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Commonwealth Day 2015: Message from The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth
One simple lesson from history is that when people come together to talk, to exchange ideas and to develop common goals, wonderful things can happen. So many of the world's greatest technological and industrial achievements have begun as partnerships between families, countries, and even continents. But, as we are often reminded, the opposite can also be true. When common goals fall apart, so does the exchange of ideas. And if people no longer trust or understand each other, the talking will soon stop too. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesSuperb picture of HM The Queen who at 89 looks far younger than 'Old Turkey Neck' TMBOA herself who is only 56% of the age of the Queen.
Mar 10th, 2015 - 11:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0Still, TMBOA will never get to 63 the way she is going, let's hope so anyway.
Must be nice to be part of the Commonwealth, a group of countries which have done nothing but to work and improve.
Mar 10th, 2015 - 12:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Well, congrats folks, well deserved indeed.
Wouldn't it be nice if you had a leader that you could respect and look up to? 53 member states. A population of 2.328 billion, near a third of the whole world's population. 17% of the world's GDP. Even has members that were never part of the Empire, like Mozambique and Namibia. All headed by a single English woman. God bless Her Majesty!
Mar 10th, 2015 - 01:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Wise and thoughtful words from HM.
Mar 10th, 2015 - 04:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0God Bless you Ma'am!
The British do have a sense of humoUR, I give you that.
Mar 10th, 2015 - 05:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The British Empire was now “a partnership”.... I'm still hiccupping over this line. Instant British classic.
I'm sure next the Japanese will tag their empire as the “Greater Asia Co-Prosperity sphere”...
Oh, wait.
you are just jealous as usual,
Mar 10th, 2015 - 08:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0you have no leader like this,
if only Spain had formed a commonwealth,lol
Yeah find me another empire that happily converted itself into a voluntary association.
Mar 10th, 2015 - 10:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Spain's empire ended in blood and revolution and distrust. Britaon's ended as the Commonwealth of Nations.
Anyone can leave anytime. Such as Gambia did recently. Or join as Suriname is contemplating.
If only Argentina had been lucky enough to be part of the British Empire and not the Spanish Empire. It too could be in the Commonwealth.......
And probably look more like Australia, Canada or New Zealand.
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Mar 11th, 2015 - 12:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0Yeah, that American independence war sure was peaceful. Same with India, same with South Africa... The other places are too small and don't count so much.
Thank goodness we were never British. We would be like Zimbabwe, Guyana, or Jamaica today.
8 STroll with the_TroLL
Mar 11th, 2015 - 01:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0“Thank goodness we were never British. We would be like Zimbabwe, Guyana, or Jamaica today.”
Probably, but that is due to your own stupid attitudes and immaturity.
As others have said, and something I truly believe, you could have been anothe Canada or Australia.
As for the USA, war is war, they didn'y cpme out of it too badly, and the UK and USA are close friends.
You are a pariah State, even within Lat Am.
PS: Guyana is exploring potential gas/oil reserves in its coastal terroritory.
:-)
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Mar 11th, 2015 - 10:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0Don't look now Trolly, but you will be passing them as you further descend into shambles.
Your blinkered view of world history again.
8@
Mar 11th, 2015 - 11:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0you are trying to compare sticks and stones,
if we were talking abt the USA we would have said so,
but as usual YOU started it then move the goal posts when it suits you,
we are talking abt now, are we not,
we have the commonwealth,
you are a member of the Spanish claim it club,
ours are doing reliably well,
yours are collapsing faster than a pack of cards,
next.
Argentina a Pariah even within Latin America? GOOD.
Mar 11th, 2015 - 12:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0That's exactly the place I want to be, telling everyone to f--ck off. No respect to anyone when none is given.
Argentina a Pariah even within Latin America? GOOD
Mar 11th, 2015 - 12:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Not good.
That's exactly the place I want to be, telling everyone to f--ck off
but you are not there, and therefore cannot tell anyone to F.O.
We cannot be held responsible for the state of Argentina or any other failing south American state,
Pronto.
“But over the years, drawing on our shared history, we have seen and acted upon the huge advantages of mutual cooperation and understanding, for the benefit of our countries and the people who live in them.”
Mar 11th, 2015 - 04:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0W-O-T?
mutual cooperation?
understanding?
benefit of OUR countries and the people?
L-O-L
somebody has to explain this old bitch that all that england has done over the ages, was to invade, loot and killing the indigenous people of those countries.
this old piece of crap represents the worst of the human race.
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Mar 11th, 2015 - 06:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0this old piece of crap represents the worst of the human race.
Not really Paul, that undisputed title belongs to you....in spades.
agreed,
Mar 11th, 2015 - 07:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And we still did NOT throw nuns out of helicopters.
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