In 2014, central government bowed to years of pressure and recognised the Cornish people through the Framework Convention on National Minorities. This cultural recognition, embodied in minority status, is a landmark ruling. The challenge now for the people of Cornwall must be to achieve a wider acceptance of our right to greater control over our political, civic, and economic lives through the creation of a legislative National Assembly of Cornwall.
Cornwall
has a unique national identity, grounded in its culture, language,
traditions, history and distinct constitutional position. And MK
members work hard to protect Cornwall’s unique identity, its
language, traditions and its distinct constitutional position. They
have been instrumental in numerous campaigns including those for
increased signage in the Cornish language, and also played leading
roles in the fight against Coalition plans for a Devonwall
parliamentary seat and the “Pasty Tax.”
Mebyon
Kernow is campaigning for the:
Greater
local control over all aspects of Cornwall’s heritage, culture and
identity, including the transfer of responsibility for work
currently undertaken in Cornwall by agencies such as English
Heritage.
A
National Curriculum for Cornwall, that ensures subjects such as
Cornish history, culture and language are taught in all local
schools.
Increased
investment in the Cornish language (Kernewek) for the training of
language teachers, the provision of courses and its wider
dissemination.
A
full Inquiry into the Duchy of Cornwall and Cornwall’s ambiguous
constitutional relationship with the Crown, and the contradictions
between our constitutional status and current administrative
arrangements.
