Andrew George
Promoting the
Politics of Courage
I’m running a positive campaign to restore decency and honesty to our politics. To build a brighter future. To combat those who want us to become more inward-looking, backward-looking, more self-absorbed. I’ll build a campaign for an outward-looking, forward-looking and compassionate country.
We’ve been misled by a privileged clique who’ve irresponsibly played on fears to stoke prejudice. We must get beyond the Brexit chaos they’ve dragged our country into. We must restore the things that matter for the sake of our children’s future – our NHS, our schools and the very sustainability of our planet.
Come and join a growing campaign team. We’re determined to win this seat back this time, to make the difference, to build a brighter future.
Many people say “you politicians are all the same”. That statement has never been more untrue. The choice here is stark:
Andrew George - Standing up for Cornwall
National campaigner, local campaigner, former MP.
Andrew describes his role - "Seeking out the silent voices. Standing up to bullies. Fighting for justice”
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Isn’t it disappointing when you discover that some folk look at Cornwall in the same way as Donald Trump regards Greenland…
(Though this is an example of an article headline from a year ago, the pressure for a combined mayoral authority including Cornwall remains)
I thought you'd appreciate an update from me on the response to the devastation caused to West Cornwall and Scilly following Storm Goretti.
With this, I congratulate the magnificent work of frontline staff from National Grid, South West Water, Cormac, Cornwall Council, and to the hundreds of people, volunteers, community leaders, councillors, and others who have helped to support their neighbours and communities with chainsaws, brawn, care and kindness. It has been a magnificent effort.
Though most have now had services restored, there's still much to do. If you need assistance, I set out some useful contacts at the end of this post. Please continue to contact me, and my office if you need any assistance (andrew.george.mp@parliament.uk and 01736 339526)
Following the storm, I kept in close contact with service providers, Cornwall Council, and in time, Government Ministers. I also visited and kept in contact with local people, visited as many of the areas affected as I could and have taken up much casework and queries. Please see my social media feed for updates from the start of the Storm.
www.facebook.com/Andrew.George.Cornwall
Yesterday, I successfully summonsed the Cabinet Office Resilience Minister, Dan Jarvis, to the Commons to answer questions from me, followed by other MPs. Though I found much of his response to my questioning disappointingly complacent, I appreciate that he can only respond with what seems to have been overly optimistic and sugar-coated assurances from those who briefed him.
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We were told last night by National Grid that all who lost power “have now been reconnected". But I know from you and other friends, contacts and casework, that this was not true. Though they are near to completing this work, there's still more to do.
Please keep in contact. I'm determined that we keep up the pressure on the Government and agencies to help our communities rebuild after the devastation we've experienced. It’s going to take many months in some cases.
I'm also determined that we learn lessons from this. We must ensure we are armed with far better contingency planning: and that the Government about resilience, including that over-dependence on modern and digital technologies isn't the answer.
USEFUL CONTACT INFORMATION:
www.andrewgeorge.org.uk/january-2026-useful-contact-information-resources-storm-goretti/
The Government's disappointingly complacent response reflects its remote, metropolitan, group-think mindset. They've not attempted to look behind the the assurances of agencies which are obliged to provide over-optimistic, sugar-coated briefings.
It will take months for our communities, homes, farms, and businesses to recover from this.
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I finally had success in my effort to summons a Cabinet Office Minister (Dan Jarvis MP) to the Commons to answer questions about Government handling of the consequences of Storm Goretti. But I regret I received what can only be described as an out-of-touch and worryingly complacent response.
I explained that we are used to severe storms, but this was exceptional. The devastation has been considerable.
Many of you have (correctly in my view) told me that if the same level of destruction, service outage, loss of life, and impact on vulnerable people that happened to London or the Home Counties, it would've been national headline news for days, and the Government would've declared a national emergency.
As you will see, the Minister said that only 193 properties remained without power. But my research and contacts with you suggest it’s far worse, still. Utility provider records are still proving to be unreliably optimistic. I hope the wonderful frontline workers who have fine do well helping to restore service will continue to get these numbers down.
But please let me know how it is, email andrew.george.mp@parliament.uk
It's clear the Government should've declared a national emergency last weekend. It's not too late, even now, for Ministers to review that position. I urge them to look behind the self-assured portrayals offered by utility providers and appraise themselves of the seriousness of the situation, and to learn lessons about our country’s worrying lack of resilience to cope when extreme events happen, as they are bound to again with increasing frequency.
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