Month: October 2021

‘It’s a funny old world’ I thought. The Isle of Man Constabulary and Isle of Man Customs bodies independent of similar bodies in our UK neighbour chose this week to highlight two issues. One cooperation with the UK Border Force and the other

The administration in Cornwall is responding to the housing crisis by commissioning single berth cabins. Link to an article with detail here: https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/…/new-temporary-housing…/… A comment from the new housing campaign group in the Country (‘First NOT Second Homes) says: “First saw these blocks

MUNNELLY ANOTHER ‘BRIDGE TOO FAR’ FOR THE BRITISH ARMY(Fifty years ago this month British troops tried to blow up a bridge on the Fermanagh-Monaghan border) I referred in an earlier post to the Flagstaff Hill incident in which British special forces were arrested

Good report here on the AUOB March in Cornwall that I posted on yesterday. Its the second news item on this Spotlight news report you can access via BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/…/spotlight-evening-news-09102021 The video footage which contains interview clips with many marchers shows that

CORNWALL IS ON THE MARCH!AUOB March in Cornwall today and the League GS who lives in Kernow sent me some pics. The Cornish national flag is much in evidence. Also the Celtic League flag which I hope signifies the support from all the

Writing in a publication released to coincide with the Tory conference the Conservative MP for Wrexham Sarah Atherton has warned about ‘extreme nationalism’. She regales readers with stories of: “repeated protests outside my constituency office, criminal damage to the office, toxic behaviour on

The Scottish National Party (SNP) have been scathing in their criticism of the appointment of businessman and Conservative party donor Mark Offord who is to be made a Scotland Office minister. This is despite him failing to win a seat in the Scottish

As reported in our earlier post the inquest into some of those lost on the MFV Bugaled Breizh gets underway this week in London. The most comprehensive report to date on the sinking is by the official French accident investigation bureau (BEA) and

The inquest into (some) of those who died on the MFV Bugaled Breizh gets underway in London today. The original inquest was convened in Cornwall several years ago but has since been moved. The vessel sank off the Lizard in 2004 with the

Interesting article here from Eddie Power who runs the ‘Crown Dependency News’ Facebook page and also ‘MHKs They Work for You’ Facebook on the Isle of Man. After scrutinising Johnson’s recent behaviour he asks if the UK is returning to colonial attitudes not