On Tuesday 29th November, the Office of National Statistics issued a press release, which stated that “just under 100,000 people” identified as Cornish on the 2021 Census. Unfortunately, the press release included a number of errors and the published figures did not include everyone who wrote-in Cornish on their census forms. A subsequent meeting was held between a number of officers from Cornwall Council / Cllr Dick Cole and representatives from the ONS to discuss concerns about the press release. It…

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On Tuesday 29th November, the Office of National Statistics issued a press release, which stated that “just under 100,000 people” identified as Cornish on the 2021 Census. Unfortunately, the press release included a number of errors and the published figures did not include everyone who wrote-in Cornish on their census forms. MK leader Cllr Dick Cole has issued the following update: Earlier today, a number of officers from Cornwall Council and I met with representatives from the Office of National Statistics…

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At today’s meeting of the unitary authority, there was a fractious debate about whether there should be a referendum on the “county deal” presently being finalised between central government and the Conservative administration in Truro. In the debate, MK leader Cllr Dick Cole challenged all in the chamber to be more ambitious for Cornwall. His speech was as follows: This original motion seeks agreement that there should be a vote on calling a referendum, should this Council be minded to back…

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Mebyon Kernow members unanimously backed a call for an immediate ban on residential dwellings being allowed to become airbnbs at their National Conference, held at Heartlands in Pool on Saturday (19th November). In a wide-ranging debate about the housing emergency in Cornwall, party members expressed anger at the dysfunctional and out-of-control housing market, which is doing harm to so many people and their communities. The Conference even heard personal testimony from people who had recent experience of struggling to find accommodation,…

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With the UK Government about to publish its proposed “county deal” for Cornwall’s unitary authority, Mebyon Kernow members have hit out at the inadequate nature of the deal. Members of MK were gathered at Heartlands in Pool for MK’s 2022 National Conference on Saturday (19th November) and also launched a policy document, which makes the case for a Cornish Parliament. Speaking at the event, MK leader Cllr Dick Cole told delegates that the so-called “devolution” on offer from the UK Government…

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In a key debate at today’s National Conference, MK members demanded devolution parity for Cornwall with Scotland and Wales through the creation of a Cornish Parliament, and condemned the UK Government for refusing to treat Cornwall as one of the nations of the United Kingdom while seeking to impose an inadequate local government “county deal.” They also mandated MK’s councillors on the unitary authority to argue for a Cornish Parliament during upcoming discussions on the “county deal,” and challenged other political…

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