Sir, A nice simple way to understand Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS).
Imagine the scenario: there’s a hard-working, decent, diligent teenager living at home with is parents.
He takes home £300 per week and his dad takes all his wages from him and hands back £50 a week, which is barely enough to cover his travel to work and food. The other £250, his dad squanders on stupid vain ideas.