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NATIONAL MINORITY STATUS – TEN YEARS ON …

9 April 2024 – Posted by Campaign, News, Opinion

As we approach the tenth anniversary of the recognition of the Cornish as a national minority, MK leader Cllr Dick Cole critiques what has actually happened over the last decade. On 24th April 2014, the UK Government announced that the Cornish would be recognised through the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. The official government press release stated that “the decision to recognise the unique identity of the Cornish, now affords them the same…

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Full text of MK response to DCMS Committee

29 March 2023 – Posted by Campaign, Press Release

Formal response to DCMS (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee) Inquiry into Minority Languages from Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall 1.0 Respondee details: Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall (MK) is a Cornish political party, which is campaigning for the greater self-government of Cornwall through a legislative Cornish Parliament. Founded in 1951, we believe that the historic nation of Cornwall, with its own distinct identity, language and heritage, has the same right to self-determination as other UK nations,…

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BBC Politics South West

12 February 2023 – Posted by Campaign, Press Release

The leader of Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall, Cllr Dick Cole, was one of the guests on this morning’s episode of the BBC Politics South West programme. The main item for discussion was the so-called “devolution deal” for Cornwall and Cllr Cole strongly made the argument that Cornwall needs proper devolution like Wales and Scotland – not tweaks to local government. He also challenged the Conservative administration on the unitary authority to use their political influence to persuade the…

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Devolution debate at Penryn campus

8 February 2023 – Posted by Campaign, Press Release

The leader of Mebyon Kernow, Cllr Dick Cole, was among the participants at a seminar about the so-called “devolution deal” recently agreed between central government and Cornwall’s unitary authority. The event took place at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus on Monday 6th February. There were presentations from Conservative councillor Louis Gardner, campaigner for a Cornish Assembly Stephen Horscroft, Roger Lawrence (former leader of City of Wolverhampton Council and former member of the West Midlands Combined Authority), Professor Andy Pike (Centre…

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Cornwall needs Celtic-style devolution – not tweaks to local government

6 September 2022 – Posted by Campaign, Press Release

Mebyon Kernow has challenged the Conservative administration on the unitary authority and Cornwall’s six MPs to be more ambitious in “devolution” talks. MK leader Cllr Dick Cole says that Cornwall needs a Celtic-style devolution settlement as in Scotland and Wales – rather than the weak accommodations with local government described as a “county deal.” Cllr Cole’s comments follow today’s publication of a statement from the leader of Cornwall Council. In her statement, Cllr Linda Taylor states that…

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MK calls on new PM to deliver on promises to Cornwall

6 September 2022 – Posted by Campaign, Press Release
MK Leadership Team

Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall has challenged the UK’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, to deliver on the myriad of promises that the Tories have made to Cornwall. In a statement issued today, MK’s leadership team said: “Liz Truss has become Prime Minister at a time of national emergency for Cornwall, that is simply unprecedented in modern times. There is the massive cost-of-living crisis, a housing crisis like never before, and increasingly unequal communities, while public services are…

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