Britain pledges state funding to Scotland ahead of independence

The deathbed vote-bribes and pig in a poke routines are further evidence of Westminster meltdown. Remember Clegg's 'pledge' (pictured)

Britain pledges state funding to Scotland ahead of independence vote | Reuters
(Reuters) - Britain promised to guarantee Scotland's high levels of state funding, granting Scots control over healthcare spending in a last-ditch attempt to shore up support for the United Kingdom before Thursday's vote on independence.
With polls showing the decision on the fate of the United Kingdom is too close to call, welfare spending and the future of Britain's revered National Health System have formed a central part of nationalist Alex Salmond's case for secession.