Devolution for Cornwall

December 23, 2014

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Case for Cornwall – Statement by the Cornwall Branch of the Celtic League,21st December, 2014 “On 4th December, 2014, the leader of Cornwall Council, Councillor John Pollard, formally launched the first draft of a ‘Case for Cornwall’

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Kernow: League Attack Racism and Bigotry

December 18, 2014

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Cornish branch of the Celtic League has spoken about racist comments about indigenous Cornish people made on social media. The catalyst for the racist attacks appears to have been the decision of Devon and Cornwall police to

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Always a Platform for Torture Apologists in the British Media

December 16, 2014

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE A few days ago the New York Times (NYT) commenting when the US Senate released its controversial report into torture said: “The publication today of a censored summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into the use of

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Manx Government Sets Out Its Priorities

December 15, 2014

News From Celtic League The Isle of Man Government has responded to a letter sent by the general secretary (GS) in September, asking the Chief Minister of Mannin (Isle of Man), Allan Bell, what priorities he thinks are important for the Island over

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Irish Government Urged to Seek release of Secret MoD CR Gas Files

December 15, 2014

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Celtic League has asked the Irish government to add its voice to the calls for secret files covering (Operation Pagoda) – the stockpiling and use of CR gas by British security forces in Ireland – to be

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MoD Pressed to Published Files on Operation Pagoda

December 15, 2014

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Celtic League have written to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence asking when it will release forty year old files on Operation Pagoda which covered the deployment and use of CR Gas in Ulster in the 1970s.

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CIA Torture Report Puts Role of UK and Irish Airports in Spotlight

December 14, 2014

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE It was revealed this week that the Lord Advocate of Scotland, Frank Mulholland, has instructed police to analyse the recent CIA report on torture to see if it can assist their ongoing enquiries into the use of Scottish

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Children’s Commissioner Pressed on Militarisation of Young People

December 14, 2014

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Celtic League has written to Children’s Commissioners in the United Kingdom and to the Isle of Man Department of Education and Children regarding comments about military cadet forces made by the UN Committee on the Rights of

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Celtic League Banners Fly at Cilmeri Rally, Cymru

December 14, 2014

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The officially recognised banner of the Celtic League was amongst hundreds of Welsh flags carried at the Prince Llewellyn Commemoration procession and rally held on Saturday 6th December, 2014 at Cilmeri in Powys, Cymru. Members of the Celtic

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Yanukovych Planes Register Legitimate Say DED

December 12, 2014

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Despite a report on the Ukrainian Euromaidan Press Agency site some weeks ago entitled ‘Yanukovych’s stolen planes turn up on the Isle of Man’ the Manx Department for Economic Development (DED) which manages the IOM Aircraft Register says

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