Summary: <p>“Seems a bit strange that some countries want to leave the Commonwealth, but still have the Queen as head of state, and that some countries like Mozambique want to join this group of nations, without really being part of the old British empire”.</p> <p>This discussion as a whole is mainly framed around whether or not the Commonwealth is still relevant, and what both the pros and cons of membership are.</p> <p>Stuart and William took the accuracy of the above question, sent in by Trevor in Wood Farm, Oxford, England, very much at face value, and their resulting recorded discussion shows that they don’t have a strong knowledge of the true Commonwealth concept, and nor do many listeners it seems.</p> <p>During subsequent research after the recording, which was the action suggested during the episode, they found that Mozambique is actually already a member of the Commonwealth, as is South Africa, which neither Stuart or William were sure about. The fact that Mozambique was a British Colony but not constitutionally governed by Britain was another subsequent piece of learning, and you’ll note William didn’t feel during the recording that Mozambique was even a former colony.</p> <p>Stuart and William always try to be proactive podcast presenters, and continue to look at these questions even after the recording sessions end, so they continue their learning. We hope these discussions inspire you too to keep learning about the issues raised in this podcast's output, even when the episodes conclude.</p> <p>What do you make of this discussion? Do you have a question that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by sending an email to <a href="mailto:thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com"><u>thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com</u></a>, or record us a message in your own voice by going to <a href="https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message"><u>https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message</u></a></p> <p>This podcast's overall themes are nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, sustainability, and social justice.</p> <p>Find out all about the podcast via this one simple link: <a href="https://linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside"><u>https://linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside</u></a></p> <p>Help us to spread the impact of the podcast by sharing this link with 5 friends <a href="https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view"><u>https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view</u></a> , support our work through Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside"><u>https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside</u></a> or just 'follow' to avoid missing any public posts.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message
