The Political System Is Broken,

It's Not Just Other Countries In Europe Having A Say Over What We Do. It's Unelected Bureaucrats In Brussels On Sort Of Six-figure, Huge Salaries Telling Us How We Run Our Country Despite Having Never Stood For An Election Themselves.

It Does Not Seem To Me That The Steps Which Would Be Needed To Make Britain - And Others - More Comfortable In Their Relationship In The European Union Are Inherently So Outlandish Or Unreasonable.

Over The Years, Britain Has Made Her Own, Unique Contribution To Europe. We Have Provided A Haven To Those Fleeing Tyranny And Persecution. And In Europe's Darkest Hour, We Helped Keep The Flame Of Liberty Alight. Across The Continent, In Silent Cemeteries, Lie The Hundreds Of Thousands Of British Servicemen Who Gave Their Lives For Europe's Freedom.

It Is Vital That We Get These Policies Right As We Take Forward Our Plans To Drive Down The Deficit And Transform Our Economy.

I Have No Time For Those Who Say There Is No Way Scotland Could Go It Alone. I Know First-hand The Contribution Scotland And Scots Make To Britain's Success - So For Me There's No Question About Whether Scotland Could Be An Independent Nation.