2014.
(Actually awarded: three Type 26s, plus five smaller OPVs which were in fact ordered in 2009 and would have had to be built on the Clyde no matter how Scotland voted.)
Perhaps he’s busy telling the Danes to shush.
