The Commonwealth Conversation

Michael Palin, English comedian, star of Monty Python, and one of the world’s most travelled TV presenters talks about his experience of the Commonwealth. He highlights the importance of Science and Technology (2010′s Commonwealth Day theme) and says the Commonwealth should advocate responsible tourism.

As Commonwealth Election Observers prepare their final report on the Presidential Election held in Sri Lanka on 26th January 2010 there is a growing interest in what they will say, and what it will mean for the Commonwealth.

Lord David Howell, Deputy Conservative Leader in the House of Lords, stresses how everyone seems to be noticing the Commonwealth except in the UK. His article gives some ‘Royal Foreign Policy Advice’.

On Thursday 26th November, the Royal Commonwealth Society facilitated a BBC World Debate in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. On the theme, ‘The Commonwealth at 60 – Does it Have a Future?

At the end of their meeting in Trinidad and Tobago in November 2009, Commonwealth leaders called for the establishment of an ‘Eminent Person’s Group’ to undertake an examination of options for reform. But who should be in it?

Derek Ingram, veteran Commonwealth journalist, muses on the Commonwealth’s finances:

One of the best outcomes of the recent Commonwealth summit in Trinidad was that at long last the leaders agreed to rationalise the organisation’s finances. Many people are under the impression that the Commonwealth costs a lot of money. Nothing could be further from the truth…

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