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Making Cornwall Council Democratic
Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall is committed to open and inclusive decision-making at all levels of governance. -
Protecting the Cornish Environment
The threat of climate change is the defining issue of modern politics and the world is facing serious environmental threats. All nations around the World must meet this challenge head-on and put the issues of sustainability at the heart of decision-making. -
Delivering Proper Local-Needs Housing
Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall believes that local families have a fundamental right to good quality housing, both for purchase and rent, in their own communities and at a price that is truly affordable. -
Delivering Pro-Cornwall Planning Policies
Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall supports well-balanced planning policies which protect the Cornish countryside, while allowing appropriate developments that meet the needs of local communities (ie. proper local-needs housing). -
Safeguarding the Cornish Economy
Mebyon Kernow is committed to improving Cornwall’s economic performance, helping people to provide a better future for themselves and their families, whilst protecting our exceptional natural environment. -
Protecting the Less Well-Off and Vulnerable
Mebyon Kernow is committed to a just and fair society. We believe effective public intervention is needed to combat poverty, tackle social deprivation and fight for the disadvantaged, and to tackle ills in Cornish society, such as social deprivation, unemployment, low wages and poor housing. -
Winning Fair Funding for Cornwall
For too many years, Cornwall has had a raw deal from Westminster. Hospitals, schools and our vital public services have received less funding than other parts of the United Kingdom. This situation has been greatly worsened by the cuts of the Coalition government. -
Protecting Public Services
MK councillors will continue to stand up for Cornwall and strongly oppose the excessive and damaging cuts of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Coalition. -
Working to Restore Faith in Local Government
Local government must be founded upon the bedrock of public service and MK members have an extremely proud record of working hard for their communities. -
Winning Greater Recognition for Cornwall
Mebyon Kernow exists to win greater recognition for the historic nation of Cornwall and the rights of its people. It is leading the campaign to win greater powers for Cornwall through the creation of our own legislative Cornish Assembly.
Putting Cornwall First
Mebyon Kernow is
a progressive left-of-centre party in Cornwall. We are striving to build a confident and outward-looking Cornwall that has the
power to take decisions, directly affecting the people of Cornwall, locally.
Our policies are founded on three core values:
- Prosperity for all
- Social justice
- Environmental protection
Latest News Articles
Four parliamentary candidates from Mebyon Kernow have slammed the three largest Westminster parties for refusing to back meaningful devolution to Cornwall. In a statement issued today, the PPCs have criticized the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties for their “abject lack of ambition for the historic nation of Cornwall.”
Mebyon Kernow has urged all political parties to do more to oppose the ongoing austerity agenda of the present Coalition Government.Rob Simmons, St Ives constituency PPC for Mebyon Kernow- the Party for Cornwall, has welcomed Cornwall Council’s refusal of the large scale development in Carbis Bay. The plan for 200 new homes at Gonwin farm, was opposed by members of the local community and would have resulted in the loss of some of the best agricultural land in West Cornwall.Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall has responded to a consultation by the Broadcasters’ Liaison Group, which is seeking views about Party Election Broadcasts (PEBs) at the 2015 General Election.Latest Blog Posts
"In the corridors of power they are discussing things like what relations local government should have with central government, what powers should be Westminster's and which should go to the nations, regions and cities, who should control spending. At the moment this is happening without meaningful input from Cornwall's Labour and Conservative politicians into these discussions."
"I would personally like to see legislation to simply outlaw irresponsible lending, though I do welcome that something is being done through the FCA."What is a Cornish Assembly? How would it be different from Cornwall Council? Mebyon Kernow's argument is that we need a legislative national assembly, meaning Cornwall can make it's own laws, decide it's own priorities but remain within the UK, it means fundamental change and for some that's scary. So I thought here I would talk about MK's ideas and provide some examples of what could have been different and hopefully show making decisions in Cornwall need not be feared.Over the last few weeks the Liberal Democrats have started to campaign on the issue of Cornish devolution. Various pleas have gone around to mount a campaign and lately even a survey on people's ideas. My plea here is for them to stop reinventing the wheel and work with the campaign Mebyon Kernow already have.