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Will CANZUK bring back the British Empire after a 2020 Brexit?

3Feb

By Matthew Booten1 Comment

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Will CANZUK bring back the British Empire after a 2020 Brexit?

Britain officially left the European Union on Friday. Still, the prime minister has not gotten a deal from the European Union, for the UK-EU relationship post-Brexit. Many have put forward the idea of CANZUK as the UK's next major trading bloc, but what is CANZUK and why are people calling for it? CANZUK is a theoretical trading bloc, acting much like the EU and NAFTA does, but with a classical British twist. It would only comprise of certain nations made up from the former British Empire. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); As the name suggests, there will be four main members: Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, hence the acronym "CANZUK". We actually brought up the subject in one of our first posts, discussing why Britain isn't l...

No-deal Brexit- Why does Boris Johnson continue to refuse to rule it out?

26Aug

By Matthew BootenNo Comments

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No-deal Brexit- Why does Boris Johnson continue to refuse to rule it out?

Brexit. It’s all that’s been talked about for three years. Ever since Boris Johnson became the PM, he has refused to rule out a no-deal Brexit. Why does the PM continue to do this? It’s simple. Boris Johnson is a fervent Brexiteer. He campaigned for Brexit. He ran for PM based on the fact he was a Brexiteer. He believes in the referendum held in 2016. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); During the recent G7 summit. The press repeatedly asked what the PM would do if MPs tried to thwart his policy. The PM declined to rule out shutting down parliament. The PM spoke about Brexit “I think people are tired of Brexit. They’re yearning for the day Brexit comes off the front pages of the papers. This will only happen on October 31st. When Britain lea...

15Jul

By Matthew BootenNo Comments

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Why Brexit is significant, revealed

Three years ago Britain had a referendum. The EU: In or Out. The vote was split 48% to 52%. Quite close politically speaking. Three years later, Brexit delayed twice, two prime ministers and counting. And still no Brexit. And ever since, the British media talks solely about Brexit... Brexit is significant because it is the first real way Britain has begun to isolate itself since before the Great War. In 1973, Britain joined the EU- bringing Europe closer together, but now they are going back closer to the 18th century... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Mrs May triggered Article 50 (where the UK formally declared its departure from the European Union) on the 29th of March 2017. This means that on the 29th of March 2019 Britain should have left the ...