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Cornish "Home Rule" campaign launches
ByPhilip HoskingCreated 2008-05-24 13:32
Philip Hosking (Cornwall,The Cornish Democrat[1]):
With the up and coming 'make or break' elections to the newUnitary Authority[2] followed by town, parish and general electionsMebyon Kernow[3] more than ever needs a policy direction for obtaining autonomy and bringingpower closer to the people of Cornwall.Previous to the undemocratically imposed Unitary Authority MKs proposition for devolution andanswer to Cornwall's democratic deficit was three fold:1) Powers devolved from central government and quangos to an elected Cornish Assembly withpowers akin to the Scottish Parliament and certainly no less than those of the Welsh Assembly.2) The vast bulk of local government powers and functions of the erstwhile county councildevolved down to the district councils or amalgamation of districts.3) Where possible and agreeable powers and functions devolved to parish and town councils.So what to campaign for now that the district and county council have been sunk and theschema above made redundant?MK has created a working group called 'Home Rule' whose purpose is to address this questionand they are looking for all ideas and comments on a future direction in the campaigning for Cornish autonomy. All organizations and think tanks with an interest in devolution anddecentralization are invited to submit their ideas to MK and help form a new policy for bringingpower down to our Cornish communities. MK is asking for all comments and ideas to be sent to:Home Rule Working GroupMebyon KernowLanhainsworthFraddon HillFraddonSt ColombeTR9 6PQ Kernowemail: dickcole(AT)tinyworld.co.ukCoincidentally 2008 is the 500th anniversary of the of the unrecindedCharter of Pardon[4]issued by King Henry VII that restored the Cornish Stannary Parliament following the rebellionof 1497 and gave it the right of effective veto over parliament and King. To commemorate thisevent the contemporary pressure group, theCornish Stannary Parliament[5] are looking to starta debate in Cornish civic society on the following and so are looking for all opinions (to get incontact email info(AT)cornishstannaryparliament.co.uk)Based on their analysis that the Cornish are effectively prevented from recognition anddevolution because of the; unwritten nature of the UKs constitution; lack of a guarantee of 
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