Nine years on from the recognition of the Cornish as a national minority through a Council of Europe (CoE) Framework Convention, a CoE Advisory Committee has just published its fifth opinion on the United Kingdom. The document is critical of the UK in a number of areas, and criticisms include the lack of support for Cornish identity and language. It is quite clear that the Advisory Committee is frustrated at the UK’s approach to obligations in the Framework Convention. Early in…

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