If the choice were made, one for us to lose our sovereignty and become a member of the Commonwealth or remain with our sovereignty and lose the membership of the Commonwealth, I would say let the Commonwealth go.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
'Commonwealth' is not a word I ever used growing up in Colombo. There, in the late 1950s, it would have meant little more than New Zealand lamb and Anchor butter at the cold stores.
If I was British, I would vote resolutely 'remain' because it's in the U.K.'s interest.
What supposedly bound that Commonwealth together was a mysterious shared identity - Britishness.
The Commonwealth is one of three belts I want to win before going for a world title.
If we left the European Union, it would be a one-way ticket, not a return. So we will have time for a proper, reasoned debate. At the end of that debate you, the British people, will decide.
I am in favor of admitting any territory into the Union of States as soon as it has fulfilled the requirements of the Constitution and shall petition for admission.
Not to discontinue our allegiance, in this case, would be to join with the sovereign in promoting the slavery and misery of that society, the welfare of which, we ourselves, as well as our sovereign, are indispensably obliged to secure and promote, as far as in us lies.
I have had many anxieties for our commonwealth, principally occasioned by the depreciation of our money.
One of our targets as a country is to now work very closely with the Commonwealth countries - they could become a very big market for us.