I know the title gives away much of the article, but I would like to focus on two key aspects: Terrorism and the Union. This is not a partisan piece, but one that tries to rise above mere party politics in an unbiased fashion. Economics are, to an extent, reversible: …
Read More »Do Let’s Re-Elect the Forty-Five
On the 11th of February this year, a letter was sent to the Home Secretary by forty-five Conservative MPs calling for fast-tracked visas for Commonwealth citizens. The proposals, however, got no further than the single tabled debate. These MPs, who I will list lower down, are truly allies of the …
Read More »For the Country and the Economy Vote Conservative. But whatever you do- Don’t Vote Labour
Politicians frequently say their General Election is the most important of their lifetime. Most of the time, they are lying or exaggerating. The General Election of 2001 was, for instance, not a particularly important election. This time however, is likely the most important General Election in a generation, if not …
Read More »Comments on the Conservative Manifesto
Two weeks ago, most major UK parties released their manifestoes. Despite the large number of “Vote Liberal Democrat” stickers and signs in my constituency, the election will be mostly fought by the Conservative and Unionist Party. They will face Labour in England and Wales, and the SNP in Scotland. As …
Read More »Weekly Globe Episode 7
This is the seventh in a series of weekly podcasts featuring Ted Yarbrough and Isaac Anderson. The podcast summarised the Manchester attack, Labour’s association with terrorism and concluded with a progress report on the CRCC- the Commonwealth, Realms & CANZUK campaign. We hope readers enjoy the Weekly Globe podcasts. You can listen …
Read More »Weekly Globe Episode 6
This is the sixth in a series of weekly podcasts featuring Ted Yarbrough and Isaac Anderson. The podcast summarised the Conservative and Labour manifesto and concluded with a progress report on the CRCC- the Commonwealth, Realms & CANZUK campaign. We hope readers enjoy the Weekly Globe podcasts. You can listen to …
Read More »#CRCC – The Economics of Commonwealth Trade
“The UK will have to rebalance trade if they are going to grow their economy and the Commonwealth would be the first natural outlet for their goods” – South African High Commission A central tenet of any discussion or proposal for a post-Brexit economy focuses on trade and trading partners. …
Read More »#CRCC Trade Proposals and Update
In this first update for the Commonwealth, Realm & Canzuk Campaign, we are proud to announce that the United Commonwealth Society and CANZUK International have joined, and we have received a lot of interest from a number of other groups and associations, along with many individuals. The CRCC is still …
Read More »Weekly Globe Episode 5
This is the fifth in a series of weekly podcasts featuring Ted Yarbrough and Isaac Anderson. The podcast summarised the previous week’s announcement of the UK general election, the political situation in Europe, shaping a post-Brexit foreign policy and previewed the Commonwealth campaign to begin next week. We hope readers …
Read More »Announcing the creation of the Commonwealth, Realm, and #CANZUK Campaign
Last Tuesday, the Prime Minister of the UK, Teresa May, decided to call a snap election. It had been rumoured for a while that there may be an election before 2020, but this had always been denied by Number 10, and it seemed nothing would stop the ‘May Team’ from achieving …
Read More »The Prime Minister is Right to Call a Snap Election- Let’s Give her the Mandate to Deliver a Full Brexit
Many Brexiteers are legitimately concerned that the Prime Minister’s surprise election could backfire. Elections are never certain things- as we witnessed in the United States with the election of Donald Trump, and to a lesser degree with the United Kingdom to leave the EU. Some worry that through a strange unholy alliance of …
Read More »A Foreign Policy Plan for Britain
Recent events have sparked much debate about what the UK ‘s role in foreign affairs should be. Brexit has led to a division about how the UK should associate with its European neighbours and the wider world. Russian incursions in eastern Europe, Syria and alleged tampering in foreign elections have restarted …
Read More »The Commonwealth – Past, Present and Future Article Four: History Part 3: 1899-1931
As 1899 dawned, the Era of Imperialism was at its height, yet Britain had already begun the process of winding down its Empire. It began with the granting of Responsible Government to many of its colonies. The majority of these colonies were settler-colonies such as South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, …
Read More »Article 50 brings us closer to making Churchill’s world vision a reality
Today is the day. Article 50 has been triggered, and in the words of Margaret Thatcher we should rejoice. It is good to reflect on how far we have been come and be thankful to the wisdom of the British people and those who crusaded for British independence. Though there …
Read More »Weekly Globe #Podcast: Episode 4
This is the fourth in a series of weekly podcasts featuring Ted Yarbrough and Isaac Anderson. The podcast summarised the previous week’s articles to give in-depth analysis and perspective to what was published on the site. We hope readers enjoy the Weekly Globe podcasts. You can listen to it here: …
Read More »Weekly Globe Podcast: Episode 3
This is the third in a series of weekly podcasts featuring Ted Yarbrough and Isaac Anderson. The podcast summarised the previous week’s articles to give in-depth analysis and perspective to what was published on the site. We hope readers enjoy the Weekly Globe podcasts. You can listen to it here: Times …
Read More »The Commonwealth – Past, Present and Future – Article Three: History Part 2: 1815-1898
In this, the third article of the series on the Commonwealth, we will discover how the grow of the British Empire following the victory in the Napoleonic Wars shaped and folded what would become the Commonwealth. Key to this was the development of a national feeling in many of the …
Read More »The Commonwealth – Past, Present & Future – Article Two: History Part 1: 1756-1815
To understand any issue, it is often key to understand where it has come from; the history that has created the issue or organisation often sheds light on what the goals of the organisation are. For the Commonwealth of Nations, this is also true. As it has developed out of …
Read More »#Brexit is the Future
Tony Blair, to use the words of David Cameron in his first Prime Minister’s Questions in 2005, “was the future once“. In his last Prime Minister’s Questions, David Cameron admitted that he too was the future once. Nick Clegg was the future once- for a brief time in 2010. Ken …
Read More »Weekly Globe Podcast Episode 2
This is the second in a series of weekly podcasts featuring Ted Yarbrough and Isaac Anderson. The podcast summarised the previous week’s articles to give in-depth analysis and perspective to what was published on the site. We hope readers enjoy the Weekly Globe podcasts. You can listen to it here: …
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