Each month, I present a written report to both St Dennis Parish Council and St Enoder Parish Council. The report for September 2025 is as follow: 1. Council and other meetings Physical Cornwall Council meetings in the last month included Full Council and the Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee, plus an associated training session. […]
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The online petition urging the “UK Government to formally recognize Cornwall as a nation … granting it equal status to Wales and Scotland” closed on 11th September and the mandarins at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have published their official response. It was emailed to all 24,011 individuals who backed the petition.
Disappointing Labour response to petition Read Post »
The Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage was adopted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 2003. The UK ratified the Convention on 7th March 2024, coming into force three months later. Intangible cultural heritage is defined as “practices, representations, expressions, knowledge and know-how transmitted from generation to generation
Intangible Cultural Heritage and Cornwall Read Post »
The second Reading of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill took place last week. I found it difficult to listen to the debate and, in particular, the claims coming from the front bench. In opening the session, the Deputy Prime Minister said the “devolution revolution is well under way” and she was promoting a
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Read Post »
The political news-cycle throughout August was dominated by headline after headline about immigration, asylum seekers, “small boats,” migrants and the nature of accommodation for newcomers to the United Kingdom. Reform UK has been to the forefront of the arguments with the party announcing proposals to deport over 600,000 people within five years and also restrict
The European Convention on Human Rights Read Post »
