[quote]n its statement, The Gambian government said it had "withdrawn its membership of the British Commonwealth". It said it had "decided that The Gambia will never be a member of any no-colonial institution and will never be a party to any institution that represents an extension of colonialism".[/quote] By that Logic the UN is a colonial extension, NATO being a British Idea would be as well. The commonwealth is full of nations that had historical ties with the UK and are mostly former colonies and all join voluntary. Not sure how you can consider a system that is built from volunteer nations working for the same goals Neo-Colonialism