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Weekly Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 30/03/25
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r/ukpolitics • u/ITMidget • 6h ago
Labour MP Dan Norris arrested over rape and child abuse claims The party has suspended Norris, who is also mayor of the West of England
thetimes.comr/ukpolitics • u/unleashthetea • 2h ago
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independent.co.ukr/ukpolitics • u/BasedSweet • 7h ago
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theguardian.comr/ukpolitics • u/TheTelegraph • 13h ago
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telegraph.co.ukr/ukpolitics • u/Kagedeah • 9h ago
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mirror.co.ukr/ukpolitics • u/ITMidget • 6h ago
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oxfordmail.co.ukr/ukpolitics • u/Benjji22212 • 16h ago
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thetimes.comr/ukpolitics • u/insomnimax_99 • 17h ago
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itv.comr/ukpolitics • u/upthetruth1 • 9h ago
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reuters.comr/ukpolitics • u/CarBoobSale • 15h ago
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bbc.co.ukr/ukpolitics • u/Plane-Physics2653 • 15h ago
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theguardian.comr/ukpolitics • u/lamdaboss • 13h ago
Record Ā£13.9 billion of R&D funding unveiled to boost innovation, jobs and growth
gov.ukr/ukpolitics • u/Desperate_Mark_8138 • 1h ago
Curious as to why the UK hasn't pivoted towards the commonwealth
Basically my question is why hasn't the UK post-brexit pivoted towards the commonwealth. Most talk seem to revolve around the major former Dominions or as some cynics refer to it as the White Settler Colonies (i.e. Cananda, Australia & New Zeeland) but seem to not take into account the UK's many other former Colonies.
Such as the Caribbean, if we look at CARICOM ( Caribbean Community), it is a body that was created by and in some cased dominted by the former British West Indies i.e. English Speaking Caribbean. The Caribbean has a strange but unique relationship with the UK as by all intense and purposes they hold a special relationship (similar to how the UK-US claim to have a special relationship) with the UK. Things such as the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council still being the final court of appeal for most of then, many still keep the monrach as head of state and rely on UK resources like the Commonwealth officer for disater assistance. Many caribbean people do travel to study, live and work in the UK. So it can be said that the UK maintians a Special Relationship with the Commonwealth countries and especially strong ones with it non-CANZUKs counter parts as the majority of UK immigration in 2023 came from Non-CANZUKs countries such as Indian, Pakistan, Ireland (yes I know its EU but it was a Former territory of the British Empire), Nigeria, Bangladash & South Africa (all with in the top 10 immigrant groups in order of Largest immigration group to smallest)
I'm talking about the caribbean becuase I've lived in the caribbean. I've personally heard mamy people comment (granted anecdotal evidence) assumed that Brexit would be a good thing for the Commonwealth as they assumed Britian would pivot to the Commonwealth.
Thus while the CANZUKs countires might be busy right now the UK could focuse on the low to middle income Commonwealth countries who would be much more willing to make a deal with the UK. Thus build up moment for a possible Commonwealth wide trading block.
I personally think the UK and commonwealth would benfit from a UK privot as all these regions have young under invested areas so UK companies get new grounds to invest in and grow and the UK gets a pool of resources (Labour, Land and Enterprise) to access to. Even if the UK doesn't go down the path of creating its own EU it could Create and forge a trading block that would be benifical
r/ukpolitics • u/ITMidget • 1h ago