It is often estimated that some six million people around the world have Cornish ancestry. Emigration has certainly been a key narrative in the history of Cornwall and its people, and I am sure that the experience of my own family matches that of many others to the west of the Tamar. For example, three of my great-grandparents spent time in the United States of America, before returning home. In the early 1910s, Dick Cole worked in the Homestake Mine in…
It is less than 12 months since I wrote about the House of Lords. At that time, I described the second chamber as “an anachronism that has no place in a modern democracy,” and I set out my frustration that 38 new peers had been created. I wish to return to this subject as another 34 new peers have just been announced – 25 from the Labour Party, five from the Lib Dems and three from the Conservatives, plus one cross-bencher.…
The Autumn Budget included the creation of a Kernow Industrial Fund worth £30 million over two years. Cornwall’s MPs have been widely commended for their efforts in making this happen. John Brown, Chief Executive of the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce, was among those making positive comment about this and the launch of a Critical Mineral Strategy. He stated that: “There is a real palpable sense that Cornwall has arrived into the lexicon of Westminster and we have done so not as…
