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The problem with looking at "average wages by region" is that it tells you almost nothing. For instance the South East does indeed have the highest average, or "mean" wage in the country, but that is skewed by the numbers of extremely high earners which pushes up the average and is no indicator of what the "ordinary" worker earns. Equally, in a high unemployment area like the North East or Scotland, the non earners pull down the average or "mean" and again is no indicator of what the "ordinary" worker earns. Far better to look at the "Median" wage, the wage that is in the middles or the "Mode" wage, the one that occurs most often.
This still shows the South East wage to be higher than the North East and Scotland, but the difference is much less. When you factor in the South East cost of living, I would rather live in Scotland or the North East on a mode or median wage than the South East any day.
Although getting slightly away from the point...this is actually an excellent post and factually correct, as well as being a decent example of the difference between "mean, median and mode" which the newspapers tend to mould to their advantage to distort the facts and stats
I agree entirely Kayos
Originally posted by spongebob
But the higher cost of living down south gives an on par similarity. Work abroad and earn a tax free wage ....... ya never heard that from me mind Liam lol
Tax free argg! my ears!
So how did the vote go Kayos, did you wear your kilt to the polling station whilst drinking your irn bru?
Although getting slightly away from the point...this is actually an excellent post and factually correct, as well as being a decent example of the difference between "mean, median and mode" which the newspapers tend to mould to their advantage to distort the facts and stats
I agree entirely Kayos
Tax free argg! my ears!
So how did the vote go Kayos, did you wear your kilt to the polling station whilst drinking your irn bru?
It was incredibly busy, took me 45 mins just to get into the station! I'm afraid I don't own a kilt(don't have the legs for it!). The Irn Bru and Caramel logs kept me going while I waited, plus a fag of course. I suppose I better go back to work soon.
Mark since you started this thread I've been paying abit more interest in this
Salmond fella, my opinion is he's an absolute nutter who wants to become king of Scotland.the Scotsmen in the oil industry couldn't stand us English up in Aberdeen saying we were stealing there jobs,the problem was half of the scots offshore were fishermen and farmers that's why salmond can't stand Westminster.
problem is salmon will get the jocks voting with their hearts and not their nappers, I'll wager most of the ones that go for the yes vote will be secretly relieved if the no vote gets it.
problem is salmon will get the jocks voting with their hearts and not their nappers, I'll wager most of the ones that go for the yes vote will be secretly relieved if the no vote gets it.
Interesting Gordon, do tell why it would be intellectually unsound to vote yes?
Mark since you started this thread I've been paying abit more interest in this
Salmond fella, my opinion is he's an absolute nutter who wants to become king of Scotland.the Scotsmen in the oil industry couldn't stand us English up in Aberdeen saying we were stealing there jobs,the problem was half of the scots offshore were fishermen and farmers that's why salmond can't stand Westminster.
Haha, well maybe not King of Sctland! The irony is mate, if we do become independent, Labour will form the next government, so Alex is doing his bit for his country, knowing he and his party will not govern it. So maybe he is a nutter, but not for the reasons you think.
Haha, well maybe not King of Sctland! The irony is mate, if we do become independent, Labour will form the next government, so Alex is doing his bit for his country, knowing he and his party will not govern it. So maybe he is a nutter, but not for the reasons you think.
As I said for his country,he reminds me of Arthur scargill
financial mate, such a small insignificant gdp meaning Scotland will fall into the abyss, plus we'll not have anywhere to park wor subs up
Really Gordon, the facts do not back up that statement. Countless neutral studies have Scotland at between 8th and 14th on the list of wealthiest countries, with the UK(inc Scotland) stubbornly down at 18th to 19th. When we win independence, our GDP will be taken out the equation and the remaining rump of the UK will drop even further.
Really Gordon, the facts do not back up that statement. Countless neutral studies have Scotland at between 8th and 14th on the list of wealthiest countries, with the UK(inc Scotland) stubbornly down at 18th to 19th. When we win independence, our GDP will be taken out the equation and the remaing UK will drop further.
ok, good luck but don't come knocking on wor door when you's are skint
If i lived and was scotish i would vote yes as the english govermet are corupt more so the tories full of pedofiles and they cant lie straight in bed we should all have a refferendum people in the north are **** on time after time people who live in scotland dont pay for prescriptions dont pay tuition fees for there kids to go to college and the tories are going to sell parts of the nhs of to some american firm so soon u will have to have insurance to go to hospitals ect unless your an imagrant
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