United Commonwealth Society

**Lord Tomyris** · December 08, 2009, 05:07 PM

This over the EU any day:

http://www.canzuk.org/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gi...gid=2309458981

But could it ever happen?

**~~Barry Ferguson~~** · December 08, 2009, 05:09 PM

Nope, never in a million years. The commonwealth is ever less important, and will fade away

**Leon the Shrubber** · December 08, 2009, 05:10 PM

Why not? It looks OK to me. It is never bad to improve economically.

**~~Barry Ferguson~~** · December 08, 2009, 05:12 PM

The commonwealth countries are moving apart. australia especially, but Canada and New Zealand too, no longer look to Britain

**Lord Tomyris** · December 08, 2009, 05:16 PM

But this is not about looking to Britain - it's about forming a union of equals where no single nation of the four core countries dominates the others politically.

**Khalid** · December 08, 2009, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by Lord Tomyris

But this is not about looking to Britain - it's about forming a union of equals where no single nation of the four core countries dominates the others politically.

The Commonwealth has always been about preserving UK influence in it's declining empire.

**~~Barry Ferguson~~** · December 08, 2009, 05:27 PM

But they have no need to form a union with each other. The Canadians have the US, Britain has the EU, Australia and New zealand have a choice of China or America. It won't massively beneffit any of them to pursue a union with each other. Plus the popular opinion, certainly in Australia, to not have to be bound to the British in any respect

**Tiwaz** · December 09, 2009, 01:05 AM

Where are the common interests between those nations? They are geographically, demographically and today historically so widely separated that finding grounds for functioning union are slim to none.

Just speaking English does not qualify for common interests.

Canada is tightly tied to USA for it's economy. UK is tied up with EU.
Australia and New Zealand sail on their own off at the opposite side of globe.

They just can't form union without ruining their existing attachments and that would ruin their economy.

Who here thinks UK, Australia and NZ could replace USA as primary partner of Canada?
Or who thinks Canada, Australia and NZ could replace EU for UK?

Seriously people...

**Stavroforos** · December 09, 2009, 01:13 AM

Sure, I don't might a stronger Commonwealth link which allows more mobility of Commonwealth citizens between member countries, as well as better job opportunities and permanent resident status. Beyond that though seems to be grasping at something the organization cannot be.