In this essay, I intend to put forth the idea that the people of the English-speaking Commonwealth should unite in order to best represent their collective interests on the world stage. Basically, I feel that our countries have a lot in common - based on the English language and traditions of fair-play, freedom, parliament, law and so forth. We essentially have a 'British' culture, which is under threat by regional integration driven by the pressures …showed first 75 words of 518 total…

…showed last 75 words of 518 total…peace and stability of the region and diminishing the strength of the argument for freedom and democracy, I feel that it is only by strengthening our partnership through a new political relationship that the values we cherish and have fought for will grow in influence and allow us to play a powerful role in maintaining peace, encouraging trade, improving lives and strengthening the foundations upon which the institutions that support democracy, freedom and prosperity stand.