藤儿点评：英国女王心胸宽广，对苏格兰独立公投持中立态度，所以她在苏格兰人中拥有很高的支持率。 同时英国媒体发表评论认为，公投充分显示出了英国民主文明国家的优势，英国人应该引以为豪，无论苏格兰去留与否，一切都将在和平的氛围下进行。

很多英国人的家庭都是由来自不同民族背景的英格兰人、苏格兰人或威尔士人以及北爱尔兰人杂交通婚而产生的。现在的英国（U.K.）的基础就是300多年前的大不列颠王国（英语：Kingdom of Great Britain）—— 英国历史上的正式国名，位于西欧大不列颠岛及其附属岛屿，存在于1707年至1800年。是根据《1707年联合法案》，由苏格兰王国与英格兰王国所共组的单一王国。新的单一政府与单一议会设立在伦敦的西敏寺，而自从1603年苏格兰王詹姆士六世成为英格兰王詹姆士一世以来，这两个王国就有共同的君主。

当《1800年联合法案》通过以来，大不列颠王国又与爱尔兰王国合并，在1801年，大不列颠王国就被大不列颠与爱尔兰联合王国给取代。

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英国首相David Cameron呼吁苏格兰继续留在英国（U.K.）, 同时发出警告，请苏格兰民众三思而行，独立将没有回头路。

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来源：http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/15/scotland-independence-painful-divorce-david-cameron

Scotland will face 'painful divorce', says

David Cameron in emotional speech

In voice close to breaking, prime minister spells out cost of Scotland leaving on final visit before independence vote

Nicholas Watt, chief political correspondent

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2014/sep/15/david-cameron-emotional-speech-scottish-people-independence-video

David Cameron has delivered a stark message to the people of Scotland that they would face a "painful divorce" from the rest of United Kingdom if they voted for independence in the referendum on Thursday.

In an emotional speech on his final visit north of the border before polling day, the prime minister warned that a yes vote would end the UK "for good, for ever" and would deprive the Scottish people of a shared currency and pooled pension arrangements.

In a seeming attempt to reach out to voters who might be tempted to support independence to free Scotland from the Tories, Cameron said that he would not be prime minister forever – but a break with the rest of the UK would be permanent.

In remarks that were more diplomatic than his joke last week about the "effing Tories", the prime minister told a Conservative Friends of the Union audience in Aberdeen: "If you don't like me – I won't be here forever. If you don't like this government – it won't last forever. But if you leave the UK – that will be forever."

The prime minister, whose voice was close to breaking with emotion, travelled to Scotland for his final visit before the referendum to spell out in clear terms the exact costs of independence. In language that was blunter than the soft tones of his appearance in Edinburgh last week, the prime minister said: "It is my duty to be clear about the likely consequences of a yes vote. Independence would not be a trial separation. It would be a painful divorce."

Cameron said listed the benefits of UK membership that the people of Scotland would lose after a yes vote. Scotland would lose: a shared currency with the rest of the UK; armed forces "we built up over centuries"; pension funds that would be sliced up – "at some cost". Independence would also mean borders would become international and more than half of Scottish mortgages suddenly be provided by banks in a foreign country.

The prime minister warned people not to be fooled by the promises of the SNP which was good, he said, at painting a positive picture. He said: "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."

In one of the most emotional sections of his speech, the prime minister said: "As you reach your final decision, please don't let anyone tell you that you can't be a proud Scot and a proud Brit … So please, from all of us: vote to stick together. Vote to stay. Vote to save our United Kingdom."

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来源：epochthk.com

蘇格蘭公投在即英國政客齊挽留

【2014年9月18日大紀元訊】【大紀元記者馬麗綜合報道】面對蘇格蘭獨立公投倒計時，英國政府三大黨派9月16日聯合一致，在蘇格蘭大報上公開發出「誓言」，請蘇格蘭民眾三思而後行，選擇留在英國。英國首相金馬倫15日表示，獨立沒有回頭路，那將會是痛苦的「離婚」。

三大黨聯合承諾放權

在英國三個主要政黨的領導人，包括保守黨領袖金馬倫、工黨領袖文禮彬和自民黨領袖克萊格共同簽署的這份聯合聲明中，他們承諾如果蘇格蘭選擇不獨立，英國政府將賦予他們更多的權力。這被視為英國阻止蘇格蘭分離的最後一搏。

「蘇格蘭沒有權力」是獨立派要求脫離英國的核心原因。現在英國領導人已經答應，只要留下，權力分配可以「好好談」。這份聯合聲明由英國前首相布朗星期一起草，並且保證，只要蘇格蘭不獨立，投票日之後這些保證可以立刻啟動。

莫選痛苦的「離婚」

9月15日，英國首相金馬倫親自來到蘇格蘭東北部城市鴨巴甸，向蘇格蘭民眾作最後的挽留。金馬倫動情呼籲蘇格蘭人不要和英國「離婚」。他說：「把獨立的後果說清楚是我的職責，獨立不是一個試驗性的分居，而是一場痛苦的離婚。」

在演講中，金馬倫情緒激動，幾近哽咽。金馬倫表示，「如果你不喜歡我，我不會永遠當首相。如果你不喜歡這屆政府，保守黨也不會永遠執政。但是如果你離開了英國，那將是永遠的分離。」金馬倫還表示，如果蘇格蘭獨立將失去很多好處。

政商呼籲莫信空頭支票

金馬倫還警告蘇格蘭人民不要被蘇格蘭民族黨的承諾所愚弄。他說，民族黨鼓動獨立，只是在描繪一幅「好到不真實」的圖畫，那都是一篇空話。在演講的高潮，金馬倫說：「請我們所有的人，投票不要分離，投票來挽救我們大英帝國。」

對於獨立派宣稱的蘇格蘭可以憑藉豐富的石油和天然氣資源成為富甲一方的小國。蘇格蘭石油方面最權威的專家伊恩•伍德爵士表示，這種說法純屬是幻想。他表示，這是在通過「非常不准確的預測、虛假的承諾和誤導性的信息」誤導蘇格蘭的選民。◇