[20:20] Conservative MP calls on Ireland to join Commonwealth
A Conservative MP has called on Ireland to join the Commonwealth during a debate in the House of Commons.
https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0327/1504452-commonwealth-tory-ireland/
#Conservative #Ireland #Commonwealth #theHouseofCommons
@kibcol1049 The Commonwealth could make an interesting trading bloc, if the Global South members participated as fully-equal partners with the rich members.
We'd need to avoid a British Empire v.2, with the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand having special status and making most of the decisions.
@voxofgod the Commonwealth doesn't want the USA, that's not going to happen. Also, I'm kinda of getting the impression you think it's a bit like the EU? Commonwealth is basically just the old British colonies kinda maintaining some cultural (and sometimes head of state) ties after independence. In practice it just means some countries like Canada and Australia still have the UK monarch as a powerless head of state. We don't get freedom of movement like the EU gets. I don't think we even get special visa conditions.
In practical terms, being a member of the Commonwealth means your country gets to take part in the Commonwealth games. And maybe extra diplomatic help in other Commonwealth countries if you don't have an embassy there. Um. That's it afaik 
Btw New Zealand is not disability friendly for immigration. There was a big story a few years ago where a British man was offered a high paying job there and was told he can take his wife and older child, but his disabled daughter was not given residency.
When trying to find the article, I found these:
https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/26/family-denied-visa-daughter-downs-syndrome-9022812/
https://www.liveaction.org/news/new-zealand-denied-residency-teenage-girl-syndrome/
Krasnov must have some good shit on the Royals
Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He fails to make his place good in the world, unless he not only pays his debt, but also adds something to the common wealth.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
Essay (1860), “Wealth,” The Conduct of Life, ch. 3
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/emerson-ralph-waldo/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #commonwealth #contribution #debt #effect #giving ?#impact #makers #production #productivity #takers #emerson
Oh look Starmer, Canada has noticed our cowardice.....like the British Public has.
No British political leader is currently seen in a favourable light, but the PM is behind Farage and even Badenoch in the Polls! And he doesn't care!
Canada is in the Commonwealth, but that doesn't mean the UK will openly support them against Gilead.
No, "don't say that about Canada, don't threaten them" from Westminster, too busy keep their heads down and hoping Trump doesn't notice us.
Oh, and sure Donald, you can join the #commonwealth when you agree to King Charles as the head of state, bow down and swear allegiance to the crown.
#Trump weighs in on report King Charles will offer U.S. membership to British #Commonwealth: ‘Sounds good!’ - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-commonwealth-offer-us-member-b2719470.html this had better be a joke, or there will be riots in the UK streets...
If we take Trump at his word, hahahahaha, not all the lieing words, just MAGA, then what kind of greatest is he aiming for?
I see he said that USA would become an associate member of the British Commonwealth.
In light of his expressed desire to take over other North Atlantic places like Canada and Greenland, I'm curious as to what "associate member" means for Trump.
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King Charles May Offer Trump a Secret Deal
King Charles may propose the US joining the Commonwealth as an 'affiliate member.' Trump supported the idea, saying, "I love King Charles. Fine with me!" The move could ease trade tensions between the US and Canada. The proposal was first suggested under Queen Elizabeth's reign via the Royal Commonwealth Society.
I have no idea if this is true, either.
But as a Canadian, if Charles III even extends the invitation to the USA, regardless of whether they take it, Canada *must* immediately withdraw from the commonwealth, do the impossible and modify our constitution to remove the monarchy as our head of state, and drop every Royal from our currency and the titles of every government job, facility, or process.
There is *no* room in which both the current USA and Canada belong together, and if the UK wants to choose the USA, then we know when we're not wanted.
Donald Trump said, the United States, could join the Commonwealth of Great Britain.
Who had that on their bingo card?
#Commonwealth #Britain #England #UnitedStates #DonaldTrump
'Donald #Trump suggested that the #US could join the #British #Commonwealth on Friday in a post to #TruthSocial, his #socialMedia platform.
The president shared an article from British #tabloid #TheSun reporting that #KingCharlesIII was making a "secret offer" to the #WhiteHouse, and that plans are in process for the #USA to become an associate member of the international organization.
"I Love King Charles. Sounds good to me!" Trump wrote in response to the report'
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-suggests-us-could-join-british-commonwealth-2048679
**Trump weighs in on report King Charles will offer U.S. membership to British Commonwealth: ‘Sounds good!’**
"Nearly 250 years after America declared independence from Great Britain, President Donald #Trump suggested he was open to taking a small step back towards the warm embrace of the British monarchy after a media outlet reported that King Charles III intends to extend an offer for the United States to join the #Commonwealth of Nations."
This timeline is so stupid.
Better than him declaring war on anyone else though, I guess.
#Trump: ‘I love King Charles’
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-i-love-king-charles-membership-british-commonwealth
According to The Sun, #KingCharles will propose Washington’s partial membership in the #Commonwealth during President Trump’s upcoming visit to the palace, in an effort to ease tensions between the White House and #Canada amid their trade war and diplomatic drift
King’s secret offer he could make to Trump to make US ‘royal’ again | Royal | News https://www.inbella.com/961214/kings-secret-offer-he-could-make-to-trump-to-make-us-royal-again-royal-news/ #Commonwealth #DonaldTrump #DonaldTrumpCommonwealth #KingCharles #KingCharlesNews #KingCharlesTrump #PresidentTrump #Royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily #RoyalGossip #Royals #RoyalsGossip
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