08/09/2014 Referendum Campaign Broadcast

-BABY'S HEARTBEAT

-'Hi, my name's Kirsty.

'I'm going to be born on the very same day

'as the referendum on independence for Scotland.

'The question is, what kind of country will I grow up in?

'Will it be a Scotland that is fairer, more prosperous,

'a Scotland where I can reach my full potential?

'Or will it still be a country ruled by Westminster,

'a country that is still the fourth most unequal in the developed world?

'Or will it be a Scotland of opportunity,

'a place where free higher education will always be a right for all?

'Or will it be a United Kingdom where privilege rules

'and learning costs tens of thousands of pounds?

'Will the land of my birth be a true nation that stands proudly

'alongside all other nations?

'Or will it be a country with no place in the world, a country

'led by others into illegal wars

'and used as a dumping ground for weapons of mass destruction?

'Will Scotland's NHS be protected, and my free health care guaranteed?

'Or will our health service be threatened by privatisation

'and cuts from the South?

'Will I live in a Scotland where our wealth

'and natural resources are in Scotland's hands?

'Or will it be more of the same old, same old,

'where our money is squandered by governments

'who are out of touch, governments we didn't even vote for?'

Will I grow up in a Scotland where the decisions

about our future are taken by the people who care

most about Scotland, the people who live here?

'On September 18th,

'we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to choose a new path

'for Scotland and build a more prosperous and fairer nation.'

INTRO PLAYS: "One Great Thing"

# If there's one great thing to happen in my life

# If there's one great day, if there's one great height

# Let it be the time for peace, let it be the time of right

# If there's one great thing... #

'So, please, for Scotland,

'for yourself and for your children,

'vote Yes and put Scotland's future in Scotland's hands.'