Self interest is the name of the game, and our little black speck on the map really doesn matter to Britain. (BANKER. BARBADOS) We must accept that economies today are closely interlinked and there is no way one can break away from past holdings.
(MINISTER. KENYA)
With almost half Britain's exports concentrated on Europe, trade with the Commmonwealth has become marginal. Nick Clarke asks are our politicians and businessmen doing enough to cash in on the legacy of the past? Or do we have to concede more territory to the Americans and Japanese every year? Producer ANNE SLOMAN