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July 2002

Vol.5, No. 6

Contents

The Majority: Unknowing, Unaware and Unconcerned
by John Ross Schroeder

Restoration: Greed Is the News of the Day
by Darris McNeely

Is Britain Rediscovering the Commonwealth?
by Melvin Rhodes

Ever Increasing Crime--Will It Ever End?
by Graemme Marshall

A Deadly Epidemic
by Cecil E. Maranville

In Brief...World News Review
by Bill Eddington, Cecil E. Maranville, Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder and Jim Tuck

This Is the Way... When the Walls Come Tumbling Down
by Robin Webber

July '02 Main

Is Britain Rediscovering the Commonwealth?

Celebrations to mark the queen's Golden Jubilee centered on her role as head of the Commonwealth, the 54-nation multicultural organization that was once the British Empire. After decades of neglecting the institution, is Great Britain now strengthening its Commonwealth ties?

by Melvin Rhodes

It was a correspondent on the Fox News Channel who pointed out the irony. Speaking from outside Buckingham Palace where a million people had cheered the queen during the flypast that ended official celebrations of her Golden Jubilee, viewers were reminded that while the British people are celebrating, two of Britain's former imperial possessions are poised on the brink of a possible nuclear war.

Sadly, that is far from the only post-imperial problem!

The four days of rejoicing for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II culminated Tuesday, June 4, in a regal procession through the streets of London, as the queen rode in the state gold carriage for only the third time in her 50-year reign. The first occasion was for her coronation, the second for her Silver Jubilee (25 years), the third for her Golden. The purpose of her journey was to attend a service of thanksgiving at St. Paul's Cathedral.

The British have a great deal for which to be thankful. Clearly, the crowds were expressing thanks for a political system that has given them a longer period of political stability and the prosperity that usually goes with it than any other major nation. At the same time most Britons are aware that a great deal of this stability is owed to the royal House of Windsor, direct descendants of the Hanoverian kings who assumed the throne in 1714. The British have no more respect for their politicians than do the people of any other democracy, but they love the queen, who is increasingly seen throughout the Commonwealth as a universal grandmother.

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