Utter horseshit. People with an axe to grind keep bringing this up, but nobody here really thinks we're an empire at all, and the commonwealth is more of a trading/discussion forum these days. Countries are free to leave or apply to join whenever they like, and there is no obligation to recognise the Crown as head of state.
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Reply to comment by naughtypundit in Worst fall in UK living standards since records began, says OBR. by Xul-luX
Utter horseshit. People with an axe to grind keep bringing this up, but nobody here really thinks we're an empire at all, and the commonwealth is more of a trading/discussion forum these days. Countries are free to leave or apply to join whenever they like, and there is no obligation to recognise the Crown as head of state.