Rather eccentric post by Peter Tatchell on Comment Is Free:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/10/cornwall
He rather admits that the 1.5% support for independence might be a bit of a problem, but apparently it will go up a lot if PR comes in. This might change in time, of course, but not holding my breath.
The language sounds great but I'm far from convinced it's the best use of school time for deprived English speaking children. And before it even happens, I'm already fed up with rich people educating their kids in minority languages and claiming that it's language rather than social class that's led to their miraculous results.
Btw, the language would be entirely recovered, wouldn't it? Not that this would matter in a period of time, but doesn't this rather weaken the emotional pull of this language?
As ever the idea seems to be of independence in the EU. Are they expecting optout from the common fisheries policy or something?
All seems a bit of sideshow when there are much more serious problems to put right in Cornwall.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/10/cornwall
He rather admits that the 1.5% support for independence might be a bit of a problem, but apparently it will go up a lot if PR comes in. This might change in time, of course, but not holding my breath.
The language sounds great but I'm far from convinced it's the best use of school time for deprived English speaking children. And before it even happens, I'm already fed up with rich people educating their kids in minority languages and claiming that it's language rather than social class that's led to their miraculous results.
Btw, the language would be entirely recovered, wouldn't it? Not that this would matter in a period of time, but doesn't this rather weaken the emotional pull of this language?
As ever the idea seems to be of independence in the EU. Are they expecting optout from the common fisheries policy or something?
All seems a bit of sideshow when there are much more serious problems to put right in Cornwall.
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