If they can get the Stormont executive up and running again then fair play
So the UK spends its life being a shit friend/owner whatever and then someone else comes along and offers them a “better” deal and suddenly we care.
Nation of bullies really aren’t we
(I’m aware it’s China and wider implications, but just look how this looks….)
Explain why I’m wrong, don’t just downvote
They’ll probably be better off with China’s friendship, despite what all that entails.
Good
I don’t belive in the commonwealth
If I had my way Britain would have no diplomatic relations with anyone outside of Europe
There’s no need for us to be in a relationship with Australia or India
They have done nothing for today’s British people so why should I want to give them money
Look at it from the 3rd world perspective. China give them infrastructure and roads. The west pillages their resources and tells them they’re better off. Is it any wonder they gravitate to China?
We have had weakened ties with the commonwealth since we joined the ecc in the 70s. Preference trade disappeared and British presence in commonwealth countries vanished.
Not entirely true, yes Britain exported a lot of goods to these countries for financial gain but also helped with infrastructure, building roads, power stations etc.
What does the times think we should do for commonwealth countries?
UK intervenes and starts pumping money into third world nations and be called neo imperialists
UK doesn’t do that and be called uncaring cruel little englanders.
Can’t win.
Okay. And why should we care? The Commonwealth is meaningless. I feel no kinship with Australia, India, Canada, Fiji, Barbados or any of the other assortment of arbitrary random nations in this meaningless organisation. It makes much more sense to prioritise our relationship with the EU than to try to fiddle around with random distant countries that don’t really have much to offer. In some cases, they even steal our national symbols like in the case of Australia with their flag.
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Non-paywall https://archive.is/20230218045008/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/china-targeting-commonwealth-nations-neglected-by-britain-qlnr0jvc6
If they can get the Stormont executive up and running again then fair play
So the UK spends its life being a shit friend/owner whatever and then someone else comes along and offers them a “better” deal and suddenly we care.
Nation of bullies really aren’t we
(I’m aware it’s China and wider implications, but just look how this looks….)
Explain why I’m wrong, don’t just downvote
They’ll probably be better off with China’s friendship, despite what all that entails.
Good
I don’t belive in the commonwealth
If I had my way Britain would have no diplomatic relations with anyone outside of Europe
There’s no need for us to be in a relationship with Australia or India
They have done nothing for today’s British people so why should I want to give them money
Look at it from the 3rd world perspective. China give them infrastructure and roads. The west pillages their resources and tells them they’re better off. Is it any wonder they gravitate to China?
We have had weakened ties with the commonwealth since we joined the ecc in the 70s. Preference trade disappeared and British presence in commonwealth countries vanished.
Not entirely true, yes Britain exported a lot of goods to these countries for financial gain but also helped with infrastructure, building roads, power stations etc.
What does the times think we should do for commonwealth countries?
UK intervenes and starts pumping money into third world nations and be called neo imperialists
UK doesn’t do that and be called uncaring cruel little englanders.
Can’t win.
Okay. And why should we care? The Commonwealth is meaningless. I feel no kinship with Australia, India, Canada, Fiji, Barbados or any of the other assortment of arbitrary random nations in this meaningless organisation. It makes much more sense to prioritise our relationship with the EU than to try to fiddle around with random distant countries that don’t really have much to offer. In some cases, they even steal our national symbols like in the case of Australia with their flag.