The Commonwealth: 6 times as many consumers as the EU27

Twice the number of countries as the EU27, across 6 continents

Her Majesty The Queen greeting heads of state of the Commonwealth in 2015 © The Commonwealth

And Her Majesty The Queen at its head

Since the United Kingdom joined the ‘Common Market’ (now the EU), on 01 January 1973, the fact that the UK is the senior voice in a friendly grouping of 53 countries across the globe has been sidelined by much of the media.

Below we put this right, with some comparative figures.

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The Commonwealth vs the EU27

THE COMMONWEALTH

THE EU27

Countries

Population

2.4 billion

0.4 billion

GDP

10.4 trillion

14.7 trillion

Continents

The above figures relate to 2017 – the last year for which comparative figures are available.

The Commonwealth

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 53 independent and equal sovereign states. It is home to 2.4 billion people and includes both advanced economies and developing countries. Its shared values and principles are inscribed in the Commonwealth Charter.

Unlike the EU...

The Commonwealth does not strip sovereignty from its members
It does not demand that members have laws imposed upon them by a supranational body
Nor to subject themselves to a foreign court
Nor to control their immigration policies
Nor to pay vast annual sums for membership
Nor to be prevented from doing trade deals globally

The Commonwealth contains some of the largest economies in the World – and some of the smallest. Above all it is affectionately referred to as a ‘family’.

Observations

Listening to Remain MPs one could be forgiven for thinking that they have been obsessed with the idea of the EU to the exclusion of all the other countries in the World.

It is as if their world contains just 27 countries.

We have news for them. The World is a bit bigger than that. And amazingly the UK still carries some power and influence across the globe.

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Reader Comments 5

1. Concerned , Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 06:45:

I hope and pray that the Commonwealth will have us back. After the years 1973-date in the eec/eu, I would say pay the 39 billion to the Commonwealth instead of the EU, it would be money much better spent.

2. barbara jell , Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 07:13:

Comment 1 - Concerned - agree 100%. What masochistic, narrow minded fools our politicians are. Looking forward to re-establishing hugely beneficial ties with our natural friends and allies with whom we have so much in common and are much more compatible.

3. James Bertram , Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 08:01:

Yes, fully agree with the comments above.
I just don't understand why Remainers want us to stay in the EU - what does it offer that we cannot do better outside of the EU? Their arguments and attitudes seem based on a fear of the unknown, not rocking the boat, playing safe and I'm all right Jack - all unimaginative talentless plodders it would appear.
Come on, Remainers, let's at least hear one good positive argument from you for staying in the EU - something that an independent country, making its own laws, can't achieve.

4. Sydney Ashurst , Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 11:52:

Remainers either do not know of the Commonwealth or deny its existence. They deride its Colonial past, but at the same time say we as the progenitors are racist. Working for BOAC I witnessed retreat from Empire, and the evidence is that the steps to Nationhood were successful.
The Commonwealth remains a far larger grouping of free Countries working together for everyone's good.
We deserve the right to be free of this European Empire.

5. Adam David Hiley , Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 17:08:

Our real allies who came to Our side long before the Europeans or Americans

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