Are there pro-republic British?

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And the only reason colonies were "set free" is because it is easier and more efficient to give a country a loan, with high interest, and let locals whip themselves to pay it off (which they never will), instead of occupying with force, army etc, since that is a lot more expensive.

In the case of the UK it was largely because we were bankrupt after ww2.  The Americans were also keen to see the end of the British Empire, pretty much becuase they now saw the oppertunity to be the leading world power. 

America wasn't interested in ruling the British way, globalisation is the new imperialism.  A new slicker way of controlling and exploiting.

Of course talking of India and then China, the world is changing again, these are the two countries that are going to be the economic and political power houses of the future.  The UK really needs to get it's act together, as lets face it, they may not think twice about treating us the way we treated them.