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....
I personally have a lot of respect for MK and the work they do, but being realistic, IF (and it is still an if) they didn't reply to the draft framework convention report then it will loose them a lot of credibility. After all, it is still in the 'draft' stage and any feedback at this stage still can have an effect on the final outcome.
If the final outcome is that cornwall is excluded as a national minority then in the future it leaves MK wide open to humiliation if anyone poses the question 'what did MK do about it?' - They are after all, a potential Cornish government to some degree.
You have more neck than a giraffe to say such things - you of all people! You seem to have completely misunderstood all that I have stated on this thread! I would remind you that your critcisms of an apparent friend of yours were completely inappropriate and unwarranted and, for sure, it is you and not me who are doing the disservice by behaving like a petty, spoilt brat! If that is the way you treat your friends and colleagues, I can't imagine how you would behave if you didn't like them!
Wrong! Your so-called 'constructive comment' was petty and unacceptable but it might have been constructive had you had the balls to inform Dr Hicks personally and not in public on an open forum of this nature. Who the Hell do you think you are? Your behaviour and language on this thread is shedding serious doubts about the other worthwhile comments you have made elsewhere. Don't spoil what is, beyond doubt, an extremely good reputation otherwise.
The fact remains, Frenchie, that, if we can't even get the government to recognise, in a very basic form, the Cornish under the FCPNM, what chance do we have in getting anything else from it, whether that be an assembly, a stannary parliament or whatever?
We should all be concentrating upon the root of all of these problems which is the lack of equality before the law that enables the Duchy to do much as it pleases against the Cornish, to generate a 'private' income for the Duke.
Sort that lot out and you are theoretically home and dry! It is a complete waste of time to devote scarce resources to fighting for a cause the government, under the present conditions relating to the Duchy of Cornwall's profits, will NEVER sanction.
PUT VERY SIMPLY, CORNISH RECOGNITION IS SEEN AS A THREAT TO DUCHY PROFITS
It really does make me question the degree of power the royal family still has over British politics.
The general picture in most people's minds is that ultimate power is in the hands of the government and that the royal connection is nothing more than a quaint tradition. This obviously isn't the case; why else would a government so (seemingly) bent on human rights, fairness for all minorities etc etc still bend over backwards (forwards?) to support such outdated and unfair practices of HRH in Cornwall.
When nicking a few signs can bring about a PII order, the activities of the Duke of Cornwall must always be a primary issue in Cornwall's future.
Rubbish, they were not criticism just minor points to be ignored if wanted.
Says he who is so quick to insult and put down other Cornish folk who happen to have a different opinion. You think you are helping by driving away people who don't think like you is that it?
What you honestly think I was scared about contacting the CSP? Seeing as Dr Hicks is so busy I thought my comments would be picked up quicker by Frenchie and Shaz and that they would then be able to zoom though the letter and correct the very minor mistake in spelling. The other points i made were just for discussion and out of curiosity.
You lecturing me about my language is rich indeed. Again take your comments and shove them; do we understand each other hunlef?
I have to say I think FLB had a point about the spelling although perhaps it wasn't worded as sensitively as it could have. I thought yous were all on the same team? Banning/flaming criticism, constructive or otherwise, really isn't going to get you anywhere.
Think about it, if you are trying to convince people to take you seriously you need to avoid semi-humorous typo's just in case they detract from the real issues.
The target audience are clearly well indoctrinated with state supremacy; you can't really afford to give them any distractions.
Good letter though, very comprehensive. Any reply yet?
Of course, Grum - you are quite right. We are on the same side and we should all learn from this experience.
The most important lesson being that we should all be careful (including Dr Hicks) about the terminology we employ. Having said that, I think that Dr Hicks' use of 'Objection' instead of 'Objective' was an honest mistake that could not possibly have been picked up by any spell-checker - I certainly didn't pick up any others in his excellent document myself.
The second lesson to be learnt is that we don't criticise in public, those who are doing their utmost and very best to stand up for Cornwall. To do so only undermines the standing of those individuals concerned in the public's eye and lessens the impact of the argument.
Having said that, I will not make any further points in this regard as, in order to practice what I preach, I do not wish to undermine Fulub's work for the Cornish. His recod is exemplary in this regard and he deserves praise for it! I hope that he will feel the same about my contributions which are, unlike his, less in the public eye but which I feel are equally deserving!
People who have things of the utmost importance to say and critical positions to defend need, sometimes, to consider how they go about this, and perhaps occasionally we need a taste of our own medicine to be reminded of this.
Yes! lets work together, lets really work together.
That is certainly re-assuring to know, Fulub. I wonder whether MK will publish on its web-site any criticisms it has made about the government's draft UK Compliance Report to the Council of Europe?
The contact at the Council of Europe to whom comments should be made concerning the UK's wholly unacceptable report is:
elena.jurado@coe.int
and not the contact on the MK site, although info sent there will probably get to the right individual eventually, Ms Jurado is the person who has responsibility for dealing with the UK's report in the Council of Europe.
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.
