So When Will The Rest Of Us Get Our Rights?

[youngmafbog]

http://news.sky.com/story/1248389/cornish-get-minority-rights-and-protections

This is bordering on ridiculous, especially when coupled with the 120K to teach the Cornish language.

I thought we had people starving in the country and relying on food banks. clearly this cannot be the case if money can be lavished like this.

[scooping]

It was an application from Cornish people who for a long time have felt their identity neglected, more to do with emotion than politics. The Welsh and Scottish have successfully done it as well. If you felt deeply about being Cornish wouldn't you support the idea? The fact that the EU is a ridiculous institution is not a reflection on the Cornish.

[emmie]

have as anyone met a true Cornishman or woman, i know one, and he doesn't there anymore

[jno]

are you typing in Cornish or something, emmie?

[scooping]

emmie: many thousands

[Svejk]

I want a Cornish flag/banner on AB. ;-(

[anneasquith]

the tory's will do anything to retain votes.

[Gromit]

I was in Wetherspoons in Manchester a few weeks ago and they had a promotion on because it was Saint Piran's Day.

I had to Google it, and apparently Piran is a Cornish Saint. If it means cheaper beer all round then count me in.

[youngmafbog]

I see you mention the Tories but neglect to mention Lib Dems who have 50% of Cornwall?

Are you a lefty by any chance?

[youngmafbog]

Do you spend a lot of time in Wetherspoons gromit?

[emmie]

no. not yet

[Gromit]

ymb

As much as possible.

[joggerjayne]

There should be a Saints Sergius and Bacchus's Day ...

The patron saints of homosexuality and wine.

Cheap drinks in Brighton. All the time! Woo Hoooo!

[emmie]

like much of Britain, people have moved around, a lot of people who reside in Cornwall are not native born and bred Cornish. Many left after the industries they once worked in slowed down then stopped.

[scooping]

Bydh Gwell yn Skon!

[joggerjayne]

It is a bit different down in Cornwall, to be fair.

[emmie]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_people

[jno]

so the government has "lavished" about a tenth of a penny of my money on teaching Cornish? It's an outrage!

[youngmafbog]

Sounds good to me gromit !

[emmie]

i have spent a fair bit of time in Cornwall, most of those i met were blow ins - those born in Cornwall, and can trace their family history are getting less and less, as the work dried up, though fishing is still a staple, tourism is their biggest asset.

[Gromit]

Get well soon! yourself scooping.