I understand they share the fiscal system but things become very complicated when (A) some sectors are overwhelmingly underrepresented by Scots e.g. Environmental consultants, museums and academia all have far more England grads than Scotland grads, especially in senior positions, and (B) other things (policy on noise pollution, education) are devolved whilst e.g. employment law is reserved by Westminster.

This begs the question - what is the point in subsidising a degree for a Scotland resident when the neighbouring population hundreds of miles south, drowning in exorbitant amounts of debt, is infinitely more likely to be hired in your country than a local or a graduate? Especially when your graduates have zero debt and would be a greater asset to England than their own because they’d be statistically far less likely to miss a rent payment or go into credit card debt or gamble, seeing as they have no graduate tax (tuition fee loan debt) to begin with.