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Will the Commonwealth Collapse… Without the Queen
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With the Queen no longer in the equation, people are already discussing the future of the commonwealth. In this video we breakdown what the commonwealth is and if we can expect to see more countries ditching the King as their Head of State.
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In this video we explore Burnham’s promise to implement a more representative electoral system in the UK but will he actually succeed where countless other governments have failed – and actually change the voting system?
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History of Electoral Reform
Idox Group Electoral Reform: A Never Ending Story?
https://www.idoxgroup.com/insights/electoral-reform-a-never-ending-story/
BBC News Opposing Voting Reform ‘Selfish’ and ‘Immoral’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41775307
UK in a Changing Europe Electoral Reform: the State of Debate and Future Prospects
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/electoral-reform-the-state-of-debate-and-future-prospects/
Make Votes Matter 2024 Was Our Least Representative Election Ever
News Articles
Electoral Reform Society Prime Minister Announces Manifesto Pledge at Labour Conference
Prime Minister announces manifesto pledge and historic National Commission at Labour Conference
The Guardian Labour MPs Will Push Burnham to back Voting Reform
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/25/andy-burnham-electoral-reform-first-past-the-post
Labour List Majority of MPs Back Review of Voting System
https://labourlist.org/2026/08/majority-labour-mps-review-voting-system/
Official Resources
Parliament UK Alex Sobel Amendment
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4080/stages/20676/amendments/10035247
Labour Andy Burnham Conference Speech Transcript
Polling
YouGov Should We Change Our Current British Voting System
https://yougov.com/en-gb/trackers/should-we-change-our-current-british-voting-system
More in Common September MRP Poll
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Nigel Farage said Andy Burnham’s comments about potentially rejoining the EU had given him “the biggest boost in [his] career”. We look at why — even if it seems counter-intuitive — another Brexit debate could actually hurt Farage.
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Farage responds to Burnham’s decision to reopen EU debate
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/01/burnhams-reopening-of-brexit-debate-is-biggest-boost-in-my-career-says-farage
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/30/andy-burnham-uk-could-go-all-the-way-rejoining-eu
British public sentiment on the EU
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54925-what-do-britons-think-of-brexit-10-years-since-the-referendum
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54567-how-strong-is-uk-support-for-rejoining-the-european-union
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/03/half-want-to-rejoin-eu-and-backing-it-could-drive-up-labour-vote-megapoll-finds
https://www.politico.eu/article/the-politico-poll-britons-want-to-get-closer-to-the-eu-and-even-farages-voters-agree/
Economic impact of Brexit
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/brexits-impact-on-the-uk-economy/
https://www.economicsobservatory.com/how-has-brexit-affected-business-investment-in-the-uk
Reform UK crises
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckly020edl45o
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It’s been a few days now, but the UK is still responding to the reverberations caused by Andy Burnham’s bombshell conference speech. But in this video, we’re going to focus on one of his speech’s last topics: the UK-EU relationship.
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Before the Brexit referendum, a whole bunch of MPs explained to Britain how the economy would collapse post-Brexit. While Brexit hasn’t yet happened, some did say that the destruction would take place immediately after the vote; which didn’t exactly happen as expected. So in this video, we explain what’s happened and why the economy hasn’t done too badly in the end.
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@ramiroaka9
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
You mean communism
@karmamoksha369
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
🇮🇳 QUIT COMMENWEALTH
@graeglobe
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
As long as they're in the commonwealth, it doesn't matter who their head of state is…
@turdworldengland
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
Time for Scottish independencen and rejoining the EU. No referendum fraud but immediate declaration of independence.
@asuncionagullo1530
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
You couldn't be more biased!
@ThePeoplesNewspaper1994
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
The Commonwealth is an organization that promotes transgenderism on behalf of the British ruling class. Conservative member states must leave this insidious club if they want to fight back against the transgender ideology and all of its ridiculous surgeries.
@slawekwojtowicz
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
Use of the term Commonwealth for the British Empire territories is a travesty and misuse of the term, stolen from the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth. Commonwealth can be formed only by mutual consent, not by imperial conquest. British Empire was Evil, just like Russian Empire.
@nosiphosobekwa9316
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
Yes , it will, if the King Charles aligns with America. American foreign policies are not approved by most countries the commonwealth
@yilonmusk1189
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
Bro Afghanistan is not a member
@carlwoods4564
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
Time to get rid of the commonwealth.
@carelessrappide
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
It has been posited that, now that the Sussexes have been forced to relinquish royal duties,(whereby there was a person of colour with whom Commonwealth members could relate to ) there will be an increase in the number of countries leaving
@edenrose6718
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
Vomiting all genosade of our people under domination of genosiders distrotive of other nations god bless to love as free humain beeing 🤮🤮🤮🤮
@edenrose6718
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
That nonsense have to stop we have enough of all this game of manipal against other nations god freely give life to live.
@laodesyukur
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
Not i think, still many successors look great there… Could the next king looks like king David to lead those wealth…? Remember king David has many wives and very very closed to the Mighty God Allah…🌐🇬🇧❤️
@chulainn32
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
The Commonwealth is like having a WhatsApp group for people you used to keep locked up in your basement!
@DeadDancers
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
As an Australian, the whole ‘let’s be a republic!!’ thing seems to be motivated by nothing but greed by those who stand to profit by filling the gaps in power. They then promote nonsense stories about sovereignty and growth, like we’re children growing into adulthood and needing our own identity, with not even a scrap of practical benefit to be seen. Sadly, plenty of people will make such a decision based on their feelings and not upon a rational assessment of the pros and cons.
@gogrape9716
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
The "monarchy" is a massive joke in the modern age. Not So Great Britain is a has been empire….. yawns…
@danielefabbro822
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
Wait a second, the Australian Prime Minister name is Antonio Albanese? An Italian? 🤣🤣🤣 That's something unexpected from a country that yet have to apologize for the crimes made against Italian civilians and POW during ww2.
I will consider it as a kind of apology. Well done Aussies. 👍🤣🤣🤣
@lozimba1259
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
Stop immigrates from India tanks 😁
@aidanwork7352
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
New Zealand will NEVER EVER become a republic!
His Majesty the King is very popular over here in New Zealand!
I can't stand Jacinda Ardern & her fellow republican lowlifes – as they ARE GUILTY of treason against BOTH the Crown (the King & the Governor-General) AND decent-minded New Zealanders!
@Albanach-je1nk
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
It's funny how if Australia wants an other
Referendum after 55% in favor of keeping the monarchy it's ok .
But if Scotland wanting a Referendum on a:51% in favour of independence is not ok.
Difference Australia is not ruled from London maybe it should be …..mmmmmm😏🤨
@simongarthwaite7695
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
Oddly no one ever asks us Brits how we feel about the Commonwealth whilst I'm a very strong supporter of the Monarchy and adored the late Queen I feel the Commonwealth has become a millstone round our necks that we can neither afford or need let these other places fund a Commonwealth of nations if they want one the UK should say enough is enough and get out.
@garymurphy5133
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
Perhaps other countries might see that charles is not deserving of being king. he is a adulterer and completly out of touch with the comman man/woman. At his age why not step aside for his grown up son?
@davidjohansson1459
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
My Birthday is September 15th
@Grundewalt
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
short answer, as one of the last britain imperial projects, yes. Without the imperial glue, the nations would be free to chose their regional or global economic alliance of their like, without putting their past opressor at the center, giving that Britain, with its latest antics (londongrad fueled brexit) , proved to the world that its imperial deams are very well alive.
@pacotaco1246
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
I hope the monarchy finally ends. A King in the current year is absurd
@Ivan-td7kb
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
"Member states of the Commonwealth have to pay dues to the Commonwealth itself to cover the running cost of the organization. The don't pay taxes to the British government."
If the British crown is "the most important and vital symbol" that binds the Commonwealth of Nations together through a shared history and values, would running the British monarchy constituted as the "running cost" of the organization?
@Ivan-td7kb
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
"The 56 member nations of the Commonwealth of Nations are equal and autonomous, but they acknowledge the Queen as the head of the Commonwealth. The 15 members of the Commonwealth Realms retain the British monarchy as their head of state."
Hmm, I see a bit of contradiction here…
@danrohn8821
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
Why have you got Afghanistan as part of the commonwealth in that first image?
@christianamary1540
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
Delete monarchy support republic
@RawLu.
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
NO.
@sefyaa
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
As an Australian who always have wanted to seperate from the monarchy im super happy to see a plan might be formed in the coming years
@fist5
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
I would love to see Australia, New zealand and Canada being republic.
@kthapa9697
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
Why we still participate in Commonwealth Games we should avoid not send our athlete and also in other thngs
@familygash7500
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
Does anyone remember the days when people would be hung, drawn and quartered for commiting treason against the monarchy?
@jaykobmoreland2458
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
For Canada it isn't an option haha
@LearnLiveHopeOfficial
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
I hope this means they don’t have a right to immigration into the UK we should benefit aswell.
@ninabeach1
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
It’s just beyond me, the members of the common wealth should be so proud that they are a part of this great family which they all belong, wish my country was a member, shame…
@basildon9008
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
We need a world where every country in the world eventually WANT to voluntarily join the Commonwealth, for the sake of a peaceful international community
@PrezidentHughes
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
The Commonwealth will remain but the realms will drastically evaporate during this decade and rightly so. The advantages of removing the British monarch as head of state far outweigh the disadvantages, especially for those in the Caribbean.
@marksousa8595
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
Canada needs to cut ties with the monarch!!!!
@anhbinhle2727
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
hay
@TimothyCHenderson
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
The reality at least in Canada is that we already have a head of state who is a figure head. The reigning monarch via the governor general is, for all intense and purposes, ceremonial. The governor general hasn't gone against the wishes of the PM since the 1920's and probably never will again. We're so far along in history now that even the slightest perception of meddling from the GG or monarch would result in a referendum to leave with a significant chance of success. As others have mentioned, it's more about avoiding a constitutional crisis. It always seems to be UK outlets that obsess over the monarch's reach and status as head of state within it's old colonial hemisphere. In Canada, the queen/king isn't really part of the political conversation except when talking about reorganizing the government by removing the monarch as head of state.
@PriyankitaPant
January 7, 2024 at 5:45 am
I don’t get it – sooner than we expected- the woman lived to 96 – it’s later than we expected. Queen’s sister died way back in 2002.