tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post911763278171558298..comments2023-10-22T11:57:34.718+01:00Comments on A Pint of Unionist Lite: For one UN, you can have ten Commonwealths.O'Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02531858236570346203noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-26062337302982313232009-02-09T13:08:00.000+00:002009-02-09T13:08:00.000+00:00That's because the Commonwealth barely does anythi...That's because the Commonwealth barely does anything: there's a small Secretariat which discusses how to get schools to teach their children about other cultures and how best to make getting pissed on Commonwealth Day look like something worthy of taxpayers' money. Aside from that, it's just the occasional summit<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile the EU is actively involved in government, legislating and -https://www.blogger.com/profile/06144347543667242514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-66196681227738363442009-02-09T11:12:00.000+00:002009-02-09T11:12:00.000+00:00The underuse of the Commonwealth is a national sha...The underuse of the Commonwealth is a national shame. I had the opportunity to travel to Grenada in the Caribbean and was struck in talking to people as to how much the Commonwealth meant to them.<BR/><BR/>For Britain it gives us a connection across the world which would allow us to support countries who have a historical tie to us and to promote good democracy. Opening up the Commonwealth Not a Village in Westminsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062118291841981671noreply@blogger.com