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Aka Thu 24-Apr-14 15:08:16

Will they keep the £? wink

feetlebaum Thu 24-Apr-14 14:28:17

Indeed, it has been a deprived area for a very long time.

Divawithattitude Thu 24-Apr-14 14:22:56

It may be dead but many people still learn it and speak it, the Cornish are very proud of their Celtic culture and heritage.
More interesting and important to me, living in cornwall is the fact that the average wage is below the average wage for the UK, Cornwall is in the bottom 5% of deprivation.

If this helps in any way to improve the lot of the residents then great.

feetlebaum Thu 24-Apr-14 11:13:18

Cornish is, in every practical sense, a dead language - nobody speaks it as their mother-tongue. By all means study it, but I doubt it can, or should, be revived. I remember showing members of Mebyon Kernow around the Port of Par, and a pleasant lot they were - hardly campaigning types - although there was talk of reviving the Stannary Parliament at Lostwithiel.

The title 'Great' Britain is just to differentiate it from the other Britain, where they speak French and Breton. And the only people who are trying to weaken the UK are the Ukip MEPs who do nothing to further our interests. 'Traitors', if deluded ones, you might think.

UDI for the Isle of Dogs!

henetha Thu 24-Apr-14 10:53:46

Democratic freedom for Devon, I say!!! It's laughable really, isn't it.
(But I do love Cornwall).

DebnCreme Thu 24-Apr-14 10:16:42

Just thinking about the cost of bringing this about makes me angry. As it seems to have been instigated by Europe could it be yet another way of weakening 'Great' Britain?

We live in Somerset yet our neighbour flies the Cornish flag. Very tempted to tear it down during the night angry well, I would if I could climb up his flag pole.

rosesarered Thu 24-Apr-14 10:00:35

I used to live in Cornwall a long time ago, [house even had a Cornish name] and at the time, there was a small groundswell of opinion amongst the locals [the born there locals] that there should be independence for Cornwall. The rest of us thought it laughable.Still do!

merlotgran Thu 24-Apr-14 09:55:46

What next....Independence for the Isle of Wight?? hmm

DebnCreme Thu 24-Apr-14 09:21:24

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-27132035

This has made me angry. I have spent over 40 years watching my OH's pride over Cornwall and never really understood it, now I have to put up with his great smirk over this. It's a County just like any other angry

And yes, Devonshire cream is much better!