| 19th July 2024 |
Representation of Cornwall on the Council of Nations and Regions
Title, initial, surnamLetter from the five Group Leaders representing all 87 members of Cornwall Council
to PM Keir Starmer
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| 10th April 2023 |
Two decades after 50,000
people asked Tony Blair for a Cornish
Assembly,
County Hall’s spectacular own goal about a
mayor returns the question
to the top of the agenda
Cornwall Reports
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| 1st November 2022 |
System of government in
England in need of serious overhaul, say MPs
Public Administration & Constitutional
Affairs Committee Report
"The governance arrangements for England are not
fit for purpose and in urgent need
of comprehensive reform argues a new report by the
Public Administration
& Constitutional Affairs Committee . . ." more |
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| 5th November 2021 |
Evaluation of Devolved
Institutions Final Report
BEIS Research paper number: 2021/024
"The Cities and Local Growth Unit (CLGU) . .
commissioned Warwick Economics &
Development (WECD) to undertake a review of the
internal institutional
processes of devolved authorities in England that
were established
via the devolution deals programme . . ." more |
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| 14th July 2021 |
Partnerships for People
and Place: Guidance for Local Expressions of
Interest
"Government has published guidance (July 12th
2021) for expressions of interest
for ‘Partnerships for People and Place’ . . ." more |
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| 26th April 2021 |
Cornwall’s
enduring quest for greater devolution
politics.co.uk
"In the far South West of England, is
Cornwall. A county and a region that feels
markedly
different from the rest of our shores.
Cornwall has its own language, a distinct
culture, but it is also a region of England with
mounting problems:
social exclusion, deprivation and poor access to
healthcare.
At best, these issues have been unchecked, at
worst, they have been ignored . . ." more
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| 19th March 2021 |
Report
calls for true Devolution to Cornwall
Cornish Stuff
"An in depth paper by the UK’s pre-eminent
progressive think tank, the Institute of Public
Policy Research (IPPR) has called for more
devolution of powers to
Cornwall, including a second home tax . . ." more |
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Why
Devolution Matters: The Case of Cornwall
Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
"Cornwall was one of the first areas to secure a
devolution deal in 2015 and it
remains the only non-metropolitan area with
devolved powers in England.
But six years on, with significant progress made,
it is clear that
Cornwall has now outgrown its original deal . . ."
more
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| 13th March 2021 |
Levelling-up Devo: the
role of National Government in making a
success
of Devolution in England
The Devolution All-Party Parliamentary Group
"Virtually all British Governments claim to be in
favour of devolution and localism, but the
actual appetite for ‘allowing’ power and decision
making to reside at
a local level is much more variable . . ." more
pdf version |
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| 5th March 2021 |
Governing
Cornwall in the 20th Century Conference
Proportional Voting Systems and Options for
Devolved Cornish Governance
27th February 2021
Governing
Cornwall in the 20th Century Conference from
CornishConstitutionalConvention
on Vimeo
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| 7th February 2021 |
Governing Cornwall in
the 21st Century
You are invited to join a webinar exploring
Proportional Voting systems and
options for devolved Cornish Governance
Saturday 27th February 2021
10:00 - 11:30 am
Register |
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| 29th November 2020 |
We are working with Cornwall
Make Votes Matter to arrange a
conference
Imagining a New Democratic Settlement
for Cornwall.
Save the date - 27th February 2021 - more details
to follow.
The conference will be split into two parts:
electoral reform and constitutional reform.
This survey focuses on constitutional reform and
real devolution of power to Cornwall.
Use the survey to tell us what you think and how
you see devolution in practice.
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| 21st March 2020 |
Johnson’s egocentric
budget gives him everything and local councils
nothing
Simon Jenkins | The Guardian
"I cannot imagine any other country, democracy or
dictatorship, where the centre would so
obsessively micromanage its public sector.
Britain is off the graph for centralisation.
Its local government now has a mere 1.6% of GDP
for its spending, against
6% in Germany, 12% in France and 15% in Sweden . .
." more |
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| 14th October 2019 |
Reforming our Union: Shared
Governance in the UK
"This document sets out for public debate a series
of propositions, twenty in total, reflecting
that perspective. The propositions are organised
under the headings of General Principles;
Legislatures and Legislative Powers; Executive
Powers: Governments, Agencies and Civil
Service; Finance; Justice and the Courts; and
Constitutional Reform . . ." more
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| 29th August 2019 |
Welsh Government to consider the
future of the UK
"The Welsh Government has announced plans to
prepare a report on the future of the
United Kingdom and described the current Tory
government as a threat to
the integrity of the UK . . ." more |
| |
| 15th December 2018 |
Good news
for the Cornish from ONS about 2021 Census –
it's all about data!
"Long-term census campaigner and Cornish
Constitutional Convention chair, Bert Biscoe,
welcomes ONS White Paper . . ." more |
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The 2021 Census of Population
and Housing in England and Wales
"The UK Statistics Authority has made its
recommendations on the content and conduct of
the 2021 Census for England and Wales, as set out
in this white paper . . ." more |
| |
Census 2021 : Meeting the data
needs of the Cornish
letter from John Pullinger, National Statistician
"Dear Ms Newton, I want to take this opportunity
to thank you and your fellow Cornish
Members of Parliament for your contribution in
response to the consultation
and research undertaken for the 2021 Census
topics . . . " more |
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| 10th March 2018 |
Council
of Europe Support for Cornish Culture Ignites
the Big TV Kernow Debate
Saturday 17th March 10:00 am
Trelawny Room | Lys Kernow | TR1 3AY
"Guest speaker Denzil Monk will be describing his
thinking about utilising and inspiring the
creative communities of Cornwall by developing a
case to present to the Director
General and Trustees of the BBC calling for parity
through the establishment
of a BBC iPlayer based BBC Kernow channel . . ." more
ALL WELCOME |
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| 1st March 2018 |
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
10:00 am
Saturday 17th March 2018
Lys Kernow | New County Hall
TRURO TR1 3AY |
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| 12th December 2017 |
The Long View - Catalonia &
Cornwall
BBC Radio 4
"Jonathan Freedland compares the Catalan
government's recent bid for independence
with a moment during the English Civil War when
the military commander,
Sir Richard Grenville, devised a plan to gain more
autonomy for Cornwall.
Jonathan and his guests visit historic locations
in Launceston, the ancient
capital of Cornwall, where this story took place." |
| |
| 16th September 2016 |
What Cornish National
Minority Status means for Museum
( and Arts and Culture Organisations )
Museums Journal
"The decision to recognise the unique identity of
the Cornish, now affords them
the same status under the European Framework
Convention for the
Protection of National Minorities as the UK’s
other Celtic people,
the Scots, the Welsh and the Irish . . ." more |
| |
| 3rd June 2016 |
House of Lords Select Committee on
the Constitution
10th Report of Session 2015–16 HL Paper 149
The Union and
Devolution
( Including evidence presented by Convention
Chairman Julian German )
"We believe that the four nations of England,
Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
are stronger united than apart. The Union has
brought stability, peace and
prosperity to the United Kingdom. Yet today,
the Union is under threat.
Power has been devolved to Scotland, Wales and
Northern Ireland in an ad hoc,
piecemeal fashion. Successive Governments have
taken the Union for
granted. Proper consideration of the cumulative
impact of devolution
on the integrity of the Union itself has been
lacking . . ." more
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| 24th May 2016 |
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Due to the worsening political climate, Making
Devolution Work conference
has been postponed
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| 28th March 2016 |
Advance Notice of
Conference
The Cornish Constitutional Convention will be
holding a conference
Making Devolution Work
Tuesday 14th June 2016 from 1:00
pm - 4:30 pm
at Lys Kernow (New County Hall) Truro
Details to follow |
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| 8th March 2016 |
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The UK's Forgotten
Devolution Movement
New Statesman
"In to the 1960s both the Scottish and
Welsh nationalists were considered a laughing
stock, and not just by the English," writes
Matthew Engel in Engel’s England.
"So it might be wise not to be too dismissive of
the Cornish . . ." more
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| 27th January 2016 |
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Cornish Devolution in the
Aftermath of the 2015 General Election:
Towards a more Sustainable Governance?
Political Quarterly Themed Special
Issue:
Answering the English Question(s)?
‘New Regionalism’ and the Politics of
Decentralisation
Dr Joanie Willett, University of Exeter
"This paper considers the Devolution Deal won by
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in the
summer of 2015. It asks if the Deal
constitutes a more sustainable governance,
concluding that whilst there are some factors
that help to enhance
sustainability, other areas urgently require
more attention . ." more
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| |
| 25th November 2015 |
Julian German giving
evidence to the House of Lords Constitution
Commitee
25th November 2015
House of
Lords Constitution Committee 25th November
2015 on Vimeo
Full hearing at ParliamentLive.tv
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| 4th November 2015 |
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MP defends Cornish
devolution deal - with a quote from Superman
Western Morning News
A Cornish MP has defended the county's
devolution deal complete with a quote from
Superman, amid scepticism about the Government's
supposed
requirement for elected mayors . . ." more
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| 25th July 2015 |
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Johnson seeks devolved
powers for London
Daily Telegraph
"Boris Johnson is seeking a new devolution deal
for London to give it greater powers
over skills, criminal justice, transport and
housing. The Mayor of London, whose
tenure ends in less than a year, has reportedly
met Greg Clark, the
Communities Secretary, to discuss new
powers. He has united
with London Councils,the umbrella group for the
city's
boroughs, to make a list of demands.
It comes as ministers move to delegate new
powers to several cities.
Jules Pipe, the mayor of Hackney who chairs
London Councils said
there was "a real risk of London falling behind
even Cornwall"
in its level of influence over areas such as
skills."
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| 24th July 2015 |
Recent Press
Cornwall gets first county-wide
devolution deal | Public Finance
Cornwall agrees first devolution
deal for rural authority | Local
Government Executive
Cornwall becomes the first
county to gain devolution deal | Government
Business
Cornwall becomes first county to
receive devolved powers | Local
Government Lawyer |
| |
| 23rd July 2015 |
Cameron devolves range of powers
to Cornwall
Financial Times
"The prime minister described it as a “major shift
for the people who live and work
in Cornwall — putting power in their hands and
giving them the tools to
take charge and make the most of the fantastic
potential that Cornwall holds” . . ." more
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| |
| 16th July 2015 |
Cornwall becomes
first rural authority in England to agree
devolution deal
Department for Communities and Local Government Press Release
Cornwall Council Press Release |
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| 13th July 2015 |
Time for county and
district councils to jump on the devolution
bandwagon
Public Finance
"Devolution in England is gathering pace. In
the Budget, the chancellor made it clear
that he considered that the process of shifting
power away from
Westminster has only just begun . . ." more |
| |
| 10th July 2015 |
DEVOLUTION
South-western powerhouse : Cornwall pitches for
more local powers
The Economist
"It is not often that Cornwall gets a mention in a
chancellor of the exchequer’s budget.
But on July 8th, as George Osborne laid out his
vision for all levels of the
economy and all corners of the nation, he promised
more say in local
decision-making for England’s most southerly
county . . ." more |
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| 9th July 2015 |
Building the case for Cornwall’s
devolution
NewStart Magazine
"The focus on a ‘northern powerhouse’ is an
opportunity to think about how devolution
can stimulate the economy in other parts of
England . . ." more |
| |
| 7th July 2015 |
Cornwall set to win 'NHS
devolution' deal
The Independent
"Cornwall is set to win its own ‘NHS devolution’
deal, which could see the county
take control of a £2bn combined health, care and
welfare budget
by the end of the decade . . ." more |
| |
| 1st July 2015 |
The Case for Cornwall :
To Create a Sustainable Cornwall
Paul Masters
Corporate Director, Cornwall Council
pdf of Conference Powerpoint presentation |
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| 29th June 2015 |
Does Cornwall want
Devolution?
Dr John Ault
Associate Research Fellow (British Election Study)
University of Exeter
pdf of Conference Powerpoint presentation |
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| 27th June 2015 |
Cornwall Chamber of Commerce |
Business Plan for Cornwall
The Cornwall Business
Community's View
Toby Parkins
President, Cornwall Chamber of Commerce
pdf of Conference Powerpoint presentation |
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| 25th June 2015 |
PRESS RELEASE
Conference Confirms Growing
Appetite for Devolution
"George Eustice MP told the conference that the
Government acknowledges Cornwall's
distinct identity and particular needs.
Indeed, Mr Eustice said that the
Prime Minister fully backed last year's official
recognition of the
Cornish as a national minority . . ." more |
| |
| 24th June 2015 |
Conference Speakers discuss
Devolution for Cornwall :
What Future Now?
CCC
Conference 20vi15 from CornishConstitutionalConvention
on Vimeo
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| 20th June 2015 |
Cornwall is being urged to
take control of its own destiny and reap the
benefits of
seizing power from Westminster
Cornish Guardian
George Eustice : "I'm Cornish and I'm passionate
about Cornwall's heritage. We need to
see about giving Cornwall the powers which
would make the difference . . ." more |
| |
Control of Cornwall's Heritage
should be brought closer to home, Minister
tells Conference
Western Morning News
Cornwall is being urged to take control of its own
destiny and reap the benefits of
seizing power from Westminster . . ." more |
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| 18th June 2015 |
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Devolution for Cornwall : What
Future Now?
Cornish Constitutional Convention Conference
Saturday June 20th 2015
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
New County Hall, Treyew
Road, TRURO TR1
3AY
Speakers
Julian German | Chair, Cornish
Constitutional Convention
Welcome and Opening Remarks
John Ault | Institute of
Cornish Studies
Voters Attitudes to Devolution in
Cornwall
Dick Cole | Leader, Mebyon
Kernow
The Benefits of Devolution
Paul Masters | Corporate
Director, Cornwall Council
The Case for Cornwall
Toby Parkins | President,
Cornwall Chamber of Commerce
The Business Perspective
George Eustice MP | Minister of
State
The Government's Position and Context
for Cornwall
Pedyr Prior | Cornwall
Constitutional Convention Steering Group Member
The Convention's Perspective
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| 25th May 2015 |
Will English regions get
Manchester-style devolution?
The Guardian
"Post-election, localists in England may struggle
to get their voices heard as Westminster
politicians are consumed by the urgent issues of
Scotland and Europe . . ." more |
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| 19th May 2015 |
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Devolution for Cornwall : What
future now?
Cornish Constitutional Convention Conference
Saturday June 20th 2015
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
New County Hall, Treyew
Road, TRURO TR1
3AY
Further information to follow
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| 15th May 2015 |
George Osborne outlines city
devolution plan for England
BBC News
George Osborne : "It is time for you to take
control of your own affairs"
"English cities will get powers over housing,
transport, planning and policing under plans
set out in George Osborne's first post-election
speech . . ." more |
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| 1st April 2015 |
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Cornish
Constitutional Convention condemn the merger
of Devon & Cornwall Police Force
with that of Dorset
"This is making policing even more remote to the
residents of Cornwall.
There is a great concern regarding the reduction
of policing in Cornwall and we do not believe
this will help in any way.
It will move the focus of policing even further
to the east, past Exeter"
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| 14th March 2015 |
'A
Cornish Assembly?'
Presentation for the Institute of Cornish Studies
Symposium
11th March 2015
"The Assembly, Senedh Kernow, will function at
roughly the same level as the
Welsh or Northern Ireland Assemblies and would
have its own
direct relationship with central government.
To be clear, we are talking about a body
with legislative powers . . ." more |
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| 25th November 2014 |
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Why Cornwall's case for a
regional government is strong
Western Morning News
"Devolution is commonplace around the
world. It is the UK that is the odd one
out.
Cornwall is bigger than many states and
regions, from Aland, the self-governing
region of Finland with a population of 29,000 to
the country of
Liechtenstein with a population of 35,000 .
. . " more
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| 18th November 2014 |
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We are the region most
likely to make a success of devolution
Western Morning News
"Cornwall doesn't want the sort of devolution
which either Manchester is getting, or
which Professor Gripaios thinks is the sole
formula on offer. The Government's
present position is flexibility – by tailoring
devolution to the needs of
particular regions, more success can be
achieved. On that point,
Cornwall and the Government are as one . . ." more
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| |
| 15th November 2014 |
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
& CONFERENCE
11:00 am
Discussion with Dr Joanie Willett
Towards a more federal Britain: Making a Cornish
Assembly happen?
followed by AGM
Lys Kernow | New County Hall
TRURO TR1 3AY |
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| 5th November 2014 |
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Cornish Devolution : Focus
on the Practical rather than the Rhetorical
Andrew George MP
"Mr George, who has consistently campaigned for
more powers to a Cornish
Regional Assembly and is a founder and
Vice-Chair of the
Cornish Constitutional Convention, said,
"The BBC's own analysis from the debate tonight
is confusing
and a little simplistic . . ." more
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| 29th October 2014 |
Letter from Convention
Chair Julian German
"The year has been a very busy one. Not
least due to the Scottish referendum
which, as well as being interesting, has generated
much interest in Cornwall
and in devolution across communities in the UK and
beyond . . ." more |
| |
| 23rd September 2014 |
The
'Cornish Question'
Address by John Pollard, Leader Cornwall
Council
"I have made it clear, my personal view is that we
do not need new layers of
government; Cornwall Council can deliver what an
Assembly would
if we are given the authority.
This will not be radical enough for some and a
step too far for many, BUT unless
we agreeand make a strong case we will languish as
an authority
whose potential has never been realised . . ." more |
| |
| 20th September 2014 |
Devolution strikes back – but
do Cornwall and Yorkshire want more powers
. . .or just more money?
New Statesman
"The poverty levels show that Cornwall is getting
a bad deal from being part of the
United Kingdom. If prospectors struck oil
off the Falmouth coast tomorrow,
I don't see how anyone could blame the Cornish for
rolling out
barbed wire along the banks of the Tamar . . ." more |
| |
Scottish vote sparks fresh
calls for devolution across UK
Daily Express
"The Scottish government has now been promised
'extensive new powers' on tax
and welfare and a final say over the NHS.
Now other parts of the UK, including London,
Cornwall and Wales, are expected
to fight their corner in this debate and attempt
to wrangle
more freedom from Westminster . . ." more |
| |
Cornwall must speak with one
voice to secure devolution deal
Western Morning News
"As Scotland votes in the referendum, Julian
German chairman of the
Cornish Constitutional Convention, says devolution
for
Cornwall and the regions should follow . . ." more |
| |
Scotland Independence Results:
Is an Independent Cornwall On the Cards?
International Business Times
"Campaigners for Cornish devolution have stepped
up action to get
increased powers for Cornwall following the result
of the
Scottish independence referendum . . ." more |
| |
Campaigners for Cornish
devolution determined to win more powers for
Cornwall
Irish Independent
"With Scotland saying No to independence,
campaigners for Cornish devolution are
determined to win increased powers for Cornwall .
. ." more |
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| 19th September 2014 |
English Parliament no devolution
solution
The MJ
"Now is the time to look at devolution of finance
and powers to cities, city regions,
combined authorities and county-regions. A
different approach for
different areas depending on local
circumstances . . ." more |
| |
| 13th September 2014 |
Yorkshire First
"Yorkshire and the Humber has a similar population
to Scotland and an economy
almost double that of Wales, and it's about time
it had similar powers . . ." more |
| |
| 12th
September 2014 |
How the independence referendum
energised devolution around the UK
The Guardian
"There is a growing feeling in Cornwall that the
Scottish referendum will eventually
lead to greater self-government in the far
south-west of Britain . . ." more |
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#indyref : the English regions
that want devolution too
Channel 4 News
"It is not just the big cities that are pushing
for more powers. Cornwall, whose Celtic
people received "minority rights" status in April,
has a population of 547,000.
With a small economy worth £7bn and salaries way
below the UK and EU
average, it would like to raise more of the money
it spends . . ." more |
| |
| 18th
August 2014 |
Scottish independence : Is
Cornwall more like Scotland than England?
BBC News
"Cornwall is about as far away from Scotland
as it is possible to get by land in
the UK and has a vibrant nationalist
identity. But does it share
more with Scotland than England? . . ." more |
| |
| 12th
August 2014 |
Bill Jamieson : Salmond is ahead
in the long game
The Scotsman
"Meanwhile in the far south-west, devolution
pressure is mounting.
In January, John Pollard, leader of Cornwall
Council, submitted an outstanding
paper to the Fiscal Devolution to Cities and City
Regions Inquiry
recommending a repatriation of business rates for
the county,
flexibility in business rate setting, more control
over investment in infrastructure
and calling for facts and figures in areas
such as the devolution of council tax and stamp
duty . . ." more |
| |
| 28th
June 2014 |
Scotland's independence
referendum is spurring the desire for
political devolution in England
"Arianna Giovannini and Joanie Willett explore the
uneven path of
English regionalism, focusing on two cases : the
North East and Cornwall,
during and after the New Labour government.
Scotland's referendum has reminded people that
there are alternatives,
and that regional devolution is a possible
solution to
a London-centric problem . . ." more |
| |
| 24th
April 2014 |
Cornish
Granted Minority Status within the UK
"Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander,
today announced that the proud
history, unique culture, and distinctive language
of Cornwall
will befully recognised under European rules for
the
protection of national minorities . . ." more |
| |
| 24th
March 2014 |
Minister signals 'appetite'
for Cornwall devolution deal
West Briton
"Speaking to the Western Morning News, Mr Clark
signalled his enthusiasm for
their plans. He said : 'Cornwall is a place,
from the Government's point of
view, where there's been a particular appetite to
do a deal with'.
'It's a place that exemplifies par excellence my
view that the people that know best
what is needed for the area are the people who
live and work there' . . ." more |
| |
| 19th
March 2014 |
Devolution's biggest hurdle :
Whitehall's culture of contempt
INLOGOV Blog
"Regarding local government, it's hard to know
whether the politicians who
signed up tothat 2010 decentralisation pledge, or
the Ministers
subsequently responsible for implementing it, ever
really believed in it –
other than as a vote-winning slogan . . ." more |
| |
| 15th
March 2014 |
Achieving Political
Decentalisation
Institute for Government
"In recent decades, UK parties of all political
persuasions have made commitments
to decentralise power. This is, in many
ways, unsurprising.
The UK is one of the mostcentralised countries of
its size in the developed world,
and English local government has the most
circumscribed powers
of any equivalent tier
internationally . . ." more |
| |
| 10th
March 2014 |
OPINION : Cornish Assembly
deserves a fair hearing
Western Morning News
"Most people 'east of the border' – as well as
residents of Cornwall itself – may have
been baffled by Mebyon Kernow's St Piran's Day
call for
a national assembly . . ." more
|
| |
| 11th
February 2014 |
Gwenno Saunders : This is Cymru
Calling
"I see a need for every one of the countries that
make up these isles to have the
power to choose their own destiny, we need to move
away from a
centralised government that has no interest in
what’s happening on the periphery . . ." more |
| |
| 7th
January 2014 |
I Will Push for Cornish
Recognition
"I recently got an email regarding the recognition
of the Cornish People within the
Framework Convention for the Protection of
National Minorities
from the Cornwall Branch Celtic League.
This is something on which I have consistently led
the campaign
in Parliament . . ." more |
| |
| 3rd
December 2013 |
Chair Julian German's
Address to Convention AGM
"The Steering Group has reaffirmed our fundamental
tenants that; we are charged
with advancing progress toward a
democratically-elected Assembly for Cornwall,
that we should be examining real and realistic
models of constitutional change
for Cornwall, and we should be speaking the truth
to power
– something we have always done well . . ." more
Cornwall Council Leader
John Pollard's Address to Convention AGM
I have to tell you that I believe that it is by
further empowering Cornwall Council
that Cornwall can take control of its own
destiny. Cornwall Council is now
the one representational body that Cornwall has
and that's the way it
should be. We do not need any further tiers
of government
and we must share our power and responsibility
with
the Towns and Parishes . . ." more |
| 30th
November 2013 |
ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING & CONFERENCE
The Judge's Dining Room : Bodmin Town Council
Shire House Mount Folly
BODMIN PL31 2DQ |
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| 30th
January 2013 |
Cornish Constitutional
Convention welcomes MPs vote to defer plans for
Devonwall seat
"Our historic border should not be compromised.
Cornwall is one of the constituent parts of the
United Kingdom; other borders are not
crossed for parliamentary seats and Cornwall
should not be the exception.
We are content that the government wishes to
review the number of MPs but Cornwall
has a strong identity and our border is one of the
oldest in Europe.
We were totally opposed to a cross border
constituency and welcome the fact
that this will not happen at the next General
Election." |
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| 28th
August 2012 |
Open Letter to Sarah Newton MP
"I'm suprised that, in preparing your article, you
did not contact me or colleagues to
clarify the Convention's position. We
welcome constructive discourse, as I am
sure you will recall from your attendance at our
pre-election
Annual General Meeting and
your participation in the debate that day . . ." more |
| |
| 20th
August 2012 |
Autonomy
not Autocracy - George Eustice and Sarah Newton
are Wrong
"Nobody in Cornwall has ever said that the
devolution campaign, which focuses on
the clear and easily understood concept of a
‘Cornish Assembly’, seeks
separation or divorce from Britain, or to break
the Union
- this is rubbish put about by people who don’t
want
to think carefully about how good governance
works, or how good governance
needs to embrace both history and geography – and
feelings . . ." more |
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| 22nd
February 2012 |
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Cornwall
Council Cabinet Reshuffle
Congratulations to Julian German, whose new
Cornwall Council Cabinet post,
Localism, Sustainability and Devolution, offers
a real opportunity . . ." more
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| 3rd
February 2012 |
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Cornish Constitutional
Convention – the Next Phase
"There are a number of important
factors which will affect how we proceed
in the next period . . ." more
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| 3rd
November 2010 |
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Cornish
Constitutional Convention Annual General
Meeting 2010
10:00 am 20th November 2010
Truro City Council Chamber, Boscawen
Street, Truro
Agenda
Chair's Letter to
Members
"On November 20th at 10am in Truro City Council
Chamber we will hold our
10th Annual General Meeting. I think the
best way of briefly reviewing
the year for you is to describe an incident that
occurred a few
weeks ago at Cornwall Council . . ." more
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| 23rd
July 2010 |
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Cornish Constitutional Convention
celebrates its 10th anniversary
The First Decade (Part
I)
"Somebody from the Campaign for English Regions
(based in Newcastle) made a
speech in Launceston. He told the audience
that Cornwall would be included
in the proposed South West, and a democratically
elected
regional assembly would be set up.
He said we had no choice and asked us to join
him in bringing
this great project to fruition . . ." more
The First Decade (Part
II)
"By 2000 Cornwall was awaking from a long
voyage. The triumphs and degradations
of its industrial and inventive past lay
silent. The elastoplast of a tourism,
founded
on a myth of tranquil decline, was peeling away
to reveal unhealed wounds,
and poverty, chronic depression and decay . . ."
more
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| 14th
November 2009 |
Cornish
Constitutional Convention Annual General
Meeting 2009
Chairman's Report
"The Cornish Assembly is now the mainstream issue
in forward-moving
Cornish politics. It is one of those
developments that officials and
government now assume will happen . . ." more |
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| 13th
October 2009 |
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The Next Push
"The new Cornwall Council unitary authority is a
step along the way to secure
effective, efficient, responsive and
forward-looking governance for Cornwall,
a peripheral, distinctive and different British
region . . ." more
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| 14th
July 2009 |
Government
of Cornwall Bill
introduced by Dan Rogerson MP, North Cornwall
"A Bill to establish and make provision about the
Cornish Assembly; to transfer
functions and powers to the Assembly; and for
connected purposes . . ." more |
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| 4th
June 2009 |
Minister
'Stands Ready' to give Cornwall more 'Local
Empowerment'
Press Release from Andrew George MP
Website link to House of Commons Debate
3rd June 2009 |
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| 5th
March 2009 |
Cornwall:
A New Beginning?
"Cornwall must be ambitious and proud. We
are an outstanding region in the UK.
So let’s be outstanding in our political
ambitions: . . ." more |
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| 10th
May 2008 |
Letter to Blair
Thompson, Chair, Cornwall Strategic
Partnership
"I am writing in response to the invitation to
advise the process of forming
the Sustainable Communities Strategy . . ." more |
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| 1st
December 2007 |
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Council Leader Whalley hints
at new partnership and new role for
Convention “There is something inevitable
about the
journey to a Cornish Assembly!”
“We are at the beginning of a process, and we
have a strategy to achieve our
long term ambition to ensure that decisions
about Cornwall, which affect
Cornwall and shape Cornwall, are made in
Cornwall. The
Government is beginning to see the light . . ."
more
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| 26th
July 2007 |
The Cornish Unitary – A
reflection on new challenges
(Cornish World and West
Briton)
"Let's get the collective brain in gear – it's
time to step across the unitary stone
and head for the Assembly on the other bank, via
the
Cornish dispersed city region . . ." more |
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| 17th
July 2007 |
HM
Treasury Press Release
Government Review empowers
regions and localities to spread
economic opportunity to all
"The Government is today launching the
review of sub-national economic
development and regeneration, setting out bold
plans to ensure that
every area of the country has theopportunity to
benefit from rising prosperity . . ." more |
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HM Treasury Publication
Review of Sub-National Economic
Development and Regeneration
"The economic trends of globalisation and
technological change will make it
increasingly important that places can respond
quickly and flexibly to
economic change if they are to increase prosperity
and tackle
effectively concentrations ofdisadvantage . . ." more
(835kb) |
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| 21st
June 2007 |
Submission to Local Government
Review
" I am writing on behalf of the Cornish
Constitutional Convention to offer its view of
the ‘One Cornwall' bid and options for Cornwall .
. ." more |
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| 6th
February 2007 |
Resolved by Cornwall
Council 23rd January 2007
"Proposition : Without prejudice
to the submissions made by Cornwall County Council
or the
district councils, the Leader and CEO of Cornwall
County Council convene an urgent meeting
of Leaders and CEOs of all Cornish principal
authorities to propose an agreement to
submit a joint outline proposition for further
discussion with her to
the Secretary of State to include : . . ." more |
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| 30th
January 2007 |
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A
Good Start to 2007
"I am writing following the meeting at Cornwall
Council on 23rd January at which the Council
decided to submit a bid to the Local Government
Review . . ." more
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| 23rd
January 2007 |
Letter to Ruth Kelly MP,
Secretary of State DCLG
"If we are to achieve the best for the people of
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and
if we are to fulfil our potential in a creative
and sustainable way, then we need to
perceive of Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly as
a rural and peripheral
equivalent of a city region – a dispersed, rural
city . . ." more |
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| 28th
December 2006 |
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Western Morning News
Why did 30000 people march
through the streets of Hayle?
"As we snooze away Christmas meals
bureaucratic wheels are turning which may
reorganise
local government in Cornwall . . ." more
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| 29th
November 2006 |
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Towards the Cornish
Governance Proposition
Objective : Best value
governance of public sector services
delivery...building on
existing assets, including the LAA and Strategic
Partnerships . . . more
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| 26th
November 2006 |
Regional Spaces, Spaces
of Regionalism:
Territory, Insurgent Politics and the English
Question
Presentation slides (6.3 Mb pdf) of article by
Martin Jones and Gordon MacLeod from
Transactions of the Institute of British
Geographers, Volume 29, Issue 4, pp 433-452
Full text available from Blackwell Synergy |
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| 26th
October 2006 |
Cornish Convention
welcomes new white paper
Historic opportunity – time to set aside
differences and be inclusive
"We welcome publication of the white paper. The
invitation to present a proposition
for the future management and delivery of public
services in Cornwall
(and the Isles of Scilly, if it wishes to
participate)
is unique and historic . . ." more
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| 30th
June 2006 |
The
Cornish Proposition
Letter to Tim Jones, Acting Leader, Restormel
Borough Council |
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United Council Backs
Campaign For Cornish Assembly
"Restormel Borough Council has thrown its full
weight behind the campaign for a
Cornish Assembly and agreed to take a pro-active
role . . ." more |
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| 29th
June 2006 |
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Cornwall & the
Isles of Scilly - Framing the proposition
letter to Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP,
Secretary of State for Communities & Local
Government
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| 21st June 2006 |
Why Britain should pay
homage to Catalonia
Simon Jenkins in The Guardian
download printable
version (pdf) |
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| 19th
June 2006 |
Letter to Dr Phyllis
Starkey MP, chair of
ODPM Select Committee,
sent following the session of the committee at
which Convention Chair Bert Biscoe
gave evidence in June 2006 |
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| 26th
May 2006 |
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Cornwall & the Isles of
Scilly – a new model for the future
Letter to Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP,
Secretary of State for Communities & Local
Government
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| 13th
March 2006 |
Cornwall
County Council | Lyons
Commission Resolution
"There is keen interest in Cornwall in reforming
the governance of
public service delivery . . ." more |
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| 9th
March 2006 |
CORNISH
ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGN MAKES RADICAL PROPOSAL
TO GOVERNMENT’S LYONS COMMISSION
"It’s time to ask, what would an assembly
actually do?. . ." more
Read the Convention's Introduction and Submission to the Lyons
Commission
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