Ed Miliband speech on Scottish independence

Ed Miliband speech on Scottish independence; Miliband speech SOT - And tackling this wider inequality, this injustice, this unfairness is the mission for politics. Today I want to make that case. The case for a fair, just and equal United Kingdom, with Scotland part of it. Not a case based on fear of separatism. But a case based on hope. Hope for a more equal, more just, more progressive future for Scotland and the United Kingdom. I come here with humility about the scale of challenge for Labour - nine months after we lost the Scottish elections. And I come here to stand shoulder to shoulder with you Johann, our new Leader of Scottish Labour. You have already shown you understand the scale of the challenge for our party, and that you have the determination to make the positive case for Scotland in the United Kingdom. I have no doubt, even as we speak, that the SNP are getting ready to say how dare I, as someone born and living in England, come here and join this argument. And when they ask, what has it got to do with me, let me address this head-on. Not just as leader of the Labour Party, but on the basis of my personal history, as someone who has a deep reason to appreciate the strength of the United Kingdom. My parents came to our island as refugees from Nazi terror. My father joined the British Navy. He did his training aboard HMS Valorous, on the Firth of Forth. A Belgian, he fought Fascism with people from every part of the United Kingdom. As I was growing up, he didn't talk to me about coming to England, then moving to Scotland. He talked about coming to Britain; the country that gave him and my mother shelter. He was proud of the country that had adopted him, proud of this country. My story is repeated a million times across the United Kingdom. My story shows that this country has been a refuge to many and a cause to fight for. And therefore, if the people of Scotland decide to separate, as they can, it would not affect Scotland alone. It will affect all ...
Ed Miliband speech on Scottish independence; Miliband speech SOT - And tackling this wider inequality, this injustice, this unfairness is the mission for politics. Today I want to make that case. The case for a fair, just and equal United Kingdom, with Scotland part of it. Not a case based on fear of separatism. But a case based on hope. Hope for a more equal, more just, more progressive future for Scotland and the United Kingdom. I come here with humility about the scale of challenge for Labour - nine months after we lost the Scottish elections. And I come here to stand shoulder to shoulder with you Johann, our new Leader of Scottish Labour. You have already shown you understand the scale of the challenge for our party, and that you have the determination to make the positive case for Scotland in the United Kingdom. I have no doubt, even as we speak, that the SNP are getting ready to say how dare I, as someone born and living in England, come here and join this argument. And when they ask, what has it got to do with me, let me address this head-on. Not just as leader of the Labour Party, but on the basis of my personal history, as someone who has a deep reason to appreciate the strength of the United Kingdom. My parents came to our island as refugees from Nazi terror. My father joined the British Navy. He did his training aboard HMS Valorous, on the Firth of Forth. A Belgian, he fought Fascism with people from every part of the United Kingdom. As I was growing up, he didn't talk to me about coming to England, then moving to Scotland. He talked about coming to Britain; the country that gave him and my mother shelter. He was proud of the country that had adopted him, proud of this country. My story is repeated a million times across the United Kingdom. My story shows that this country has been a refuge to many and a cause to fight for. And therefore, if the people of Scotland decide to separate, as they can, it would not affect Scotland alone. It will affect all ...
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