英國(guó)首相卡梅倫深情演講挽留蘇格蘭

1、lets stick together.( david cameron) 英國(guó)首相卡梅倫深情演講挽留蘇格蘭 thank you,i want thank you for that speech,i want thank you for the passion that you have shown in this whole campaign, i want thank you for the leadership you give to the conservative to the scotland, but the ? i want thank you for the such clea

2、r message you have given about how we are better together, you have been absolutely? in this campaign, thank you !we meet in a week that could change the united kingdom forever. indeed, it could end the united kingdom as we know it. on thursday, scotland votes, and the future of our country is at st

3、ake. on friday, people could be living in a different country, with a different place in the world and a different future ahead of it.this is a decision that could break up our family of nations, and rip scotland from the rest of the uk. and we must be very clear. theres no going back from this. no

4、re-run. this is a once-and-for-all decision. if scotland votes yes, the uk will split, and we will go our separate ways forever. when people vote on thursday they are not just voting for themselves, but for their children and grandchildren and the generations beyond. so i want to speak directly to t

5、he people of this country today about what is at stake.i speak for millions of people across england, wales and northern ireland and many in scotland, too who would be utterly heart-broken by the break-up of the united kingdom. utterly heart-broken to wake up on friday morning to the end of the coun

6、try we love to know that scots would no longer join with the english, welsh and northern irish in our army, navy and air force. in our uk-wide celebrations and commemorations, in uk sporting teams from the olympics to the british lions. the united kingdom would be no more. no uk pensions, no uk pass

7、ports, no uk pound. the greatest example of democracy the world has ever known, of openness of people of different nationalities and faiths coming together as one, would be no more. it would be the end of a country that launched the enlightenment, that abolished slavery that drove the industrial rev

8、olution, that defeated fascism.the end of a country that people around the world respect and admire the end of a country that all of us call home.and we built this home together. its only become great britain because of the greatness of scotland. because of the thinkers, writers, artists, leaders, s

9、oldiers, inventors who have made this country what it is. its alexander fleming and david hume; j.k. rowling and andy murray and all the millions of people who have played their part in this extraordinary success story. the scots who led the charge on pensions and the nhs and on social justice.we di

10、d all this together. for the people of scotland to walk away now would be like painstakingly building a home and then walking out the door and throwing away the keys. so i would say to everyone voting on thursday, please remember. this isnt just any old country. this is the united kingdom. this is o

11、ur country. and you know what makes us truly great?its not our economic might or military prowess its our values. british values. fairness. freedom. justice. the values that say wherever you are, whoever you are, your life has dignity and worth. the values that say we dont walk on by when people are

12、 sick that we dont ask for your credit card in the hospital that we dont turn our backs when you get old and frail. that we dont turn a blind eye or a cold heart to people around the world who are desperate and crying out for help.this is what britain means. this is what makes us the greatest countr

13、y on earth. and its why millions of us could not bear to see that country ending for good, for ever on friday. now i know that there are many people across scotland who are planning to vote yes. i understand why this might sound appealing. its the promise of something different. i also know that the

14、 people who are running the yes campaign are painting a picture of a scotland that is better in every way, and they can be good at painting that picture. but when something looks too good to be true thats usually because it is. and it is my duty to be clear about the likely consequences of a yes vot

15、e.independence would not be a trial separation. it would be a painful divorce. and as prime minister i have to tell you what that would mean. it would mean we no longer share the same currency. it would mean the armed forces we have built up together over centuries being split up forever. it would m

16、ean our pension funds sliced up at some cost. it would mean the borders we have would become international and may no longer be so easily crossed. it would mean the automatic support that you currently get from british embassies when youre travelling around the world would come to an end. it would m

17、ean over half of scottish mortgages suddenly, from one day to the next, being provided by banks in a foreign country.it would mean that interest rates in scotland are no longer set by the bank of england with the stability and security that promises. it would mean - for any banks that remain in scot

18、land if they ever got in trouble it would be scottish taxpayers and scottish taxpayers alone that would bear the costs. it would mean that we no longer pool resources across the whole of the uk to pay for institutions like the nhs or our welfare system.this is not guesswork. there are no question ma

19、rks, no maybe this or maybe that.the nationalists want to break up uk funding on pensions, the uk funding of healthcare, the uk funding and comprehensive protection on national security.these are the facts. this is what would happen. an end to the things we share together.and the people of scotland

20、must know these facts before they make this once-and-for-all decision. to warn of the consequences is not to scare-monger, it is like warning a friend about a decision they might take that will affect the rest of their lives and the lives of their children. i say all this because i dont want the peo

21、ple of scotland to be sold a dream that disappears.now i know that some people say: weve heard about the risks and the uncertainties. but we still want change.look. the united kingdom is not a perfect country - no country is. of course we must constantly change and improve peoples lives.no-one is co

22、ntent while there are still children living in poverty.no-one is content while there are people struggling, and young people not reaching their potential.yes, every political party is different. but we are all of us conservatives, labour, lib dems, nationalists on a constant mission to change our co

23、untry for the better.the question is: how do you get that change?for me its simple. you dont get the change you want by ripping your country apart.you dont get change by undermining your economy and damaging your businesses and diminishing your place in the world.but you can get real, concrete chang

24、e on thursday: if you vote no.*business as usual is not on the ballot paper. the status quo is gone. this campaign has swept it away.there is no going back to the way things were. a vote for no means real change.and we have spelled that change out in practical terms, with a plan and a process.if we

25、get a no vote on thursday, that will trigger a major, unprecedented programme of devolution with additional powers for the scottish parliament.major new powers over tax, spending and welfare services. we have agreed a timetable for that stronger scottish parliament: a time-table to bring in the new

26、powers that will go ahead if there is a no vote a white paper by november, put into draft legislation by january.this is a timetable that is now agreed by all the main political parties and set in stone and i am prepared to work with all the main parties to deliver this during 2015.so a no vote actu

27、ally means faster, fairer, safer and better change.and this is a vital point: scotland is not an observer in the affairs of this country.scotland is shaping and changing the united kingdom for the better more so today than at any point in the last three hundred years and will continue to help shape

28、the constitution of our country.and scottish people can enjoy the additional powers its parliament gives without losing the uk pension, the uk pound or the uk passport.real change is scotlands for the taking.the power to set your own course and make your own decisions, with the security of being in

29、the uk, without the risks of going it alone.its the best of both worlds. scotlands identity is already strong, strong scottish culture, strong scottish arts, a strong church of scotland, and in the last 15 years you have built a strong scottish parliament, not a fleeting institution but a permanent

30、one.so the vote on thursday is not about whether scotland is a nation. scotland is a proud, strong, successful nation. the vote on thursday is about two competing visions for scotlands future.the nationalists vision of narrowing down, going it alone, breaking all ties with the uk.or the patriotic vi

31、sion of a strong scottish nation allied to the rest of the united kingdom with its own stronger scottish parliament at its heart and with the benefits of working together in the uk on jobs, pensions, healthcare funding, the currency, interest rates.it really is the best of both worlds and its the be

32、st way to get real change and secure a better future for your children and grandchildren.and speaking of family that is quite simply how i feel about this.we are a family. the united kingdom is not one nation.we are four nations in a single country. that can be difficult but it is wonderful. scotlan

33、d, england, wales and northern ireland, different nations, with individual identities competing with each other even at times enraging each other, while still being so much stronger together.we are a family of nations. why should the next generation of that family be forced to choose whether to iden

34、tify only with edinburgh or only with london, choose which embassy they want to go to when they are in trouble abroad, or pack their passport when theyre going to see friends and loved ones. a family is not a compromise, or a second best, it is a magical identity, that makes us more together than we

35、 can ever be apart so please do not break this family apart.in human relations its almost never a good thing to turn away from each other, put up walls, score new lines on the map.why would we take one great britain and turn it into separate smaller nations?what is that an answer to?how will that he

36、lp the ambitious young people who want to make their mark on the world, or the pensioner who just wants security, or the family relying on jobs make in the uk?let no-one fool you that yes is a positive vision.its about dividing people, closing doors, making foreigners of our friends and family.this

37、isnt an optimistic vision.the optimistic vision is of our family of nations staying together, there for each other in the hard times, coming through to better times.weve just pulled through a great recession together. were moving forward together.the road has been long but it is finally leading upwa

38、rds, and thats why i ask you to vote no to walking away.vote no and you are voting for a bigger and broader and better future for scotland, and you are investing in the future for your children and grandchildren.so this is our message to the people of scotland. we want you to stay.head and heart and soul, we want you to stay. please: dont mix up the temporary and the permanent.dont think: im frustrated with politics right now, so ill walk out the door and never come back.if you dont like me i wont be here forever.if you dont like this g