It is my view that “Towards a National Assembly of Cornwall”
clearly sets out the nature of the new democratic settlement that MK is campaigning
for.
The document states that:
“Mebyon Kernow has a manifesto commitment to the creation of
a legislative National Assembly of Cornwall, with powers broadly equivalent to
the present Scottish Parliament, through a “Government of Cornwall Act” … [securing]
democratic control over most areas of domestic politics in Cornwall, and
associated public expenditure.”
The document further states that:
“The National Assembly of Cornwall would not be independent
of the UK – it
would be an integral and empowered part of the governance of the United
Kingdom .”
I fully appreciate how important it is for campaigners to be
careful and precise in the language that they use. And as the leader of MK, I
consider myself extremely focused on making sure that MK press statements and
publications, as well as speeches, are well crafted and not open to
misinterpretation.
I am therefore increasingly saddened at how MK’s campaign
for greater self-government for Cornwall
is being continuously misrepresented as a thrust for complete independence,
Only last week, a local journalist posted an on-line story
which implied MK wanted the same powers as an “independent Scotland .”
And today a news story about MK in the Scotsman referred to
us as an “independence party” with a “goal of independence.”
I have also been informed that the latest edition of The Big Issue includes a feature on, what it describes as a “whole host of regional secessionist groups” and “micro-independence movements across the
Is it really too much to ask that MK policy position is reported accurately?
1 comment:
Hello Dick,
I hope you and yours are well. In relation to your blog above I wonder if you ever write letters or correction/complaint to publications that misrepresent MK's views, and if so what responses you've had?
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