WINSTON MCKENZIE:
“AFTER THE EU –
WHAT NEXT? -
THE COMMONWEALTH.”
Posted
on September 26
The combined Commonwealth GDP stands at some $8.4 trillion
dollars, and growing. Its projected annual growth is 3.7%, and even higher in
African and Asian Nations – 5.0% and 6.5% respectively. The Commonwealth labour
force has been forecast to increase by 60%, or 825million by 2050, along with
its’ burgeoning Commonwealth middle-class. Last year the UK’s total trade with the Commonwealth was estimated at
some £54.9billion pounds. The Commonwealth directly impacts on the UK’s global
trade patterns. Great Britain and the Commonwealth have the foundations of a
beautiful working relationship.The Commonwealth consistently outperforms European competitors on a
significant number of economic world rankings, and Yes, this demonstrates that
the choice for the UK to remain solely with the EU is economically arbitrary.
This relationship must be altered to reflect a more positive Commonwealth
re-balance. Continue
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