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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

stake. 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.

There’s

no

going

back

from

this.

No

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

very

directly

to

the

people of this country today about what is at stake. I believe 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

country

we

love,

to

know

that

Scots

would

no

longer

join

with

the

English,

Welsh

and

Northern

Irish

in

our

Army,

Navy

and

Air

Force,

or

in

our

UK-wide

celebrations

and

commemorations,

or

in

UK

sporting

teams

from

the

Olympics

to

the

British

Lions. The United Kingdom would be no more. No UK pensions, no UK passports, 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

revolution, 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

you know what? We built this home

together.

It’s

only

become

Great

Britain

because

of

the

greatness

of

Scotland.

Because

of

the

thinkers,

writers,

artists,

leaders,

soldiers,

inve

ntors

who

have

made

this

country

what

it

is.

It’s

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 did 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 isn’t just any old country. This is the United Kingdom. This is our country. And

you know what makes us truly great? It’s not our economic might or military prowess –

it’s 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 don’t walk on by when people

are

sick that we don’t ask for your credit card in the hospital that we don’t turn our backs when you

get old and frail. That we

don’t 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 our country the greatest country on earth.

And it’s why millions of us could not bear to see that c

ountry 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. It’s the promise of something different. I also know

that the 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

–

that’s usually because it is. And it is my duty to be clear about the lik

ely consequences of

a Yes V

ote.

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’

ve built up together over centuries being split up

forever. It would mean 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 suppor

t that you currently get from British embassies when you’re travelling around the

world would come to an end. It would mean 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

Scotland

–

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

marks,

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 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 don’t want the people of Scotland to be sold a dream that disappears.

Now I know that some people say: we’ve heard about th

e 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

people’s

lives.

No

-one

is

content

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 country for the better. The

question is: how do you get that change?

For me it’s simple. You don’

t get the change you want by ripping your country apart. You

don’t get change by undermining your economy and damaging your businesses and diminishing

your place in the world.

But you can get real, concrete change 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 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 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 actually 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