It is an idea whose time has come.

The Commonwealth Federation would be the third largest economy in the Western world (excluding its trade agreements with the rest of the Commonwealth), with global reach, a high standard of living and a powerful position in almost every geographical region and sector of the global economy. A common voice would allow us once more to project our influence on world events and to protect our own interests and identity outside regional trade blocs or the orbits of other superpowers, current or emerging.


The countries of CANZUK are drawn together by a common past, culture, language, institutions, political processes and ideals. We are all successful Westminster Democracies. Most of our laws and customs but also our beliefs and values are the same. We are also wealthy Western countries with very similar levels of national income per head and many common insitutions binding us together. We share not only membership of the Commonwealth but also a number of defence pacts, embassies, a common Head of State and Commander in Chief, and other impromptu areas of cooperation such as AUKMIN and the CANZ group at the UN.


The rise of the new economy, changes in technology and new ways of life are changing the world in radical and fundamental ways. China and India are recognised by the international community as being the next super powers that, together with the United States will form the dominant forces in the world. The nature of business has changed with borderless selling, instant transfer of information and reliance on intangibles for all purposes.


Should they continue to act autonomously and ignore or deny their common roots and interests, the CANZUK countries are statistically not strong enough to retain their influence and protect their ways of life without being incorporated into other transnational structures, be they the orbits of superpowers or power-hungry regional blocs like the EU. If this is the fate of CANZUK, then it makes sense to develop a Commonwealth Federation composed of countries that are similar to each other to a degree that is not possible in any other association.

The UCS is currently actively campaigning to achieve the first phase of this plan, focusing on establishing closer economical, cultural and political ties between the CANZUK core nations.