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I wonder if 'Wills' means the uk too ???


William suggests monarchy will respect any decision to become a republic

Tony Jones, PA Court Correspondent in Nassau, the Bahamas
26 March 2022, 1:33 am


The Duke of Cambridge has signalled any decision by Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas to break away from the British monarchy and become republics will be supported with “pride and respect” by the UK.

William has visited the three nations during his Caribbean tour with Kate, and his comments will reverberate around the region where five other countries also have the Queen as head of state.

Speaking on the penultimate night of the Cambridge’s visit to the Bahamas, the future king told guests, who included the country’s prime minister Philip Davis, that whatever the future holds the bonds between the UK and the nations will “endure”.
The duke said: “Next year, I know you are all looking forward to celebrating fifty years of independence – your Golden Anniversary.

“And with Jamaica celebrating 60 years of independence this year, and Belize celebrating 40 years of independence last year, I want to say this:

“We support with pride and respect your decisions about your future.

“Relationships evolve. Friendship endures.”

It is understood William’s comments reflect the Cambridges experiences during their Caribbean tour, and the couple have long held the view that seeking to have a homegrown head of state was a matter for the people and government of each country.

Barbados took the historic move of replacing the Queen as head of state in November, and elected its first president during a ceremony witnessed by the Prince of Wales.

William’s comments are likely to be interpreted as an acknowledgement of forces already in motion, as Jamaica’s prime minister Andrew Holness suggested to the couple his country may be the next to become a republic.

He told the Cambridges, when he welcomed them to Kingston on Wednesday, Jamaica was “moving on” and intended to “fulfil our true ambitions and destiny as an independent, developed, prosperous country”.

A few days after the royals left Belize, prime minister Johnny Briceno’s government indicated the People’s Constitutional Commission, a new body, will be consulting across the country on the issue of the continuing decolonisation process.
Henry Charles Usher, minister for constitutional and political reform, reportedly told Belize’s parliament on Thursday: “Madame Speaker, the decolonisation process is enveloping the Caribbean region.

“Perhaps it is time for Belize to take the next step in truly owning our independence. But it is a matter that the people of Belize must decide on.”

William also spoke about a fond memory of his first visit to The Bahamas: “I came here with my mother as a child.

“Snorkelling around the James Bond wrecks off Nassau left me with the most vivid memory of your beautiful blue waters. For a young boy, obsessed with 007, it was the best holiday ever.”

The black-tie event, hosted by Sir Cornelius Smith the Governor General of the Bahamas, saw Kate wear a stylish Phillipa Lepley gown and the Cambridges chatted with the guests who included community leaders and local heroes.

Later on Saturday the duke and duchess will carry out the final engagements of their tour, visiting Abaco – a chain of islands and barrier cays in the northern part of the country – and meet residents at a church to hear their experiences of Hurricane Dorian in 2019, and celebrate the areas regeneration by attending a Fish Fry.

On Grand Bahama the couple will tour a children’s home and their final engagement will see them visit 2021 Earthshot Prize Winner, Coral Vita.

 

You can but hope Comrade - ... but I wouldn't hold your breath

 

He said it, we can hold him to it !!!

 

,,, Because everyone does what they say??
Looking at the text transcript, he does not say anything like that.

It's not out of the question in the future perhaps, but as always, there are always consequences to ones actions.
And another phrase "Better the devil (and their transparancy) you know...." is another thought to muse

 

while the earth rejoices with volcanos and thunderbolts ...seems n seams like some big moves are being made

 

I am wondering why recycled plastic knickers would be appealing???

 

Barbie and Ken always seems fine with them

 

That is so true ...who likes change... I like consistency ...

I am always consistent

 

There could never be total transparency

simplicity yes total transparency no

Simplicity is straight forward and transparency is projected

 

I thought this look like a Phoenix

 

Koi pond-
In the city and in the country

 

I have a picture of finished koi pond somewhere

 

Errrrmmm - where's the chestnuts darlin' ???

 

I haven’t a clue ..I saw nothing and know nothing

 

Them's Hazel nuts darlin' not chestnuts !!!

These are sweet chestnuts, not to be confused with horse chestnuts !!!

 

in an nutshell -

-I usually get chestnuts around the holidays when they are frequent to find in market

-a handful of nuts daily is suppose to increase life expectancy

-nuts are nuts

-what kind of word is nut

 

Happy Birthday Wolfy

 

Birthdays I love celebrations-

happiest of day to you wolf angel today and every day

cheers cheers and more cheers

 

Well, well, well, here we go again !!! - After repeatedly telling us that after 'Brexit' everything in the garden would be rosy, the scumbag 'nasty sleaze party' have been forced to admit that the truth now seems to be a long distance from that !!!


Brexit has hit UK’s overseas trade, Sunak tells MPs

Gavin Cordon
28 March 2022, 6:22 pmBritain’s withdrawal from the European Union has affected the level of overseas trade, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has acknowledged.

Giving evidence to the Commons Treasury Committee on last week’s Spring Statement, Mr Sunak said it was “inevitable” that UK trade with the EU would fall as a result of Brexit.

At the same time, he said that it was too early for the benefits of trade deals the UK had struck with other countries to kick in.

Mr Sunak was challenged by the committee chairman, Tory MP Mel Stride, about new figures from the Office for Budget Responsibility, showing that while other countries’ “trade intensity” had come back “quite strongly” since Brexit and the pandemic, the UK’s had not.

“Doesn’t that tell you that the main distinction between ourselves and them is that we went through Brexit and they didn’t?” Mr Stride said.

Mr Sunak said it was too soon to disentangle the effects of the pandemic and of Brexit, but acknowledged that leaving the EU had had an impact.

“We are still trying to work through what all the impacts are,” he said.

“It was always inevitable that there would be a change in our trade intensity with Europe as a result of the change in the trade relationship.

“Without doubt we are changing our trading relationship with the EU and that means a different set of controls and things people will have to do and that will obviously have an impact.

“That is, I am sure, a big part of the reason why this is happening. I think it is maybe a bit early to be definitive about which bits are doing what.”

Mr Sunak, however, rejected the suggestion that the UK was becoming “a more closed economy”, insisting the Government wanted it to be much more open to the world on trade.

“The benefit of new trading relationships takes time. They don’t happen all over night. Of course, that will happen over a period of time,” he said.