Should Ireland rejoin the Commonwealth?

An Ciarraioch

Leaving the bloc was a significant development in 1949, but the current organisation is rather different, with a number of members that were never British colonies. After Brexit, rejoining could repair relations with unionists,  but the main motivation would be increased trade with nations in Africa, Asia and Oceania. Perhaps a referendum would be the best means of deciding the issue?

An Ciarraioch

Stupid predictive text - the poll question should read "rejoin", of course!

no

TheValeyard

3DataModem

The Commonwealth includes some of the most socially regressive countries in the world (e.g. in most Commonwealth countries, being gay is against the law). I voted no for this reason.

Charlie19

Was there a need for a poll.

gimli2112

You can't join all the gangs! We're already in one.

Charlie19

Charlie19 wrote: »

Was there a need for a poll.

the answer to that question is the same as the answer to the OPs


no

Folkstonian

Another tedious thread to draw out the usual keyboard warriors on both sides of the divide. It will inevitably work, of course.

Surely twitter is a better place to have these desperately tedious arguments? You’ll attract more angry people there too, OP

Odhinn

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

Leaving the bloc was a significant development in 1949, but the current organisation is rather different, with a number of members that were never British colonies. After Brexit, rejoining could repair relations with unionists, but the main motivation would be increased trade with nations in Africa, Asia and Oceania. Perhaps a referendum would be the best means of deciding the issue?

You're ivan yates, aren't ye.

mick malones mauser

What in the name of thundering devine Jaysus possess idiots who start these threads

NO

Filmer Paradise

3DataModem wrote: »

The Commonwealth includes some of the most socially regressive countries in the world (e.g. in most Commonwealth countries, being gay is against the law). I voted no for this reason.

OMG! It would affect the Gays?

Oh Noes!:eek:

Kermit.de.frog

This would be the political equivalent of a beaten wife returning to her husband.

An Ciarraioch

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

Leaving the bloc was a significant development in 1949, but the current organisation is rather different, with a number of members that were never British colonies. After Brexit, rejoining could repair relations with unionists,  but the main motivation would be increased trade with nations in Africa, Asia and Oceania. Perhaps a referendum would be the best means of deciding the issue?

Lose the rose-tinted specs and get real.

The Rape of Lucretia

Breunion with the UK would automatically give Ireland membership of The Commonwealth.

greencap

No.

The commonwealth is a poverty stricken sh1thole.

If the EU were to spend the next year digging, and then filling a hole with sh1t, before taking out millions of 100% interest loans and dumping the paperwork into the sh1t caked hole it had dug, .... and if we were then to collectively jump into this hole of sh1t and debt, .... we would still only have a small conception of the level of sh1t-holeyness, and poverty-ness of the common''wealth''.

Kermit.de.frog

greencap wrote: »

No.

The commonwealth is a poverty stricken sh1thole.

If the EU were to spend the next year digging, and then filling a hole with sh1t, before taking out millions of 100% interest loans and dumping the paperwork into the sh1t caked hole it had dug, .... and if we were then to collectively jump into this hole of sh1t and debt, .... we would still only have a small conception of the level of sh1t-holeyness, and poverty-ness of the common''wealth''.

Profound