50 Years Ago When Harold Wilson Was In...
ChatterBank4 mins ago
Just on the Beeb News.....the projection of King Charles III & Queen Camilla on to the leaves of the Sydney Opera House Roof delayed by an hour....the cause - her aircraft-carrier was in the way! Delicious..... is this her protest from above to losing monarchial influence over the stroppy country?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.How come all our former colonies,apart from say Singapore,(mostly in Africa)have reverted back to"failed state"status?And thousands of their residents are flocking to their former slave-masters here in the UK?These colonies couldnt wait to get rid of us,will we be getting thousands back from Australia if it becomes another failed state?
"...will we be getting thousands back from Australia if it becomes another failed state?"
There is no chance of Australia becoming a "failed state" if it becomes a republic. The time when former Dominions, Colonies and Protectorates begin to fail is not when they ditch the Monarchy, but when they gain their independence from British rule and administration and British poers are relinquished.. Australia (along with New Zealand) did that in 1986, Canada and Newfoundland in 1982. None of them has shown any signs of being a "failed state" in the intervening 40 years or so.
However, there are more than 60 nations which have gained independence from the UK. Many of them can certainly be classed as "failed states". I think the difference between the two is that the likes of Australia, New Zealand and Canada are populated by people who get on and do things. Many of the others are populated by people who sit round waiting for other people to do (and pay for) them.