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1、DavidCameron’sSpeechonScottishIndependenceLeeValleyVelopark,London,EnglandFeb.7,2014IwanttothankGlasgowCaledonianforco-hostingthisevent.Thisisafantastic,forward-lookinguniversity–andweareverygratefulforyoursupporttodayaswearetotheLeeValleyVeloPark,forhostingusinthismagnificentspace.Lessthan2year
2、sago,thisVelodromewasacauldronofexcitement.ChrisHoywasrippingaroundat40milesperhourIwasupthere,Ihadawholeseatbutbelieveme,Ionlyusedtheedge.3moregolds–anincrediblenight.Butforme,thebestthingabouttheOlympicswasn’tthewinning.Itwasthered,thewhite,theblue.Itwasthesummerthatpatriotismcameoutoftheshado
3、wsandintothesun.EveryonecheeringasoneforTeamGB.Andit’sTeamGBIwanttotalkabouttoday.OurUnitedKingdom.Lastyear,thedatefortheScottishreferendumwasfixed.Thecountdownwasset.Andtoday,wehavejustover7monthsuntilthatvote.CenturiesofhistoryhanginthebalanceaquestionmarkhangsoverthefutureofourUnitedKingdom.I
4、fpeoplevoteyesinSeptember,thenScotlandwillbecomeanindependentcountry.Therewillbenogoingback.AsIhavemadeclear,thisisadecisionthatissquarelyandsolelyforthoseinScotlandtomake.IpassionatelybelieveitisintheirintereststostayintheUK.ThatwayScotlandhasthespacetotakedecisions,whilestillhavingthesecurityt
5、hatcomeswithbeingpartofsomethingbigger.FromHolyroodtheycandecidewhathappensineveryhospital,schoolandpolicestationinScotlandandintheUK,Scotlandispartofamajorglobalplayer.ThesearetheargumentswewillkeeponputtingtillSeptember18th.Itistheirchoice,theirvote.Butmyargumenttodayisthatwhileonly4millionpeo
6、plecanvoteinthisreferendum,all63millionofusareprofoundlyaffected.Thereare63millionofuswhocouldwakeuponSeptember19thinadifferentcountry,withadifferentfutureaheadofit.That’swhythisspeechisaddressednotsomuchtothepeopleofScotland,buttothepeopleofEngland,WalesandNorthernIreland.Withinthesecountriesth
7、ereareawholerangeofdifferentviewsaboutthisreferendum.TherearethoseI’dcallthe‘quietpatriots’:peoplewholovetheUK,loveourflagandourhistory–butthinkthere’snothingmuchtheycandotoencourageScotlandtostayintheUKsotheystayoutofthedeb
