He says that if the Minister tries to impose a Devonwall Mayor, she may witness a repeat of the Cornish uprising of 1497, and calls for a Cornish Assembly and a Minister for Cornwall
North Cornwall MP Ben Maguire says national minority status creates a duty on public bodies to promote equality for the Cornish people, and to avoid “assimilationist” policies, with failure to do so potentially being challenged in court
He says Cornish national minority status is “legally binding”, and that the Devolution Bill in its current form prevents the Cornish from accessing the highest levels of devolution, as to do so would violate national minority status
Cornish MP Perran Moon stands up in Parliament and declares “I am Cornish, not English”
Reform are anti-Cornish assimilationists.
But let’s remember action from Labour’s leadership counts more than just warm words at the despatch box.
Will the Devolution bill specifically mention Cornwall? Will the government support Anna’s language bill? Will minority status be written into UK law?
Cornish MPs have called on Historic England to ensure that its Cornish sites reflect Cornwall’s national history and status.
They say Cornwall’s heritage is not “a subset of English history”.
Even better would be to call for all Cornish heritage sites to be run from Cornwall.
The Cornish are a recognised national minority, equal in status to the Welsh and Scottish.
Like the Welsh and Scottish, we have a right to the dignity of recognition as a UK nation and powers to make our own decisions with devolution.
Sign the petition to recognise Cornwall as a UK nation.
Cornwall Council has today (July 22) backed a motion calling on the Government to formally recognise Cornwall as the fifth nation of the United Kingdom, alongside England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Whatever he likes!
Cornwall may be governed as a county, but its people are a national minority with the rights of a nation.
Devolution for Cornwall without mayor or merger.
Cornwall Council backs motion for Duchy to be recognised as UK's fifth nation
#Cornwall #Kernow
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Cornwall Council calls on government to recognise Cornwall as UK's fifth nation
#NEWS: 〓〓 Cornwall Council has backed a motion calling on the government to formally recognise Cornwall as the fifth nation of the United Kingdom, alongside England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
More on this 🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...
Cornwall Council has voted in favour of the motion calling on the Government to formally recognise Cornwall as the UK’s fifth nation, and to reach a devolution settlement that properly reflects Cornish national identity.
Cllr Dulcie Tudor is worried how the English would feel if Cornwall is declared a nation of the UK.
How do the Cornish feel now, Councillor? We don’t have the same rights as other minorities. Our language isn’t protected. We aren’t allowed a census tickbox. Is this OK to you?
Cornwall Council leader Leigh Frost calls for Cornwall to be officially recognised as the fifth nation of the UK, and for Cornwall to have a “stronger place in the union that we have contributed to for centuries”
The Cornish are a recognised national minority, just like the Welsh and Scottish.
A bill that denies us our own devolution, when those rights are given to the Welsh and Scottish, is discrimination.
Well done to @perranmoonmp.bsky.social for taking a stand on this.
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Our MPs can place amendments to the bill but unless the government accepts them, they won’t stand a chance. And there’s no reason the government would, unless it recognises the importance of minority status.
Over to you @perranmoonmp.bsky.social @noahlawmp.bsky.social @annagelderdmp.bsky.social
Our national minority status remains the strongest argument as to why Cornwall should be treated differently - deciding how we are governed is our right as a nation.
Unless the government explicitly recognises it in the bill, there won’t be any way for Cornwall to have its own devolution setup.
The challenge for Cornish MPs will be convincing the government that Cornwall should get higher levels of devolution without a mayor.
As it stands there is nothing in the bill which allows that.
Cornwall wants higher levels of devolution, but without a mayor.
As a national minority it’s our right to choose how we are governed, not to be held hostage by arbitrary requirements.
Why was the bill withdrawn?
In the House of Commons, the Prime Minister says he recognises Cornish national minority status, and wishes the people of Cornwall a happy St Piran’s Day.
Gool Peran Lowen!
Today is St Piran’s Day, Cornwall’s national day. Gool Peran Lowen!
Gool Peran Lowen dhe bubonan yn Kernow hag a-dro dhe’n bys!
Wishing everyone in the nation of Cornwall and lovers of all things Cornish a very Happy St Piran’s Day!
#StPiransDay #GoolPeranLowen
The results are in from MP Noah Law’s survey, and Cornwall’s opinion is clear. We don’t want Devonwall.
We’re a national minority, and we have the right to our own devolution and our own voice.
www.cornish-times.co.uk/news/survey-...
Plans are not “afoot” as most of Cornwall is firmly against it. And last I checked we are a democracy and a national minority, so how we are governed is up to us and nobody else…
MP Noah Law is asking for Cornish views on devolution.
A Devonwall Mayor? Or a Cornwall-only deal?
Let him know what you think: bit.ly/cornwalldevo
Dydh da! (Good morning) Blue Skyers from Kernow 🙂
'Bronn Wenneli' (Swallow's Hill)
First recorded as 'Brunwenely' c1200, the highest peak in Kernow.
A beautiful, descriptive early Cornish language place name that has been Anglicised to a meaningless, and frankly abhorrent 'Brown Willy'.
In a letter to Devon council leaders seeking their proposals for reorganisation, the Government has warned them not to waste time and money on ideas that “do not sufficiently address local interests and identities”.
Letter here: www.gov.uk/government/p...
Angela Rayner says in the Commons that she recognises Cornish national minority status and the uniqueness of Cornwall, and that she wants to do devolution “with the people of Cornwall, not to them”
Conservative Cornwall Council leader, Linda Taylor, announces her resignation at the end of the current term. 🙂
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