1、cAAEnANY2aWemeetinaweekthatcouldchangetheUnitedKingdomforever.Indeed,itcouIdendtheUnitedKingdomasweknowit.OnThursday,Scotlandvotes,andthefutureofourcountryisatstakeOnFriday,Peoplecouldbelivinginadifferentcountry,withadifferentplaceintheworIdandadifferentfUtureaheadofit.Thisisadecisionthatcouldbreaku
2、pourfamilyofnations,andripScOtlandfromtherestoftheUK.Andwemustbeveryc1ear.There；Snogoingbackfromthis.Norerun.Thisisaonce-and-for-a!decision.IfScotIandvotesYes,theUKwillsplit,andwewiIlgoourseparatewaysforever.WhenpeoplevoteonThursdaytheyarenotjustvotingforthemselves,butfortheirchiIdrenandgrandchiIdre
3、nandthegenerationsbeyond.Solwanttospeakverydirectlytothepeopleofthiscountrytodayaboutwhatisatstake.IbelievelspeakformillionsofpeopleacrossEngland,WalesandNorthernIrelandCandmanyinScotland,toowhowouldbeutterlyheart-brokenbythebreak-upoftheUnitedKingdom.Utterlyheart-brokentowakeuponFrIdaymorningtothee
4、ndofthecountrywelove,toknowthatScotswouIdnolongerJoinwiththeEnglish,WelshandNorthernlriShinourArmy,NavyandAirForce,orinourUK-widecelebrationsandcommemorations,OrinuKsportingteamsfromtheOlympicstotheBritishLions.TheunitedKingdomwouldbenomore.NoUKpensions,noUKpassports,noUKpound.Thegreatestexampleofde
5、mocracytheworldhaseverknown,ofopenness,Ofpeopleofdifferentnationalitiesandfaithscomingtogetherasone,Wouldbenomore.ItwouldbetheendofacountrythatlaunchedtheEnlightenment,thatabolishedsIaveryIhatdrovetheindustrialrevolution,thatdefeatedfascism,theendofacountrythatpeoplearoundtheworIdrespectandadmire,th
6、eendofacountrythatalIofuscal!home.Andyouknowwhat,webui11thiShometogether.ItiSonlybecomeGreaIBritainbecauseofthegreatnessofScotland.Becauseofthethinkers,thewriters,theartists,theleaders,thesoldiers,theinventorswhOhavemadethiscountrywhatitis.ItiSAlexanderFlemingandDavidHume;J.K.RowlingandAndyMurrayand
7、alIthemiIlionsofpeoplewhohaveplayedtheirpartinthisextraordinarysuccessstory,theScotSwholedthechargeonpensionsandtheNHSandonsocialjustice.Wedidallthistogether.ForthepeopleofscotlandtowalkawaynowwouldbelikepainstakinglybuiIdingahomeCandthenwalkingoutthedoorandthrowingawaythekeys.Solwouldsaytoeveryonev
8、otingonThursday,pleaseremember.ThisisnitJustanyoldcountry.ThisistheUnitedKingdom.Thisisourcountry.Andyouknowwhatmakesustrulygreat?ItiSnotoureconomicmightormi1itaryprowessCitjSourvalues:Britishvalues;Fairness;Freedom;Justice.Thevaluesthatsaywhereveryouare,Whoeveryouare,yourlifehasdignityandworth.Thev
9、aluesthatsaywedoniIwalkonbywhenpeoplearesick,wedonjtaskforyourcreditcardinthehospital,wedo11itturnouFbackswhenyougetoldandfrail,thatwedo11itturnablindeyeoracoldhearttopeoplearoundtheworIdwhoaredesperateandcryingoutforhelP.ThisiswhatBritainmeans.Thisiswhatmakesuscountrythegreatestonearth.AnditjSwhymi
10、llionsofuscouldnotbeartoseethatcountryendingCforgood,foreverConFriday.NowlknowthattherearemanypeopleacrossscotlandwhoareplanningtovoteYes.Iunderstandwhythismightsoundappealing.ItiSthepromiSeofsomethingdifferent.IalsoknowthatthepeoplewhoarerunningtHeYescampaignarepaintIngapictureofaScotIandthatIsbett
11、erineveryway,andtheycanbegoodatpaintingthatpicture.ButwhensomethinglookstoogoodtobetrueCthatjSusuallybecauseitis.AnditismydutytobeclearaboutthelikelyconsequencesofaYesVote.Independencewouldnotbeatrialseparation;ItwouldbeapainfuIdivorce.AndasprimeMinisterlhavetotellyouwhatthatwouldmean.Itwouldmeanwen
12、olongersharethesamecurrency.ItwouldmeanthearmedfOrceswehavebuiItuptogetherovercenturiesbeingsplitupforever.ItwouldmeanourpensionfundsslicedupCatsomecost.ItwouldmeantheborderswehavewouIdbecomeinternationalandmaynolongerbesoeasilycrossed.ItwouldmeantheautomaticsupportthatyoucurrentlygetfromBritiShemba
13、ssieswhenyouiPetravelingaroundtheworldthatwouldcometoanend.Itwouldmeanoverhalfofscottishmortgagessuddenly,fromonedaytothenext,beingprovidedbybanksinafOreigncountry.ItwouldmeanthatinterestratesinscotlandarenolongersetbytheBankofEnglandCwiththestabi1ityandsecuritythatpromises.AnditwouIdmeanCforanybank
14、sthatremaininScotlandCiftheyevergotintroubleitwouIdbeScottiShtaxpayersandScottIshtaxpayersaloneIhatwouldbearthecosts.ItwouldmeanthatwenolongerpoolresourcesacrossthewholeoftheUKtopayforinstitutionsIiketheNHSorourwelfaresystem.Thisisnotguesswork.Therearenoquestionmarks,nomaybethisormaybethat.TheNationalistswanttobreakupuKfundingonpensions,theUKfundingofhealthcare,theUKfUndingandcomprehensiVeprotectiononnationalsecurity.Thesearethefacts.ThisiSwhatwou1dhappen.Anendtothethingswesharetogether.
