[DM] "On the United Kingdom, the European Union, the Commonwealth, and migration issues"

[rfmcdpei]

I've a post up at Demography Matters that takes a look at the contradictions of Britons who strongly favour restrictions on migration from the European Union but do want to try to make the Commonwealth into a British-influenced bloc (again). Do they really think that mature countries whose citizens are going to be kept from even entering British

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[suitablyemoname]

The last time Canada seriously considered the UK to be a major, top-priority trading partner was, presumably, under the Diefenbaker government. Everyone since has tacitly or actively tried to hook us into either the US or Asia. Reverting to a UK focus would be almost kind of surreal.

[rfmcdpei]

Reverting to a UK focus would be almost kind of surreal.

Tell that to British Eurosceptics.

[suitablyemoname]

I've got a family full of them.

To be perfectly frank, I blame the British media.

DID YOU KNOW THAT BRUSSELS IS GOING TO MAKE BANANAS ILLEGAL? YOU COULDN'T MAKE IT UP!

Well, actually...

[autopope]

British Euroskeptics are not exactly part of the reality-based community ...