Beach Ices at Praa Sands
Ice meeting the sand at the base of the low cliff behind Praa Sands Beach, West Cornwall. 6th January 2009....
Icicles at Trewellard Bottoms
Water seeping through a wall is turned to icicles, ate Trewellard Bottoms, where Geevor Mine meets the sea....
Winter Sunset at Levant
A late afternoon scene, at Levant Mine, West Cornwall. 7th January 2009....
Winter at Levant
The old electricity generator building, at Levant Mine, West Cornwall, during the recent cold snap. 7th Jnauary 2009....
If the UK government are not even prepared to grant the Cornish people basic status under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, despite the overwhelming arguments to do so, does anybody honesty STILL believe that they will allow them to have a devolved Cornish Assembly???
STOP HARPING ON ABOUT IT - STOP LIVING IN CLOUD CUCKOO LAND AND DO SOMETHING POSITIVE BEFORE, AS FRENCHIE SAYS, IT IS TOO LATE!!!!!!!!!!
One day you will open your eyes and it will all be gone, replaced by concerete, tall buildings, and roads full of cars...I have seen it happen where I am from, population x3 in 20 years, market town now city, what a pity...The CSP are commited at full speed 24 7, some of them retired but working more than others in a job...
I'm sure FlB gets as frustrated as the rest of us on matters Cornish, especially seeing the amount of letter writing he does, etc.
Hunlef comes up with the importance of Dr Hicks' letter in that the fundamentals contained in that cover a lot of the other facets of Cornwall's self-determination
Yet none of it will appear in any UK newpaper this week.
Maybe the Cornish need to start making a few uncomfortabe remarks about the few Asians who live in Cornwall.
Maybe we could get a few 'New Cornish Asians' on our side; then create a story about how a local Cornish person told an Asian to 'get out of their country' and go home.
I might have a word down our local curry house see if their up for generating some good publicity (and subsequent trade) for their business and milk political correctness for all it's worth; I'm sure they'de be up for it.
Frenchie - don't think that is a good idea since past comments by the more Anglophilic contributors to this forum imply (without the slightest of reason) that those of us who are merely seeking restitution for the Cornish of perfectly legitimate rights and recognition under internationally accepted principles can be construed as racist. Now all decent, intelligent people naturally understand that this is not at all the case.......
However, if the Cornish were to get involved in something of the nature you describe, you can rest assured that it will backfire, even if you had the total support of the community to which you refer, and a false impression will be given widely in the press of the one thing that we are not! This is definitely not a good idea.
Let's rely upon the strength of our argument and the power of our brains instead.
I've been checking the MK web-site. There is definitely not a single mention of the FCPNM on this site!
I am amazed that an outwardly Cornish political party is neglecting this aspect of the political scene.
Instead, there are copious references to the campaign for a Cornish assembly which, I hope, intelligent members of this forum will now realise is a complete and utter waste of valuable time and resources.
Those who, for the best of intentions, witter on about a devolved assembly must now ask themselves a number of questions;
Why has the government, despite the overwhelming argument for inclusion, failed to acknowledge the Cornish under the FCPNM?
Why has the government relied upon Sections 35, 36 and (possibly) 37 of the Freedom of Information Act, in so far as the MK questions relating to its 50,000 petition signatures, is concerned?
Why have the courts relied upon draconian Public Interest Immunity Certificates in previous court cases involving issues of Cornish civil rights?
Why did the judge in the recent hearing in Truro completely disregard the European Enforceable Community Right to equality before the law?
WHY DID THE GOVERNMENT COMPLETELY IGNORE THE 50,000 SIGNATURES?
Why.....why......why....why.....? Who benefits????
Answer: Because Section 40, 2g, Crown Proceedings Act (1947) contains the provision that the Duke of Cornwall, heir to the throne, can exercise "“the right to control or otherwise intervene in proceedings affecting his rights, property or profits”. (Crown Proceedings Act 1947, Section 40, 2g ).
This is why we face such difficulties. For God's sake wake up to this NOW!
Who stands to lose so much if this all comes out in the wash??
There will NEVER be an assembly while these issues and others remain unresolved. Will those of you who haven't realised that such things are happening, please get your heads out of your backsides and do something about this terrible situation NOW by recognising where the problem lies!
DON'T BE LIKE GOLDILOCKS SKIPPING THROUGH THE WOODS!!!!
I don't swallow political correctness simply because it's put in front of my face.
People I know from Manchester are called Mancs, People from Birmingham are called Brummies, People from Poland are called Poles; People from Finland are called Finns, and as far as I'm concerned people from Pakistan are called Pakkis.
And if you expect me to make exclusions from this simple form of shortening the name of places people come from, on the grounds of some government spin and political correctness, then think again. As far as I'm concerned, If you come from Pakkistan then you are a Pakki. If this is offensive then it's because I'm a Liverpudlian from Liverpool.
The fact that I never paid enough attention to the TV (of which I do not have) then the fact that I called an Indian a Pakki is as irrelevant to me as calling someone from Wolverhampton a Brummie. Indians and Pakkis look and sound the same to me.
At least they get a tick box on their census form..
Only a statistic, but I know the number of responses to the Government (responses on C24 do not count) is a whole 100% more than that. So, in truth, 49,998 to go. Plus, of course, the Cornwall 2000 contribution. Makes you wonder why the "Cornish Movement" have this 'proud to be Cornish' thing going, doesn't it?
Rise in county's road death toll
The number of people who have died on Cornwall's roads rises in the last year to 35, police say.
Film con man ordered to pay 100K
The man who swindled almost 2m in a film studio scam is ordered to forfeit 100,000 by a judge.
Triplets survive against the odds
A woman from Cornwall who gave birth to triplets 14 weeks early describes their survival as a "miracle".
Call for inquiry into fire centre
Fire chiefs demand a public inquiry into the delayed opening of the regional fire control centre.
Prison sentence for benefit cheat
A man who admitted swindling more than 51,000 in benefits over a six-year period is jailed for 18 months.
Divers face trial over shipwreck
Three Cornish divers accused of plundering a shipwreck off the coast of Spain are to be tried in a Spanish court.
NO TO NUCLEAR WASTE IN CORNWALL - MPs
Proposals to bring nuclear waste to Cornwall have been described as absurd and irresponsible by Cornish MPs.
Route Partnership Plan for Penzance unnecessary
Their plan having been rejected by the public in the final exhibition in Septmber with 90% against the Route Partnership have decided to try again in mid January after a mailout and poster campaign.The Chamber of Commerce has been at the forefront of this campaign.
