‘The English Give Them An Inch’

October 3, 2021

The English ‘give them an inch and they will take miles’ you could say! Settle down this is not an Anti-English polemic. We may be lots of things in the Celtic League but we’re not racist. It’s just that I was reading (what

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Sixty Years On From ‘Operation Harvest’

Sixty Years On From ‘Operation Harvest’

October 2, 2021

This year marks the 65th anniversary of ‘Operation Harvest’ sometimes called ‘The Border Campaign’ which was carried out by the IRA. The action was preceded by a number of raids on arms depots of the British Army in Ireland and England. Notably at

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Accepting An English ‘Governor’ Shows Immaturity says Mec Vannin

Accepting An English ‘Governor’ Shows Immaturity says Mec Vannin

October 1, 2021

As the Isle of Man government ‘welcomed’ a new Lt Governor this week the President of Mec Vannin the Manx Nationalist Party said that the Islands political leadership were demonstrating political immaturity by effectively attending a colonial ceremony ‘on their hands and knees’

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Let’s Have ‘Muscular Collaboration’ Across the Celtic Nations Says Adam Price

Let’s Have ‘Muscular Collaboration’ Across the Celtic Nations Says Adam Price

October 1, 2021

Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price has said that ‘muscular collaboration’ is needed across the Celtic Nation to oppose “conservatism from Westminster” which “denies our right” to “plough our own furrow”: Full article here at Nation Cymru: https://nation.cymru/…/plaid-cymru-leader-calls-for…/ Image: Adam Price Bernard Moffatt AGS

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Westminster Snub Highlights Need For Cornish Parliament or Assembly Now!

Westminster Snub Highlights Need For Cornish Parliament or Assembly Now!

October 1, 2021

The scurrilous decision by Westminster to block Cornish language involvement at the recent British-Irish (BI) Council (see earlier post) reinforces the need for Cornwall to be given equal status with other Celtic countries in the UK and have a Parliament or Assembly. Cornish

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‘Arrogant Attitude’ by Westminster to Cornish Language Slammed in Senedd

‘Arrogant Attitude’ by Westminster to Cornish Language Slammed in Senedd

October 1, 2021

First class intervention here by Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price and the First Minister of Wales who have highlighted discrimination of the Cornish language via the British-Irish Council by Westminister: “The UK Government refused to allow representatives from Cornwall to attend a British-Irish

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MOD Adopt ‘Out of Sight Out of Mind’ Policy Towards Toxi Sea Dump Legacy!

MOD Adopt ‘Out of Sight Out of Mind’ Policy Towards Toxi Sea Dump Legacy!

October 1, 2021

It’s a quarter of a century since I attended and addressed (for Celtic League) a conference in Ballycastle (NI) of officials from the Government of Ireland, Stormont, Political parties in Ireland, politicians from local authorities in Ireland, Scotland, Cumbria and Lancashire and environmental

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Storm Clouds Over Sellafield

Storm Clouds Over Sellafield

October 1, 2021

A new report on threats caused to a number of nuclear sites around Britain by climate change and storm conditions includes references to the situation of the Sellafield site adjacent to us in Cumbria. The report from the Nuclear Safety Group says: “Sellafield’s

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Thoughts on the Days Ahead Following the Manx General Election

Thoughts on the Days Ahead Following the Manx General Election

October 1, 2021

Some thoughts on the days ahead shared from James Corrin at Onchan District News: “CHANGE IS NEEDED Four ministers thrown out of the Keys says a lot about public opinion of the government. The new government needs to be mindful of this whoever

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