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What a difference a year makes. Ever since the former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, announced the date and format of the European Union referendum the Commonwealth has possibly been spoken about more times than since the United Commonwealth Society was established in 2002. Through organisations such as the United …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The UK government has made it clear time and time again – Brexit means Brexit. From Theresa May’s recent speech, the UK will be leaving the European single market and exploring trading opportunities with nations outside of the EU, with a strong focus on the Commonwealth. Since the issue of …

Being in Canada during the rather exciting past year led to a number of conversations with people which left a sense of deja vu. This is not new; in 2014, whenever Canadians found I was born in Scotland two things invariably crept into our conversation: 1. Their Scottish Grandmother, who …

There is no question that uncertain times lie ahead for the European Union. After the historic Brexit vote of June 23rd, 2016, the EU was left in quite the predicament. Not only had one of its major players left the bloc after 43 years, but panic spread across Brussels, wondering if there …