A UK, a EU, a NATO, a UN and a Commonwealth do not mutually exclude each other.

Here's a thought: wouldn't it impove Britain's standing in the EU if it is also the gateway to the 2 billion Commonwealth? Does Britain's relevance to the other Commonwealth countries not drastically increase if Britain is the key to unlock the door to the world's largest internal market?
Is the worth of Britian for America and for Europe not immeasurably increased because it serves as a springboard to the other?


Imagination, Furunculus! Imagination and grand ideas are what have put the 'Great' into Britain! Be the bloody centre of the world, not an introvert island afraid of losing sovereignity.

Why do you think even post-Empire the City could still trump NY, Tokyo and Hong Kong as the world's financial hub?

It is not about three French farmers receiving a handout, or two Polish plumbers. This is about creating a world, about keeping Britain at the centre of it, post Empire. Britain needs to do what it is good at, instead of frustrating it with undue provincialism.

Norway has oil, Australia has limitless natural resources. Britons, by contrast, need to work for their money. Need to find a way of making it flow to their island. What could be better than to tap British historical legacy and fortunate global position and become the world's services hub. Britain is sitting on a pot of gold, yet the silly Tories are mewling they want to close off Britain and let it rot away because of some ill-understood notions about sovereignity.