Though some of those associated with the Round Table movement promoted Imperial Federation, a proposal to create a federated union in place of the existing British Empire, it was early on agreed that the journal 'should not come out flat-footed' in favour of constitutional change,[1] and disagreements within the Round Table movement meant that it never did.

[2] Until 1966 all articles in the journal were anonymous, ostensibly so that people in positions of authority could write frankly without fear of the consequences.

From 1910 until the 1960s the journal carried regular news and analysis contributed by the Round Table groups in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Since 1983 the journal has included a regular 'Commonwealth Update' section, summarising political and other developments across the Commonwealth.

The Round Table runs a website which provides news and commentary on Commonwealth topics, additional to what is published in the journal.