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Cornish not welcome at the games
Published on 2012-05-23 14:15:06
This is the moment Andrew Ball carrying the Olympic torch had the Cornish flag taken from him just before he reached the Tamar. I'll leave you make up your own minds about the incident and how it reflects on the Anglo-British establishment's relationship with the Cornish identity. > read more
Cornish dirt cleaned off for the torch
Published on 2012-05-20 11:58:41
It seems the repaint of the Land's End visitors centre has cleansed the Cornish out of the picture. The St Pirans flag, Cornish emblem, and the Cornish language for Land's End - Penn-an-wlas - have been removed. > read more
Authentic euroscepticism in a nutshell
Published on 2012-05-20 07:44:58
Federal Union | Authentic euroscepticism: The idea that the rest of the EU should solve its problems together under shared, democratic, legitimate institutions is so abhorrent that we should wish recession on ourselves in order to prevent it. > read more
Time for Cornwall to change tack
Published on 2012-05-19 10:00:05
Gross domestic product (GDP) per inhabitant, in purchasing power standard (PPS), by NUTS 2.PNG Perhaps a new approach to the governance of Cornwall is needed? Being run as an English county and being seen by London as an inconvenient periphery hasn't worked for Kernow. Cornwall is still getting a raw deal, despite the promises. The question is though do the people of Cornwall have the daring and desire to strike out on a new path? > read more
Taking back the BBC
Published on 2012-05-18 08:35:31
This "It's essentially a very big and powerful quango" is one of the many thought provoking statements that can be found here - Taking back the BBC - on OpenDemocracies latest project OurBeeb. Another one is: “the important thing about the BBC isn’t that it’s biased towards left wing or right wing views, but towards the establishment’s worldview”. > read more
Protecting our unique CORNISH heritage
Published on 2012-05-18 04:36:41
The History of Cornwall from the Cornwall Heritage Trust. I've got to say they don't do a bad job of recounting Cornish history but why not use the adjective 'Cornish' in the title? The word exists so why not make use of it? After all calling heritage 'English' doesn't seem to pose a problem. They write: Cornwall’s prehistory and history help us to understand Cornwall today. The Duchy’s story is different from the rest of Britain: more survives here from the Neolithic and Bronze ages th [..] > read more
The Duchy is not democratically accountable in any meaningful sense
Published on 2012-05-16 09:57:57
The following is a transcript > read more
The Story of Cornwall - a must watch!
Published on 2012-05-09 10:53:39
Horn Of Plenty from awen productions cic on Vimeo. > read more
Mebyon Kernow for hope not hate
Published on 2012-05-08 14:07:09
Why do some peddle the myth that being pro-Welsh independence means you're anti-English? English for Plaid. Mebyon Kernow and the wider Cornish movement also suffer from the same misconceptions fed, undoubtedly, by the same two faced politicking of LibLabCon. > read more
The internet does have its uses
Published on 2012-05-07 10:27:10
When it's Cornwall's turn to vote...
Published on 2012-05-04 05:28:16
The Lib Dems have taken a whipping in the 2012 Local elections. > read more
Cornish Culture - Good for business
Published on 2012-05-03 05:15:49
Cornish Culture - Good for business: So, when it comes to thinking and talking about Cornwall, let us consider our commercial future when we use words that enhance the Cornish distinctiveness. Are we a county like Devon, or can we be that Duchy of distinctiveness? Are we selling British just as Surrey is, or are we selling Cornish with a Celtic history stretching back to pre-Roman times? Are we talking to clients about London-centric values, or are we creating an emotional attachment by helping [..] > read more
Come to the Pasty March 29th April at 2pm on the Moor, Falmouth!
Published on 2012-04-25 11:37:21
The European Network Against Racism
Published on 2012-04-21 14:18:05
Here is just a little quick publicity for the European Network Against Racism and the work they do. You can visit their site and sign up for their weekly newsletter full of information on projects to combat racism and discrimination from around Europe. > read more
The Federalist Party on Cornwall
Published on 2012-04-15 13:57:52
The UK is and always has been a profoundly unequal union. > read more
Kernow Calling
Published on 2012-04-11 13:10:08
A new pressure group -Kernow Calling- is trying to take off and has set up a presence on Facebook inviting one and all to get involved. > read more
Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall - New Website!
Published on 2012-04-07 08:24:46
Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall has a brand spanking new website that I invite you all to visit and then feedback to MK your thoughts. Above all read MK's policies as they are set out and then let the party know what you think. > read more
Regional Devolution by the Democratic Reform Party
Published on 2012-04-04 13:16:45
Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales each have their own Parliament or Assembly with powers over education, health and other areas. But MPs from these devolved nations can still vote on laws that apply solely in England, where English MPs cannot do the reverse. > read more
Alternative finance radicals
Published on 2012-03-17 08:10:58
Following blogs here on alternative economics I've decided to link to the following article that provides a great résumé of what is open to Cornwall. Alternative finance radicals: Infusing rebellion with entrepreneurial creativity | openDemocracy. > read more
The Pro-Cornish in the UK and beyond
Published on 2012-03-11 10:52:26
This post provides a short explanation of the list of 'pro-Cornish' groups included on this blog. Updated the 11th March 2012. Members of the Cornish movement should feel free to contact, lobby and even join some of the following in order to maintain good relations and promote the Cornish cause. If any other group believes they should be included then please do contact the blog author and explain why. Mebyon Kernow First things first. It is my opinion that Cornwall would be best served [..] > read more
Wither Cornish Literature?
Published on 2012-03-07 13:39:18
“Books are the windows through which the soul looks out,” said Henry Ward Beecher. So where, we may ask, is Cornwall’s soul? Cornwall’s culture has been rightly celebrated in recent years and yet the role of a discernibly Cornish literature in that culture has been overlooked. I’d charge that it has been variously neglected, forgotten, or else misappropriated for the tourist industry in such guises as the Daphne du Maurier festival. Provocative? Perhaps, but not without provocat [..] > read more
St.Pirans day
Published on 2012-03-06 13:30:11
In praise of Cornwall | Unlock Democracy
Published on 2012-03-03 06:31:20
In praise of Cornwall | Unlock Democracy. For me the campaign for devolution and decentralisation has always been about bringing power closer to the people and allowing communities to have a greater say over their own affairs. Why should decisions on transport, education or the environment be taken in Westminster, far way from the people they effect? The assumption that the policy framework should be the same in Birmingham as in Kent, stifles innovation and lets down local people. The centralise [..] > read more
Likes and Dislikes with Liam and Luke
Published on 2012-02-26 04:02:47
You can find more form these two on YouTube. > read more
The future of the Union: an invitation for a Cornish perspective
Published on 2012-02-19 07:32:28
Cameron and the future of the Union: a forum | openDemocracy. The Prime Minister's Edinburgh speech on the Union marks a turning point in British politics. It acknowledges that the Scottish Parliament will call a referendum on whether Scotland should be independent and sets out a case for the Union, raising huge issues of cultures, identities and prospects for the UK. What is your response? Ideal length is 250 words. Please send them to Niki Seth Smith (niki.sethsmith at opendemocracy.net). [..] > read more
Basques think of introducing own alternative currency to promote ecology, solidarity and local economy
Published on 2012-02-12 14:16:07
Following on from blogs here about the potential benefits of a local currency system for Cornwall (or smaller communities therein) some news from the Basque Country: Basques think of introducing own alternative currency to promote ecology, solidarity and local economy. > read more
Getting a foot in the door
Published on 2012-02-05 05:17:32
The debate around the future of the UK is raging. How best can we ensure the Cornish questions is included and justly addressed in this conversation? The Internet is one of many options but still underused by the Cornish movement. Mebyon Kernow and the Cornish Constitutional Convention should be mentioned for their tentative efforts on Facebook and Twitter (@CornishAssembly @MebyonKernow) but where are the other groups? On the legion of press articles about the UK and Home Nations that can be [..] > read more
Skol Veythrin Karenza - ITV West Country News
Published on 2012-01-23 13:12:51
Tamara
Published on 2012-01-18 09:23:49
TAMARA from denzil monk on Vimeo. > read more
Vote on Scottish independence and show some Cornish difference here!
Published on 2012-01-16 13:59:39
Lets demonstrate Cornish difference again by showing the Scots some solidarity. Enter your Cornish post code and vote for independence! Do you think Scotland should become independent? | Politics | guardian.co.uk > read more
Regionalism - a response from John Baxendale
Published on 2012-01-13 15:20:21
In response to my blog here the English Regionalist John Baxendale wrote the following thought provoking comments. I'll try and respond myself when I get some time but in the meanwhile all thoughts would be most welcome. I was very interested to read your response to my piece on the North of England, and to get a Cornish take on the issues I raised. One of my main concerns in writing the piece was nationhood: what is a nation, what privileges does nationhood bring (even without a state), how [..] > read more
The Cornish devolution EDM in the papers
Published on 2012-01-05 14:58:18
MP opens Cornish Devolution EDM - Morning Star We want to be just like Scotland, say Cornish nationalists - Scotsman.com Cornish devolution campaign revived by show of pan-Celtic political unity - The Independent Cornwall Devolution Campaign Revived And Backed By Plaid Cymru - Huffington Post Welsh politicians add their support to Cornwall devolution campaign - WalesOnline > read more
Blydhen Nowydh Da - Bonne Annee - Bloavezh Mat - Happy New Year
Published on 2012-01-01 10:54:46
Blydhen Nowydh Da - Bonne Annee - Bloavezh Mat - Happy New Year > read more
English Regionalism - from where the second wind?
Published on 2011-12-27 10:31:38
John Baxendale has produced an interesting article for OurKingdom that can be found here: England, Scotland and the North: a view from 'flyover country'. The basic premise being "with Scotland on the road to further devolution if not independence, and the cuts set to deepen, its time to talk about the oft-forgotten North of England". Even if the 'oft-forgotten North of England' remark has this Cornishman choking on his pasty, quite correctly he points out that, differently to Cornwall, the le [..] > read more
The Duchy incompatible with democracy
Published on 2011-12-23 04:41:59
The General Secretary (GS) of the Celtic League has written about the unrivalled influence of the Duke of Cornwall in his column in the West Briton newspaper this month. Rhisiart Tal-e-bot argues that the Duke is able to exercise considerable power in Cornwall that seems to place him outside of "the rules and regulations that govern everyone else", following leaked documents that show the Duke is able to veto or modify laws that affect his vested interests, especially in the Duchy of Cornwa [..] > read more
Cornish Devolution Now - we did it!
Published on 2011-07-05 13:37:51
I have received the message below from the people at Digital Democracy hosts of my Cornish Devolution Now campaign. Well done to all who helped. Yes your campaign finished top in the UK for the month and emails have been sent to all the MPs we > read more
Loic's rather poor
Published on 2011-07-04 16:16:34
The latest Tory recruit in Cornwall had the following to say when I asked him: 1) What he thought about the people who did door to door for him whilst he stood under the Mebyon Kernow banner? 2 If he would be standing down so that a new election coul > read more
Divided by shameful economic injustice
Published on 2011-07-03 04:50:30
We are still a nation divided by shameful economic injustice | The big issue | From the Observer | The Observer: Much of south-west England has more in common with the north than the south. The economic hardships of the West Country are always disgui > read more
Celtic Cooperation and the West Lothian Question
Published on 2011-07-02 05:11:57
The General Secretary of the Celtic League has written to Lys Kernow/Cornwall Council to enquire what level of cooperation exists between it and the Breton Regional Council. The letter from the GS follows a visit last week of the First Minister of th > read more
June 30 solidarity call out: Support the strike! Stop the cuts! UK Uncut
Published on 2011-06-21 13:51:57
Mining for truth in the Duchy
Published on 2011-06-21 12:21:32
As many a Cornish campaigner will now know the Duchy of Cornwall is a very strange Janus faced beast. It claims to be nothing but a private landed estate and so is exempt from the Freedom of Informations Act as is every other private company or org > read more
DotKer update
Published on 2011-06-20 13:38:44
With this latest news -Icann increases web domain suffixes- here's a nod to the dotKer and dotCor domain name ideas for Cornwall that were floated around in previous years. > read more
Some questions to think about
Published on 2011-06-20 12:18:21
I am writing my dissertation on the devolution process in Scotland, Wales and England, focusing on the achievements of these nations and the future prospects of the process not only in Scotland and Wales, but also in England and other devolved region > read more
Children's History of Cornwall
Published on 2011-06-18 05:25:40
Children's History of Cornwall: Amazon.co.uk: Peggy Burns: Books > read more
Atlas of Stateless Nations in Europe: Minority People in Search of Recognition
Published on 2011-06-12 11:16:44
You can now buy the English language version of the above book here: Atlas of Stateless Nations in Europe: Minority People in Search of Recognition. > read more
Case to recognise Cornish as national minority is restated in report
Published on 2011-06-10 01:57:02
Case to recognise Cornish as national minority is restated in report > read more
Ask the government for a St Pirans day holiday
Published on 2011-06-08 04:09:56
For all those interested in promoting a St Pirans day bank holiday for Kernow, and of course preventing a St Georges day being imposed on us, then please contact the government and let them know what you think. People might also consider opposing the > read more
Digital Democracy - Vote for Cornish Devolution NOW!
Published on 2011-06-06 13:52:11
Please visit this site and VOTE for Cornish Devolution: Digital Democracy - Vote on top campaigns. The campaign does not need more supporters but votes instead. For reasons as to why it would be good to win this read my previous blog post o > read more
The Cornish Question on Blue Labour
Published on 2011-05-26 13:33:28
The constitutional imbalance caused by devolution under the last Labour government is finally being recognised. But England itself is not a homogeneous nation. The following suggestions are made based on the assumption that the Cornish are > read more
Take Back Parliament - Let’s Reform Local Elections
Published on 2011-05-22 07:15:25
Take Back Parliament: Let’s Reform Local Elections: While STV would be a poor reform choice for General Elections or for the House of Lords, in my opinion, it is clearly a strong choice for local elections. Firstly, we know it works; it is alr > read more
Spain wants change. England wants to sleep. Cornwall wants...
Published on 2011-05-21 14:13:00
Spainish protests: 'We want change' > read more
British to English - the future of the radical right.
Published on 2011-05-21 14:04:43
Cornish activists have long know the truth behind the claims of the UK's hard and far-right parties -UKIP, BNP and NF- to be 'British' nationalists. In their combined responses to Cornish political and cultural aspirations they have been aggressive i > read more
Scottish independence: a brave new world
Published on 2011-05-21 09:25:41
Scottish independence: a brave new world | Politics | The Guardian: Scottish nationalists aren't the separatists of old, or in any sense "little Scotlanders". But the Westminster-focused class, on left and right, are "little Britishers" and "little E > read more
St.Dennis Anti Incinerator Group - Council Leader Letter to SOS
Published on 2011-05-20 14:09:22
St.Dennis Anti Incinerator Group - Council Leader Letter to SOS. Press Release by Cornwall Councillor Dick Cole 19th.May 2011. > read more
Why theatre needs a Cornu-copia of regional dialects | Stage | guardian.co.uk
Published on 2011-05-19 11:34:06
Why theatre needs a Cornu-copia of regional dialects | Stage | guardian.co.uk > read more
Surfing Tommies
Published on 2011-05-18 05:05:39
Surfing Tommies Trailer from Ian Bucknole on Vimeo. > read more
St George's Day and St David's Day Bill
Published on 2011-05-16 14:39:46
BBC - Democracy Live - St George's Day and St David's Day Bill : A public holiday to mark St George's Day would bolster national unity, a Tory MP has said. Presenting his St George's Day and St David's Day Bill to the Commons on 13 May 2011, Nadhim Z > read more
Lies, dam lies and the Duchy of Cornwall
Published on 2011-05-12 14:52:52
Cornwall: Stannary Law: 11 May 2011: Written answers and statements (TheyWorkForYou.com) Lord Laird (Crossbench) To ask Her Majesty's Government, in a legal context, what is the status of stannary law in Cornwall. Lord McNally (Minister of State, Jus > read more
Hwerow Hweg - Bitter Sweet
Published on 2011-05-09 14:08:07
Lets get the bitter out of the way first. Plaid Cymru loosing AM's to British nationalist Labour is regrettable but this has to be seen in the perspective of the self same nation voting for greater devolved powers on the 3rd of March. Wales > read more
Happy Europe Day
Published on 2011-05-09 13:21:01
EUROPA - The symbols of the EU - Europe day, 9 May - What is Europe Day? > read more
Diomhair prt1- a must watch for Cornish campaigners
Published on 2011-05-08 13:36:42
Welcome to The Kernow X Blog - Blog Kernow X a'gas Dynnargh
Published on 2011-05-08 13:25:19
Welcome to The Kernow X Blog - Blog Kernow X a'gas Dynnargh > read more
So what did the royal wedding tell us?
Published on 2011-05-04 06:39:59
The state of the nation, 2011: So what did the royal wedding tell us? That we are ruled by a family whose leading members only really understand or care about the English, and only the English with money, at that; who know that a great change is happ > read more
The Dangers of Corporate Influence and the Free-Market
Published on 2011-05-03 13:11:54
Large corporations, for good or for bad, are major influences on UK and other governments, and customarily a greater one than large portions of the population. Neglectful regulations have allowed these big businesses to repudiate just actions and con > read more
Happy International Workers' Day
Published on 2011-05-01 12:02:48
Workers' around the world are celebrating Sunday May 1, the international Labor Day marking the struggle for dignified work and the feeling of solidarity amongst laborers. The history of the commemoration goes back to the 1886 Haymarket incident in C > read more
One & All Radio Programme, Source FM
Published on 2011-05-01 09:00:15
One and All broadcasts on the Source FM out of Falmouth and via Tremough University on Monday mornings from 9AM to 11AM. The programme is produced and presented by Tony Leamon and Mike Chappell of the Celtic League and due to the enormous support it > read more
Digital Democracy - Cornish Devolution Now - What We Can Win
Published on 2011-04-30 10:04:41
The Digital Democracy - Cornish Devolution Now campaign is currently at 118 votes and on the top of the list. More on how this campaign could benefit the Cornish cause can be found below. We can take this all the way but it depends on every > read more
A no to AV can be a no to Devonwall
Published on 2011-04-27 07:41:26
Devonwall and AV: indelibly linked not spuriously separate. To participate in that referendum is to legitimate the Devonwall constituency. It’s as simple as that. To add to the wise words of Cornish Zetetics above I'd just like to ask the following > read more
Cornwall Anti-Cuts Meeting
Published on 2011-04-27 01:28:31
This in from MK: The Cornwall Anti-Cuts Alliance is holding a public meeting at the Hall for Cornwall on Thursday 28th April at 7.30. It will bring together a range of speakers against the Conservative and Liberal Democrat cuts including representati > read more
In Britain, Cornwall Pays No Mind To Royal Wedding : NPR
Published on 2011-04-26 13:14:00
In Britain, Cornwall Pays No Mind To Royal Wedding : NPR > read more
Traveller Space Cornwall
Published on 2011-04-26 10:41:33
This is just to promote the new blog from Traveller Space. Supporting Gypsies and Travellers in Cornwall and the South West (of England I assume). > read more
Gay marriage & Cornish rights
Published on 2011-04-26 00:54:08
Gay marriage and Cornish rights. Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell will march in the Cornwall Pride gay parade this Saturday, 8 August, with a placard emblazoned with the words: End ban on gay marriage! He will also reiterate his support for Cor > read more
Whining English Nationalists
Published on 2011-04-23 13:03:30
Let us speak of St George and Little England! | openDemocracy. Following the article to the right a few pertinent Cornish comments were left that I think need just a little more attention. From - Stop complaining - we have: “To be English today (is > read more
The BBC's shortcomings in English
Published on 2011-04-18 13:56:45
BBC News - Grenade found in Cornwall garden. What is a 'Cornwall garden'? What has happened to the adjective Cornish? Is this just an example of the sloppy English of BBC journalists or an effort by the establishment to bring Cornwall > read more
If Cornwall really became English...
Published on 2011-04-17 09:06:13
Essential reading here from Tyr Gwyr Gweryn: A further response to the UK governments 3rd compliance report with regards the Council of Europe's framework convention for the protection of national minorities. And extract: Did the Cornish become Engli > read more
Indigenous struggle
Published on 2011-04-17 07:45:20
Indigenous struggle in defence of Mother Earth and its collectivist organization: Hugo Blanco - Ecosocialists Unite > read more
Governments Should Promote Cultural Diversity on the Internet
Published on 2011-04-16 09:36:55
Governments Should Promote Cultural Diversity on the Internet. Sadly it seems the DotKer campaign is in a long hibernation. Lack of interest lack of money or too many obstacles placed in the road, at least the campaign continues for others elsewhere- > read more
Crying out for Cornish comment.
Published on 2011-04-14 13:57:49
But it seems sometimes I'm the only one bothered to try to engage the outside world in debate. I really despair sometimes and can't help but feel I'm surrounded by weekend Cornish activists more interested in bickering amongst themselv > read more
Cameron Populist
Published on 2011-04-14 13:39:50
Unite Against Fascism | Cameron’s dangerous remarks will boost racists and fascists > read more
Richard Trevithick - Going up Google's rankings coming down
Published on 2011-04-13 06:40:44
Google ‘Googles’ Famous Cornish Inventor Richard Trevithick | Our Cornwall / Agan Kernow > read more
Digital Democracy - Cornish Devolution Now
Published on 2011-04-12 03:16:53
Digital Democracy - Cornish Devolution Now > read more
Nazis in Cornwall?
Published on 2011-04-10 11:24:28
During the second world war a small number of Breton nationalists collaborated with the Nazis in the hope that the Third Reich would give them an autonomous Brittany within a Nazi Europe. A clear example of the stupidity in blindly following th > read more
Unite Against Fascism
Published on 2011-04-09 14:58:57
Unite Against Fascism | BNP and other fascist parties seek council seats in elections The English Democrats have happily absorbed a number of BNP defectors ahead of the elections, and its highly racist nature is spelled out in its public policies whi > read more
Just so as there is no confusion.
Published on 2011-04-09 12:23:34
Just so there is no confusion as to what I think about the future Duke of Cornwall's forthcoming marriage. In fact what I think of all the royals in general. > read more
David Cameron's green guru?
Published on 2011-04-09 04:28:35
Andrew Simms - Does David Cameron really follow this green guru? | the new economics foundation > read more
The Cornish Question on the Country Standard blog
Published on 2011-04-07 08:21:09
The Cornish Question on the Country Standard blog. A site that celebrates the work of the monthly radical magazine of the same name established for rural workers in 1935. > read more
Labour man, Brian Barder, on the Cornish question, England and federalism
Published on 2011-04-05 14:28:11
Below are to be found the thoughts of Brian Barder, a Labour supporter and much more besides, on devolution, federalism, England and the Cornish question. Brian was responding to one of my email not to dissimilar to this one. Thank you for your > read more
English nationalists courting the BNP voter
Published on 2011-04-04 15:04:39
This article - Waiting in the wings - from Searchlight examines the English Democrats and how they have tried to court the BNP voter. It makes sad reading and bodes badly for the emergence of a progressive, respectful and respectable English national > read more
Make the bankers pay not Cornwall
Published on 2011-04-02 03:55:36
Lecture: The City Of London And Its Tax Haven Empire (mp3). > read more
Simpsons recognise Cornish fight for independence
Published on 2011-04-01 11:52:41
St Pirans debate denied
Published on 2011-03-31 14:17:28
A Councillor's motion calling on Cornwall Council to debate asking the (UK) government to create a public holiday on St Piran's day was refused yesterday. Chair of Cornwall Council, Cllr. Pat Rowe, said that the debate would not go ahead because of ` > read more
Cornwall Labour - read and learn.
Published on 2011-03-31 09:13:34
How the London political classes see Scotland | openDemocracy: The British political elites, from politicians to civil servants and think tanks in the London village no longer have any emotional, gut or instinctual feel for the multi-national, hybrid > read more
Cornwall Labour not Cornish?
Published on 2011-03-29 13:52:54
At the moment I don't live in Kernow. I was born and grew-up there but, like many young Cornish folk, I had to leave the Duchy to go to university. Between 1998 and 2002 I lived and worked back in Kernow but I was drawn away - first to London then to > read more
Sleeping rough in a Duchy
Published on 2011-03-24 13:07:15
For some, Cornwall is no holiday, but a place to sleep rough in the woods | Society | The Guardian > read more
Radio Free Cornwall
Published on 2011-03-19 13:09:20
Radio Free Cornwall on Facebook. Please join and let others know. I can invite other FB users as admin and I'm open to making it collaborative so let me know if your interested. > read more
We the people or me the Duke?
Published on 2011-03-19 11:53:28
The Executive Guide to how they control power in Britain | openDemocracy We do not live in a popular democracy, in which ‘we, the people’ control the way we are governed. Instead, we are subjects in a country ruled through Parliament by an execu > read more
Time to relocalise
Published on 2011-03-19 10:19:04
With both fossil and nuclear fuels looking less likely by the day to offer us any kind of future perhaps it's an auspicious moment to highlight the work of the Transition Cornwall Network. You don't have to accept climate-change or peak-oil to acknow > read more
Cornwall Census 2011 with Kernow King
Published on 2011-03-16 08:01:33
Very funny. Please watch. > read more
CROWNS - Little Eyes
Published on 2011-03-16 07:00:31
The English Broadcasting Corporation
Published on 2011-03-15 13:15:26
BBC News - English Democrats want vote on Monmouthshire Welshness. Of course! The BBC would never miss the chance to promote a minor English nationalist party with dubious connections to the British far-right would they? When can we expect the BBC to > read more
Perranporth St Pirans March 2011
Published on 2011-03-15 11:37:59
The Cornish Music Network
Published on 2011-03-14 15:11:42
The Cornish Music Network MORE Live Cornish bands playing MORE Live music in MORE live music pubs to MORE live people. > read more
Official labour market statistics for Cornwall
Published on 2011-03-13 14:06:07
Official labour market statistics for Cornwall. Comments from a Facebook follower and very old friend: The unemployment figures don't seem to be too far out of line with the national average. It's when you look at average hourly wages that you start > read more
Immigrants are not the enemy
Published on 2011-03-13 08:37:43
Immigrants and other minority groups are not the enemies of Cornwall. They are simply different and stand out thus making them easy targets for people who have got so lost in the individual they have lost sight of the universal. Unity in Cornwall to > read more
The English are not the enemy
Published on 2011-03-11 15:11:35
The English are not our enemy. The English are our neighbours and our friends down the pub. They are our lovers, partners, work colleagues, family, customers, fellow union members and much much more besides. The Cornish are partly English and th > read more
"The rising of the women means the rising of us all" | openDemocracy
Published on 2011-03-09 13:47:13
"The rising of the women means the rising of us all" | openDemocracy > read more
International Women's Day Dreckly
Published on 2011-03-08 14:12:48
International Women's Day 2011. > read more
Liguistic Diversity - Cornish
Published on 2011-03-07 14:32:13
Africa United
Published on 2011-03-06 09:05:53
With Libyans continuing to shed their blood for freedom (with or without the help of UK special forces) the CRBlogger would like to reiterate his support and express his deep admiration for the people of North Africa who have given so much in the nam > read more
Credit Unions are Good for Cornwall
Published on 2011-03-06 07:56:14
By their very nature and structure, community based credit unions are a good local solution. Membership is only open to those who live or work within a specified area known in credit union terms as the “Common Bond”. The two largest credit unio > read more
Campaign Against Criminalising Communities
Published on 2011-03-05 10:07:53
Euskal Herria: The struggle for independence in the Basque Country and the impact of ‘terrorist’bans / The UK ban on the PKK: Persecuting the Kurd / The Tamils of Sri Lanka - oppressed at home and persecuted in the > read more
Gool Pyran lowen - Happy St Pirans day!
Published on 2011-03-05 07:19:03
Gool Pyran lowen - Happy St Pirans day! > read more
The new politics of Cornish identity
Published on 2011-03-03 15:02:01
Fear and HOPE | The new politics of identity is a report from the Searchlight Educational Trust. One to be read and digested by the Cornish movement. A quote taken from the foreword of the report is below: The real floating voters, primarily ‘iden > read more
Compass votes to open membership to centre-left progressives from all parties | Compass
Published on 2011-02-27 11:36:54
Compass votes to open membership to centre-left progressives from all parties | Compass: Neal Lawson, Chair of Compass said of the result: 'From today anyone who shares our vision of the good society can join Compass. Labour, Greens, Liberal Dem > read more
Tebbit talks Cornish
Published on 2011-02-27 09:58:39
Rebuilding ‘Broken Britain’: A Question of Priorities « A Blog for All Seasons > read more
The BBC - being Cornish is bad!
Published on 2011-02-25 11:51:29
Following the recent efforts to inform people that they can now record themselves as Cornish on the forthcoming 2011 census a local blogger wrote an article called - Tick here for the Cornish Jedi option. In the article, by association, the author tr > read more
No more royal secrecy - write to your MP today!
Published on 2011-02-24 15:04:37
From Republic - the campaigning for a democratic alternative to the monarchy: No more royal secrecy - write to your MP today. A very worthy campaign for all those interested in bringing the Duchy of Cornwall within the Freedom on Informatio > read more
More to Cornwall than the content of our pasties
Published on 2011-02-22 11:48:37
So the Cornish pasty wins protected status . That'll mean good news for Cornish jobs I hope. Well done to the Cornish Pasty Association for the work they have done on this. Please note though that whilst our inoffensive crimped pies get recognition > read more
This is our revolution, too | openDemocracy
Published on 2011-02-22 10:49:36
This is our revolution, too | openDemocracy: What they are most afraid of is that, having slept through the last 60 years of democracy, their own citizens/subjects may be about to wake up again to their own power: that, having seen what it is like wh > read more
Revolution, Arabs and Amazighs
Published on 2011-02-21 13:26:49
Nationalia - Protests against Bouteflika launched in Kabylia. With revolution spreading across the Arab world spare a thought for the Amazighs. Sometimes, sadly, revolutions have a way of turning against national minority groups. The Copts of Egypt a > read more
Cornwall Anti-Cuts Alliance
Published on 2011-02-20 11:09:57
The new Cornwall Anti-Cuts Alliance page on Facebook > read more
A tall order for the Cornish movement
Published on 2011-02-20 07:46:01
The creator of the diagram above and -The difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England (and a whole lot more)- is asking, perhaps, the impossible of us: If you had to sum up the whole, complicated issue of Cornwall in a single sen > read more
Piss coloured politics
Published on 2011-02-19 08:15:44
What do I mean by this? Got something to get of my chest? How about the following? Personally I've had enough of: Lib Dems, comfortably in bed with the Tories in Westminster, but who show up to sleep-ins to protest at cuts to Cornish homeless service > read more
Cut Benefits to Bankers, Not Public Services (One Good Cut)
Published on 2011-02-19 06:56:04
Fòrum Social Mundial de Dakar
Published on 2011-02-18 10:44:38
COMUNICAT DE PREMSA: La Consulta de Barcelona Decideix, al Fòrum Social Mundial de Dakar | Fòrum pels Drets dels Pobles Once again John Cutliff of the Cornish Stannary Parliament attended the World Social Forum organised this year in Dakar. I think > read more
The Duchy - a mesne lordships
Published on 2011-02-17 14:43:41
Following this short blog a Cornish campaigner wrote to the Crown Estate to ask if Queen had sovereignty over Cornwall. The response of their solicitor is below. Thank you for your website enquiry referred to below to The Crown Estate of 8 February 2 > read more
Scotland, England and Britain: Gerry Hassan debates Nick Pearce
Published on 2011-02-16 11:23:23
Scotland, England and Britain: Gerry Hassan debates Nick Pearce | openDemocracy: "The nature of the United Kingdom, the territorial dimensions of its politics, and the national questions of these isles are going to come to the fore of British politic > read more
Cornwall and the radical left
Published on 2011-02-15 14:37:46
A friend in the radical left Breton party -Breizhistance- sent me a policy statement (below) on Breton self-determination. It came, after some badgering by Breton activists, from the Nouveau parti anticapitaliste (NPA), one of the parties from the F > read more
State monoculturalism and diversity | Blog Mabon
Published on 2011-02-14 13:23:31
State monoculturalism and diversity | Blog Mabon: "Multiculturalism has always been a part of the fabric of our society. Just think of the various communities that grew in Wales during the height of the industrial revolution, English, Scottish, Corni > read more
Bewnans Kernow 2011 - Cornish Culture - Good for Business
Published on 2011-02-13 08:05:18
Listen! > read more
Stop the sale of Cornish woodland
Published on 2011-02-13 06:59:03
Cardinham Woods, Bodmin. Stop the sale of Cornish woodland > read more
A message from the central scrutiniser
Published on 2011-02-12 14:47:43
Consumers of South West England. It has come to our attention that a recalcitrant few in your region are continuing to cling to a redundant identity. These people are sick and suffering from identity confusion. The ex-identity -Cornish- is an outdat > read more
Labour must trust the [Cornish] people | openDemocracy
Published on 2011-02-12 08:12:49
Labour must trust the people | openDemocracy Trust the people of Cornwall when they show an interest in having an assembly or being recognised as a national minority. If Labour committed themselves to respecting our border and a referendum on devolu > read more
95% of Conservative / Liberal Democrat peers oppose amendment to Keep Cornwall Whole
Published on 2011-02-11 07:56:39
95% of Conservative / Liberal Democrat peers oppose amendment to Keep Cornwall Whole Yes, of course, more important things are happening in the world right now. Even without the democratic revolutions in the Arab world we could still quickly find so > read more
ePetition for St Piran
Published on 2011-02-09 07:26:15
The Kernow Branch of the Celtic League contacted Konsel Kernow/Cornwall Council on 2nd February 2010 to request that the Council considers making the 5th March an annual holiday for its staff. The letter argued that “as the main council in Cornwal > read more
We, The Crown Estate...
Published on 2011-02-07 14:20:44
Escheats FAQ: "We, The Crown Estate, (through our solicitors Burges Salmon) deal with all cases of escheat throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland, except for Cornwall and an area known as the County Palatine of Lancaster (which includes parts > read more
Vote Cornish ! Cornish Census Day 27th March 2011
Published on 2011-02-06 13:24:31
For the 2011 UK census full instructions on how to register your Cornish national and/or ethnic identity along with the use of the Cornish language can be found here on the Cornwall Council website: 2011 Census: Cornish identity. It's vitally import > read more
On race and nationality
Published on 2011-02-03 14:29:24
Truth, Reason and Liberty: On race and nationality Multiculturalism, Britishness, and Muslims | openDemocracy the Disillusioned kid: Polyculturalism: Not just a silly name for a bird Having our cake and eating it: British Muslim women | openDemocracy > read more
Compass' vote on opening out its membership is a sign of the pluralist times | openDemocracy
Published on 2011-02-03 14:08:57
Following the CRB blog post calling for unity on the ecological left this article -Compass' vote on opening out its membership is a sign of the pluralist times- may be of interest. At Compass conference I have seen – on the same platform, disagree > read more
The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Exp...
Published on 2011-02-02 07:17:28
It's of good educational value even if the Cornish nation and its Duchy constitution are ignored once more. It's not surprising really considering the lengths the UK establishment has gone to in order to sweep the Duchy -and consequently our national > read more
A message from the central scrutiniser
Published on 2011-01-30 14:02:02
Many faithfully UKanian consumers will not have failed to notice a certain disquiet in some less fortunate countries around the globe. Greece, Tunisia, Egypt- where next? Rest assured! Order will be restored shortly and consumption resumed. Even wit > read more
The Hope of Place
Published on 2011-01-29 11:02:34
The Hope of Place / Selected Poems 1990-2010 by Alan M Kent - Morning Star > read more
Ban Ki-moon: World's economic model is 'environmental suicide' | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Published on 2011-01-29 08:03:34
Ban Ki-moon: World's economic model is 'environmental suicide' | Environment | guardian.co.uk > read more
The greatest illusion
Published on 2011-01-27 14:50:11
Some months back now, on Our Scotland, I suffered a rather glib remark from a Scottish nationalist during a debate about the possibility of closer cooperation between the different EFA members in the UK. He described Cornwall as the 'slowest boat in > read more
Cornwall Film Festival 2010 Documentary
Published on 2011-01-25 14:07:16
Cornwall Film Festival 2010 Documentary from James Forster on Vimeo. > read more
Ker-ching! Kernow is good for business
Published on 2011-01-25 13:55:39
Recently an English nationalist told me that he would be sad if Cornwall separated from England (Please note! England isn't the UK!) as he had always considered it part of his country [England] and that he had spent many happy childhood holidays ther > read more
Rydhsys rag Kernow lemmyn?
Published on 2011-01-24 14:52:05
On Newsnet Scotland: Rydhsys rag Kernow lemmyn? > read more
Addicted to Risk
Published on 2011-01-22 13:42:02
Propper Job!
Published on 2011-01-22 08:40:19
BBC News - Bristol gay couple win Cornwall B+B bed ban case Propper Job! The Cornish Republican opposes all discrimination based on sex or sexuality. > read more
Big Design Challenge Cornwall - solving the issues that affect communities in Cornwall
Published on 2011-01-22 08:18:10
Big Design Challenge Cornwall - solving the issues that affect communities in CornwallThe Big Design Challenge is a practical way to address Cornwall's issues through community action, inspiring local people to come forward with challenges and design > read more
Cornwall Anti-Cuts Alliance | Fighting The Cuts, Together, In Cornwall
Published on 2011-01-22 07:49:46
Cornwall Anti-Cuts Alliance | Fighting The Cuts, Together, In Cornwall > read more
A good future society
Published on 2011-01-20 14:29:13
The Project for a Participatory Society U.K (PPS-UK) organises around the belief that much of the injustices that exist in our societies today can be eliminated or significantly reduced by replacing the current social structures with new ones that fu > read more
Justice for who?
Published on 2011-01-19 08:28:07
Strange to see a Cornish flag at a rally organised by English nationalists! Justice For England March | Demotix.com I wonder if it was a Cornish nationalist out for a laugh. > read more
To reform the UK state we need unity
Published on 2011-01-19 07:26:29
The below is cross posted from OurKingdom: To reform the UK state we need a democratic green alliance - a response to Gerry Hassan. In -The problem with the British state- Gerry Hassan once again berates Labour for their failure to understand the rea > read more
Tax havens and the men who stole the world | openDemocracy
Published on 2011-01-18 13:45:42
Let’s follow Shaxson through the rings of the British spider’s web: the inner ring of the Crown dependencies, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man; the overseas territories, the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, the Virgin Islands, the Turks and Caicos Is > read more
To reform the UK state we need a democratic green alliance - a response to Gerry Hassan
Published on 2011-01-18 06:56:46
To reform the UK state we need a democratic green alliance - a response to Gerry Hassan. > read more
Tunisia
Published on 2011-01-17 13:27:40
The Cornish Republican salutes the people of Tunisia. Sweeping away the corrupt and incompetent- a people ready to fight is a people ready to be respected. Here's hoping the Berber minority come out in better position than before the r > read more
Indignons-nous!
Published on 2011-01-17 09:36:40
I've copied the below over from the Breton Connection because it's important and, following recent debates on C24, I'm going to revisit the various Breton human rights associations to see if there are ideas we can use in Kernow. The Celtic League h > read more
May 2011 - Equality South West
Published on 2011-01-16 12:50:45
May 2011 - Equality South West: "ESW - 10th May - The Equality Act - The Eden Project, St Austell, Cornwall This half day seminar, as part of a series of Equality Act events being run across the South West, will focus on the changes taking place sin > read more
The riddle of the Duchy of Cornwall and planning law
Published on 2011-01-15 07:59:47
Following my blog post on sovereignty the above article may be of interest: The riddle of the Duchy of Cornwall and planning law. > read more
Cornwall's in the red!
Published on 2011-01-14 15:09:26
Or - What has Europe ever done for Cornwall? If you ever wondered what other parts of Europe qualify for Convergence funding, along with our Cornish Duchy, then the map above will help. A few thoughts then: Rather like the totalitarian so > read more
The size of the states: If they were countries | The Economist
Published on 2011-01-14 13:58:59
The size of the states: If they were countries | The Economist > read more
The Banker
Published on 2011-01-12 07:46:54
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West of the Tamar, down Camborne way « Splintered Sunrise
Published on 2011-01-10 13:07:25
West of the Tamar, down Camborne way « Splintered Sunrise > read more
I'm Having A St Pirans Day Celebration
Published on 2011-01-09 10:11:04
I'm Having A St Pirans Day Celebration. Christmas is behind us so lets turn to our next opportunity to drink ourselves into oblivion and away from the ConDems. St Pirans day will be a time of celebration across Kernow and for lovers of Cornwal > read more
Another Green World
Published on 2011-01-09 07:07:38
Another Green World: A Green Party pact for electoral power I've been featured on the blog Another Green World. All comments are welcome. I'll add here a link to Ecosocialists Unite. An interesting opportunity to network with other like minds. > read more
The Celtic League reviews 2010
Published on 2011-01-08 07:57:01
With the start of a New Year it is useful to reflect on some of the more political developments that have taken place in the Celtic countries over the course of the last twelve months, but more importantly it is essential to look ahead so that we can > read more
Consultation on the cabinet manual: have your say on a document being described as the first step to a British written constitution | openDemocracy
Published on 2011-01-06 13:51:27
Consultation on the cabinet manual: have your say on a document being described as the first step to a British written constitution | openDemocracy An opportunity above for our Cornish constitutionalists to contribute information and suggestions con > read more
Who's the separatists and who's the unionist?
Published on 2011-01-04 08:25:06
I've been given the dubious honour of being listed in a blog role of Nationalist Insugency on the blog A Pint of Unionist Lite. Whilst always being grateful for people linking to the CRB I can't help but feel that in this case I'm playing the token > read more
Colganology: Not just about pasties and piskies ...
Published on 2011-01-03 09:15:15
Colganology: Not just about pasties and piskies ...: Henhwedhlow, a book of Cornish folktales for the 21st century. ‘All power to Stevyn Colgan and his project to preserve Cornish myth, legend and song. Who knows; as a result some > read more
Cornish Film Culture
Published on 2011-01-03 08:36:49
Cornish Film Culture from Chris Harrison on Vimeo. > read more
Telling our own story.
Published on 2011-01-02 10:20:18
A very worthwhile project here to bring to your attention called Bish Bash Bosh Productions. They write about themselves: BishBashBosh Productions are a new production company from Cornwall dedicated to commissioning, developing and producing C > read more
The wonderful chaos that is English regionalism
Published on 2010-12-30 08:04:26
Clearly Cornwall's case for 'regional' devolution would be aided by similar well established and popular grass-roots regionalist movements around England. So what exists? This post is just a short summary of the various English regionalist movement > read more
Defend the Human Rights Act!
Published on 2010-12-29 11:11:33
Defend the Human Rights Act: the Aso Mohammed Ibrahim case shows the need for a strong response | openDemocracy It seems the HRA needs defending from not only the right-wing populism of the Daily Mail but also that of the ConDems. An interesting art > read more
Crises of Capitalism
Published on 2010-12-28 10:14:28
Sovereignty
Published on 2010-12-28 04:58:53
I was reminded of one of Cornwall's constitutional peculiarities the other day by a tweet from Keep Cornwall Whole. Perhaps you know this already but within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland you never really own the land you > read more
More from the EDL in Kernow
Published on 2010-12-23 12:43:53
It didn't take long for the Kernow Defence League to reveal it's true colours. The English Defence League (EDL) - cornwall (kernow) Division has now become a private members page on Facebook. Doubly despicable for their low-brow populist xenophobia > read more
Country Standard: Cornwall
Published on 2010-12-22 13:21:49
Country Standard: Cornwall- a monthly radical magazine for rural workers establised in 1935. This site celebrates its work and that of the National Union of Agricultural Workers "Sharpen the sickle! The fields are white; 'Tis the time of the harvest > read more
Cultures united to honour diversity and democracy
Published on 2010-12-20 08:48:35
In Corsica, Cultures United to Honor Separatism - NYTimes.com. A message above from the European Free Alliance, EFA Youth and the Centre Maurits Coppieters for 2011. > read more
The Atlas of Stateless Nations in Europe
Published on 2010-12-20 07:59:07
The new book -Atlas des Nations sans état en Europe- has finally hit the shops. It's publication had been delayed but now available to the Francophonic world is a smart new atlas in which can found a chapter on the statele > read more
Cornish by English
Published on 2010-12-20 07:58:44
The threat to Cornish integrity posed by the reform of UK Parliamentary constituencies « England's Left Forward Cornish Independence: should people support it? Some blog opportunities above for Cornish comment. Please do visit the sites and leave > read more
Living Cornish!
Published on 2010-12-20 07:43:35
Following the post -Dead Cornish?- it gives me great pleasure to reproduce the following press release from the Celtic League. The status of the Cornish Language was reclassified last week by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Or > read more