Today The Main, Over-riding Purpose Of The

Taken As A Whole, Europe's Share Of World Output Is Projected To Fall By Almost A Third In The Next Two Decades. This Is The Competitiveness Challenge - And Much Of Our Weakness In Meeting It Is Self-inflicted. Complex Rules Restricting Our Labour Markets Are Not Some Naturally Occurring Phenomenon.

Today The Main, Over-riding Purpose Of The European Union Is Different: Not To Win Peace, But To Secure Prosperity.

Lots Of People Call Me Dave, My Mum Calls Me David, My Wife Calls Me Dave, I Don't Really Notice What People Call Me.

We Have The Character Of An Island Nation: Independent, Forthright, Passionate In Defence Of Our Sovereignty. We Can No More Change This British Sensibility Than We Can Drain The English Channel. And Because Of This Sensibility, We Come To The European Union With A Frame Of Mind That Is More Practical Than Emotional.

It [european Union] Has Kept The Peace In Europe. Countries Used To Fight And Now They Talk. We Should Be Attached To That.