David Cameron Full Speech: Britain and Europe - January 23rd, 2013

UK Prime Minister David Cameron's full "Europe" speech from London on January 23rd.
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[@moustaphacisse4911]

David Cameron's accent is very good. I can catch everything he's saying. This is the best way to speak english, well pronunced and well structured phonetically.

[@emoticgeek6084]

I'm just here to make my British accent properly

[@zanni_adv7121]

You're not alone brother :D

[@ndp4577]

Me too

[@random7279]

same here

[@basanthamdy1761]

Me too

[@luckyapple2655]

Hugh Grant speaks better.

[@hamishg4907]

am I the only British person confused why everyone's crushing over Camerons accent in the comments 😅

[@lordcreep3330]

Yea I’m with you, it’s weird. It’s litt just a British accent. I think he’s toning he’s accent down tbh from a posher one.

[@elpatron2148]

Because it sounds elegant, sophisticated. I think he has got an RP accent.

[@adonisluminary3822]

This is the best accent of the English language I'm determined to achieve soon.

[@DerEchteBabo]

Oh man what a cool accent

[@juliaelric3180]

I came here just for british accent. I'm confused because I understood almost everything...

[@Qtaro1112]

Julia Elric watch Fresh Meat on Netflix. Classic British, hilarious, great to learn

[@akhilspillai3628]

Me too....

[@artemng71]

The Crown on Netflix

[@michaellyons4622]

That’s funny 😂

[@bellethebookie1633]

So did I Julia... I understood almost everything

[@Captainnationalexpress247]

He's the perfect man of my European Dreams of Imagination. Plus the country of diplomatic rights. I love him more than anyone else in the world of European Politics even the House of Commons. David Cameron, the man of the house in the golden opportunity of success.

[@ratioveritas9983]

best accent ever

[@melfes525]

Just came to learn his beautiful accent and intonation

[@SaintGeorgeful]

Thank you for your kind comments sir. I would prefer a nice cup of tea or a healthy measure of whisky.

[@simonjamesodell]

Someone is going to have great fun remixing this one!

[@carloundchampi4411]

can someone please tell me the time (on the video) he promised the referendum? i need it for school and i havent got time to watch the whole 38 minutes :(

[@domzbu]

If you are interested in the subject you really should watch the whole speech

[@bayan334ar7]

can't deny this compititve speech and how convincing is it

[@MrDaiseymay]

ONLY TO IDIOTS

[@tapasghosh5153]

Here is the British Prime Minister David Cameron who, like his predecessors Mrs.Margret Thatcher and Theresa May, with his perfect British accent, keeps creating a profound impact,nay,exercising a magic-spell on the mind of all by virtue of making his delivery in easily comprehensible and chaste English!What a sequentially-made unique creation of statesmen by God on the bosom of Great Britain who are still popularizing and glorifying their nation!

[@optimus2008]

Hate to say it, but Theresa May was his immediate *successor*.

[@katyrobinson3585]

UK citizens can currently work, live and study abroad. They don’t have to pay any more than nationals to study, can stay in any eu country for up to 3 months and have access to the same rights as nationals after 5 years. The opportunities to see other cultures and be enriched by meeting different peoples with different ways of life is invaluable.

[@itgetseasierlessitry]

Where can I access this information?

[@hamidrezanazem2319]

This morning I want to talk about the future of Europe. But first, let us remember the past. 70 years ago, Europe was being torn apart by its second catastrophic conflict in a generation. A war which saw the streets of European cities strewn with rubble. The skies of London lit by flames night after night. And millions dead across the world in the battle for peace and liberty. As we remember their sacrifice, so we should also remember how the shift in Europe from war to sustained peace came about. It did not happen like a change in the weather. It happened because of determined work over generations. A commitment to friendship and a resolve never to re-visit that dark past - a commitment epitomised by the Elysee Treaty signed 50 years ago this week. After the Berlin Wall came down I visited that city and I will never forget it. The abandoned checkpoints. The sense of excitement about the future. The knowledge that a great continent was coming together. Healing those wounds of our history is the central story of the European Union. What Churchill described as the twin marauders of war and tyranny have been almost entirely banished from our continent. Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the Adriatic, from the Western Approaches to the Aegean. And while we must never take this for granted, the first purpose of the European Union - to secure peace - has been achieved and we should pay tribute to all those in the EU, alongside NATO, who made that happen. But today the main, over-riding purpose of the European Union is different: not to win peace, but to secure prosperity. The challenges come not from within this continent but outside it. From the surging economies in the East and South. Of course a growing world economy benefits us all, but we should be in no doubt that a new global race of nations is underway today. A race for the wealth and jobs of the future. The map of global influence is changing before our eyes. And these changes are already being felt by the entrepreneur in the Netherlands, the worker in Germany, the family in Britain.

[@SaintGeorgeful]

Here Here!

[@skadi7423]

An alle vom Englischunterricht bei Frau Kraus: 22:35

[@camilla5846]

Danke! Frau Raschke auch.

[@funatthejoy7418]

hallo thor

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

Skadi English please

[@asatrv]

Your opinion just helped a german student to do a presentation on GB and the british attitude towards the EU. Thank you, sir.

[@ExtraordinaryVids]

Awesome speech, wish our PM had the balls to do this..

[@sc3599]

Where are you from?

[@abdoudiagne6476]

Wonderful ! His voice and english language is among the best. It help me to improve my english and pronunciation level. What a speech and speaker ! So i learnt many informations about european history and present.

[@optimus2008]

Same. I've tried to model myself after him for speaking in university. My English and pronunciation have been praised numerous times, but the way David speaks is on another level, it makes you really want to hear him.

[@raganji]

That 'reliance and appeasement' part was referring to the EU

[@WorldwideWyatt]

@Ralf Rath Britain always has a friend on this side of the pond, two actually. The USA and Canada will always support the Britons. Our long, and somewhat shaky relationship with GB has brought our countries closer, and for that I tip my cap. Save the Pound, save your sovereignty! Good bless my British brothers for having the courage to avoid the Euro thus far. WHEN it collapses the pound will be sitting pretty ascthe

[@katyrobinson3585]

That's great that you understand it completely because honestly, I still don't. You did say that you would explain to me "in fine detail" why the EU isn't good for the UK, i'm still very interested to know. (Not sarcastic, sorry if it reads that way, genuinely want to know)

[@38inessa]

UNFORGETTABLE SPEECH!

[@katyrobinson3585]

Your opinion is totally valid, the biggest problem pro-EU people have is that they consider themselves to be above people who are anti-eu so they just dismiss them as idiots. Dismissing each other doesn't help anyone. There are many reasons why the UK would retain more power if it stayed in the EU. One big one if that the whole world is moving into more regional blocs, in the pacific, asia, africa. Regional organisations is where things are moving, and the UK is better off being at the centre

[@Harpreetsinghranike]

You have very good capability to lead the country 👍👌

[@katyrobinson3585]

On the subject, the only bailout fund we have contributed to was the bailout for Ireland, voluntarily, because of historic and particular economic links. The financial rescue package is separately funded to the eu budget, thus we have given not bailout money to Italy, Greece, Portugal or wherever.

[@clarut]

Maybe I wasn't clear: EU citizens vote to elect the EP members who will then vote on EU legislation. The EU citizens vote for the President in their country who will then (him or his representatives) vote for EU legislation.

[@duckbizniz663]

I want to explain the common currency thinking within a common or single market. If 2 entities (one from England and one from German) enter a transaction and they execute that transaction with a common currency (e.g., the euro) then the transaction only involve those 2 entities. If one entity use English pound and the other entity use Euro then a third party has to get involved. A money exchanger. This third party would charge a fee to exchange one currency for another in order to complete the transaction which increase the price of the transaction. So a common currency is not intended to violate sovereignty but to create a true single or common market which allows for efficient trade. I think David Cameron is a good speaker. He able to present his arguments in a thoughtful way so you feel he is trying to reason with you. I notice there is a lot of comments on his accent. Strange.

[@optimus2008]

I agree with you a 100%. He sounds like he's trying to reason with you rather than just speak in a monotone. It makes you feel persuaded and listen to him fully.

[@user-lr7bg4fr6h]

Perfect diction! A pleausre to listen to his voice!

[@Dhaune]

he is right, i agree with him

[@LoveYaAngelino]

The British government and their people do have the right to get/do an In-or-Out-Referendum. Although the people of the UK have to be prepared before they vote. It's not just a vote for in or out, because there are a lot of pro's and contra's to leave or to stay in the EU. I cannot ask more than, vote for what you think is right, not what a politician thinks, not what your neighbour thinks. If you do not vote for your own thoughts, then you should ask yourself why this Referendum is needly.

[@katyrobinson3585]

WE all too soon forget how recent that was and now war with another European state is unthinkable. That is an enormous achievement . Anyone that has ever read a history book should be overwhelmed by how incredible peace in our time is. It is true that this peace is coming at a cost for non Europeans, but you asked for the benefits to the scots, English, welsh, n irish, so the point stands.

[@sazraelnewsnetworksnn8068]

I think you’re brilliant mate. Would love to network so we can unify and coordinate this movement. Something I’ve been trying to do with little success at the time of writing.

[@raganji]

I'm Korean and I personally would very much like to see the EU disintegrate. Britain would never be as well-off as now if it chose to leave the union, It's crystal clear; those who don't see it is just denying the reality. Katy down below pointed out very well what it would mean for the UK if it were outside the EU; but that's not the whole story. The fatal consequences of a British exit will come in the political arena. No voice at all in the third largest economic/political power in the world?

[@ncoafr]

we need to get this guy out of number 10

[@dunholm1]

I don't blame those people for wanting to come here. I believe that in one of those two countries I mentioned the minimum wage is under £1.00 per hour, whilst it is over 6x that in the UK. But given our high levels of unemployment most will not find work and will have to live off the state. We simply cannot afford it.

[@LondonsFinestSon]

Correct. This is what they call 'the Soviet technique'. You see the commission is the institution solely responsible to propose the legislation, the EP can say 'Yes' or 'No' but the no vote actually means 'please go back to the college of commissioners and *amend* this proposal'. Similar to the case with the treaty of Lisbon aka European constitution. The CoM (who meet in secret and can only legislate based on Commission proposals) operate similar to the European Council which vote by QMV.

[@dunholm1]

I didn't "decide about all nation" in any of my comments. I made no negative comments at all about anyone. But the fact remains that an estimated 250,000 to 350,000 Bulgarians and Romanians, most of them young and unskilled could come here over the next few years, and at a time of 21% youth unemployment. All will have to be housed, given health care, benefits etc and it's people like me who have to pay for it. Why should I? I wasn't asked. We are in recession and can't afford this stupidity.

[@Saukko31]

Your first point, nonsense. It is not a sign of weakness to stay in EU, or sign of strength to leave it, economic and political realities determine how would Britain survive without EU. Simple example, is Britain ever wants to trade with EU it still needs to meet the EU standards, and not be able to say a word what those are.

[@vincentfromyay1]

why does milliband say he doesn't want an in/out referendum?

[@katyrobinson3585]

There’s a lot of topics involved in this, and this is already very long! Other issues include, our world standing as the eu becomes more regional and the idea that we could turn to the commonwealth, which is a difficult thing to approach.

[@ncoafr]

i don't care or fully understand what we'll be leaving behind if we leave the eu, but i have confidence in the people of britain and it's people so i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out i want out.

[@katyrobinson3585]

I'm not trying to fool anyone, I wanted to read your argument. Nevermind so.

[@livetoday4442]

Guys,this man is brilliant and thoughtful and I guess he's honest. I like his speech. Great prime minister.

[@AAS0009]

Think by 4:08 the mouse said, nope, I've had it later guys lol

[@ralfrath699]

A good advice: If italy (cracy Berluscon) wants to leave EU, perhaps also spain, portugal, greek, ireland (also hungary,roman., bulg.) want also to leave the EU - then britain shouild not leave the EU, because britain is then in a strong EU. But if britain wants alone leave the EU then britain should leave the EU together with germany, because leaving the EU alone makes no sense - britain is isolated - and we know from history, that britain will lose and not win if britain has no friends.

[@yurixtribute]

how do you "battle" for peace?

[@mailtobmw]

But what about a democratic Europe? All people - british, german, french - had fought for this great aim in WWI and WWII and after WW with the crash of coumunism in Europe and all nations had paid a high price in this wars. People want a democratic Europe. All people should have the same rights, if they vote a parlaiment. But if smaller states like Luxemburg have more rights- !? - this is unfair! Noone can realy support the EU, if the EU is not realy democratic! Leaving the EU is then better!

[@BaSbeLaSixBaSbeLaSi]

I love you David Cameron from Turkey

[@clarut]

@Ralf Rath just out of curiosity do you know how high are the salaries of eu officials? it's simply nonsense what you're saying about luxemburg an ireland having more to say than uk an germany.

[@Fizmoo]

Based on her comment I take it she was more talking about turkish, afghans or pakistanians but if she was talking about germans or french people living & working in UK then yes, there is free movement of people.

[@clarut]

I can tell you what the UK gained: The EU is home to half of UK exports and is the most powerful trading bloc in the world. Other EU member states are the main source and destination of foreign direct investment into and from the UK, accounting for about half of UK's investment.

[@raganji]

The Chinese has never forgot it. Neither have we. Be prepared coloured-eyes.

[@mailtobmw]

We must fight in the EU that the EU is democratic or more democratic. It is not ok that small countries like Luxemburg, Malta, Irland or poland have much more to say then brtain or germany - this is unfair! The people in Germany and britain pay for the whole EU a high price, but only the small countries like malta decides how europe works.

[@itgetseasierlessitry]

The UKs annual contribution towards the management of the EU is barely more than the annual budget of a Local Authority.

[@escole48]

A good speech that highlights the real problems that the unelected core of EU control has over 500+ million Europeans. Many UK citizens want to be positive on the EU, but not the way it is. The present EU is driving a good member states towards the exit door. The UK is not wrong to try and change this. UKIP point these wrongs out but the solution is wrong. The EU gave birth to UKIP and now Cameron must try to fight its growing power. No one doubts the EU's good intentions; but it must change.

[@user-yd6sj3pe4j]

I also visited that city when Berlin Wall came down before that I spent lots of time in both cities

[@katyrobinson3585]

I don’t know if you have children, but you are a woman. Female workers rights have dramatically improved by the EU. The EU provides social protection for workers in three areas: working time; temporary work; and parental leave. Most workers have a maximum number of working hours, guaranteed breaks and protection against being forced to work long hours. Most temporary and part-time workers are women.

[@OccasionallyEpic]

If most want to stay in the EU, then Cameron is representative, as he made clear in his speech; he wants to remain in the EU.

[@katyrobinson3585]

Financial services remains the most lucrative industry in the UK economy. One of the reasons for this is access to the EU markets. I don’t know enough about financial trading to say what would happen to the city, but i do know that eurosceptics talk over and over about the eu’s over regulation. Too many rules is the problem, they say. It was the lack of regulation on the financial sector in this country that caused the financial crisis.

[@greenblob06]

Anyone else spend the first few minutes wondering why their mouse wasn't moving? :')

[@GivemeBacon]

Beautiful accent, but that cursor in the middle is creeping me out

[@katyrobinson3585]

Temporary workers are guaranteed the same basic conditions of work as full-time colleagues (except in respect of occupational social security) if they have been doing the same job for 12 weeks or more. Workers have a right to take up to three months parental leave for childcare purposes after the birth or adoption of a child until the child is a maximum of eight years of age (this is different from maternity rights).

[@clarut]

The Heads of state are actually giving the general political directions and priorities on which the Commission basis its proposals. The EP can actually ask the Commission to submit a proposal. So do the European citizens. The issue was if voting on the EU legislation is democratic or not. The EP (European citizens) always votes with Council (i.e.the member states). Even if the Commission makes the changes the EP and the Council can still say no and the law does not pass. Seems democratic to me.

[@akashpujara9261]

good

[@ralfrath699]

Small countries like ireland, and malta and greek have more to say then brtain and germany together. Ireland for example make tax dumping to become rich in the Eu - but after the bank crisis Irelnd was in trouble and wants from EU money, but ireland did not change unfair tax politcs. If british politician dont change this unfair and undemocratic EU - then it is better to leave the EU. Why should britsh and german people pay - but other countries want to be paid?

[@avellopublishing5851]

We need more harmony on British justice with Brussels in Belgium, which is why we prefer Alistair Burt and Ed Miliband (who both also studied philosophy at Oxford) to David Cameron on European conventions.

[@leninstreet]

Saying that you should leave if you so wish is not an insult. On the contrary. It is very constructive, In any case we both seem to share the same opinion. You want to leave and I agree with you. You should leave.

[@harveycarter9627]

That ended in January 1902.

[@ralfrath699]

The EU is not democratic! Small counties like malta, ireland, poland have much more to say then brtain and germany together. This is unfair! Also the unbelievable high saleries of EU officials are unfair. National officials do the same work, but why have only EU Officials unbelieveable high saleries? The Aim is to make the EU more fair, transparent and democratic! If this is not possible then leaving the EU is the best way - for all countries!

[@ralfrath699]

I was born in Osnabrück/ Germany where many british families and soldiers live and britsh soldiers have never hate us gers also because of Hitlers crimes - and we have never hate britsh people or britsh soldiers - they deserve always our full respect. Yes - Gers had made many crimes in past centuries and the the victims derserve also our full respect - but we germans today are born after war and crimes and it is unfair to claim always gers crimes of the past!

[@MultiAzizia]

thumbs up if you thought in some point that the black cursor (arrow) was yours. :D

[@Lenew]

I'm forced to watch this Video... greetings to my english class :D But somehow the topic is highly interesting...

[@dunholm1]

Couldn't agree more. I dread to think of the consequences when the even more poverty-stricken Bulgarians and Romanians are free to travel to the UK and elsewhere. I work hard and I pay my taxes and I want those taxes to be spent on schools, the NHS etc in my own country, not spent elsewhere. People turn up here, are given housing, schooling, health care, benefits and the rest when they haven't contributed a penny, and it's us has to pay for it? How the hell did that happen?

[@czerwonyzachodslonca]

btw. Poland is the 6th largest Member State in the EU.

[@LondonsFinestSon]

The commission can say 'we'll take that on board' and then go back and 'amend' things. Like the Lisbon treaty or the 2005 referendums in FRA or NED. The EP (fast majority voting) and European Council (HoS acting *only* in accordance set out in EU treaties- see Article 3b Lisbon treaty) can say no (aka go back and amend) but cannot 'veto' anything as there is QMV in force. In the UK "no Parliament can bind its successors". The EU fundamentally undermines this principle of our democracy.

[@MultiWorm420]

I guess we can then agree to disagree of certain issues lol, I appreciate the arguments.

[@ZooScott]

who wrote his script , it's a B Movie.

[@leninstreet]

I agree with you about speaking up. It is the duty of all citizens. Notice I never told you to keep quiet. Neither did I insult you, even though you have insulted me at least twice. By all means stand your ground. Just reflect for a moment on who's ground you are standing on.

[@Zycras1]

Great speech. No wonder France is raging. ;-)

[@SaintGeorgeful]

The transfer of individual monetary and fiscal control is a necessary sacrifice in order to obtain greater security, economic dominance and significant international hegemony.

[@raganji]

British people please leave the Union. It's not only in your national interest but also is it in ours. Get the hell out of there. What happened to your "splendid isolation"?

[@Busher50]

Not going to lie I like listening to him more than Miliband

[@goldenclover1406]

I don't know anyone who is voting for the labour party

[@maxtheaxe33]

"We have provided a haven for those fleeing tyranny and persecution..." "Across the continent in silent cemeteries lie the hundreds of thousands of British servicemen who gave their lives for Europe's freedom" - and it's with the help of the likes of you, Mr. Cameron, who are taking it away! When the people fear the Government there is tyranny. 'When the Government fear the people there is liberty'

[@balintnogrady2486]

Here we are an intelligent English man. Even if you are not interested to have a beer and make friends I would still treat you with respect.

[@MultiWorm420]

I agree with you slightly. Even so, Britain enjoyed over 900 years of independence and look where we got, even though we're a small Island. If every member state could govern themselves, control immigration and agree on free trade agreements, then I'm all for it. I'm against it when they think it's okay to take away nation state democracy without ever asking the people of Europe first, and remember, those that were asked said no.

[@user-hq8de1bd1q]

He speaks english slowly and understood.good man

[@andy0705b]

in my opinion the commonwealth. it's English speaking, more global, non political and all the countries don't hate the british people.

[@katyrobinson3585]

Over 60% of UK exports are to the EU. Nearly 4million uk jobs are related to this. People say that we could stay in the single market if we left the eu. Thats just not true. It isn’t legally possible, we would have to, from scratch, renegotiate every sector of trade to get back up to the same level and that would take decades.

[@jonathan1alexander]

He has a lower like/ dislike ratio to his speeches than Nick Griffin.

[@RealPublicChannel]

That is certainly true.

[@efreamghebrezghabiher7918]

5 years ago

[@suxcesss]

His rhetorics are great..

[@RobbieTyler1]

Well said David. Lets keep going forward. A return to Labour spending will make the pain of the cuts longer. The people in this country have spent. Now it's time to pay the bill.

[@firstnamelastname5911]

I couldn't agree more! We want a referendum NOW, why on earth would we want to wait for FIVE YEARS, are we FOOLS?

[@dunholm1]

Let us agree to disagree. And other than a few jokes about Hitler, there is little criticism about Germany here. In fact, most Brits respect the Germans. But it's stretching it to say Churchill had "other plans" after 1940. The cost to Britain of WW2 was huge. Lend-lease cost us our overseas bases to the USA, the war beggared us, and in effect lost us our empire. We had NOTHING to gain by going to war, but lost a great deal. In fact, Germany came out of it far better than we did.

[@oldproji]

I'm an ex Tory voter turned UKIP. Vote for Nigel Farage! Get rid of the European Union from our lives once and for all and start relying again on our own entrepreneurial spirit. It put the Great in Britain once and it can do it again. We can do it because we are great. We will never be a backwater to anyone. This is the land of hope and glory, and the UK is the mother of the free.