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David Cameron speech to Commonwealth Games Business Conference 2014; SCOTLAND: Glasgow: INT John Humphrys (Journalist) and David Cameron MP (Prime Minister) shaking hands / David Cameron MP (Prime Minister) speech SOT **Speech transcript: check against delivery** - Thank you John. Well I don’t know how you started the day John but I started with a swim off the east coast of Shetland, and so I’ve come here to warm myself under the sun of Glasgow. And it is fantastic to be here at this great university and in Glasgow today. The athletes are arriving; the venues are ready; the crowds are gearing up; the sun is shining and we are looking forward to a fantastic Commonwealth Games. For us, the legacy of these games won’t just be measured in medals won or records broken, though, of course, those things are great; it will be measured in young lives inspired, Glasgow promoted to the world and yes, also, in deals done, contracts won, businesses boosted and jobs created. Remember, at London 2012 we didn’t just win 65 medals; we switched the world back on to London and the United Kingdom, and we won £14 billion for our economy, in sales, investment and contracts. That is the British way: going for gold in all its forms. And that is what these games are about too: showing off Glasgow, Scotland and the United Kingdom to the world. Now, I have on occasion been accused of being a bit of a salesman, and frankly I take that as a compliment, not an insult. I see it as a big part of my job to sell the United Kingdom – to bang the drum for our businesses – and that is what I’m here to do today. So I want to set out the 3 big commitments that we have made to make Britain such a good place to invest, to partner and to do business with. Commitment number one is making Britain the world’s most open and welcoming economy. This country is the largest destination for foreign direct investment in Europe. And that didn’t just happen by accident; investo...