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Let's stick together.( David Cameron)
英国首相卡梅伦
深情演讲挽留苏格兰
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 directly to the 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 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.. 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 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 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,
inventors
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 g
et
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 us the greatest country on earth.
And it’s why millions of us could not
be
ar 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.
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
cle
ar
about
the
likely
consequences of a Yes Vote.
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
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
support 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
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
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