Promoting the Politics of Courage
Andrew George, Liberal Democrat MP for West Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly, has convened a public meeting at 6pm on Monday 9th February, at St John’s Hall Penzance. In attendance will be representatives of Cornwall Council, Openreach, South West Water and National Grid. Each of these groups will have a stall where residents can raise individual questions directly. Later […]
It’s more difficult to eat healthy food these days than when I was a child. But defenders of ultra-processed foods (which dominate supermarket shelves) argue that “all the information you need to make healthy choices is there on the labels”. They say consumers “have never been more informed; the food industry has never been more transparent.” But putting information on labels is not […]
Commenting on the news that Kernewek – the Cornish Language – has been officially recognised under Part III of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, West Cornwall MP Andrew George said: “Pur da! Spladn! This is such wonderful news for Cornwall. We’ve come so far since I took our campaign around 5 government […]
MP Andrew George (Liberal Democrat MP for the West Cornwall & Isles of Scilly constituency of St Ives) has tabled a Commons motion calling for the abolition and replacement of the unelected House of Lords, if peers persist with “wrecking antics” against a Private Members’ Bill (PMB) which has majority backing of the elected House […]
Many of West Cornwall’s top hospitality venues met local MP Andrew George recently to explain they’re now “clinging on by their fingertips” and “won’t be able to stay in business for much longer, unless the government has a rethink”. Andrew said, “My Liberal Democrat colleagues and I have campaigned for a fair deal for this sector over […]
West Cornwall Liberal Democrat MP, Andrew George welcomed the formal opening of the new Helston Banking Hub when he was asked to cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony last weekend. He reflected on the first meeting with his Bank Manager – Mr Cheeseman – in the Helston branch of Lloyds Bank almost half a century before, and […]
West Cornwall Liberal Democrat MP, Andrew George thanked Government Ministers and his MP colleagues for their assistance in helping to get the permissions and clearance needed to allow the four-month-old baby of a Cornishman currently living in Turkey to be permitted to fly back to the UK for an urgent life-saving heart operation. Please see story published in […]
2026 will be pivotal year. Will a widening world conflict be averted? Will widening inequality be reversed? Will we restore health to our economy and our people, combat housing injustice and can the government start delivering, after halting much of the decline caused by their predecessors. The risk of another world war escalated in 2025. Russia is boosting defence spending to 10% of GDP while the UK’s inches to 2.5% over the next 2 […]
Further to the news statement below, Andrew George said, today, the day Lloyds will lock doors at the Penzance Branch for the last time, after over 100 years of association with the town: “We are enormously grateful to the staff at the Penzance Lloyds Bank branch for their professionalism, kindness and support of customers over the many years the […]
It’s disappointing when you discover that some folk look at Cornwall in the same way as Donald Trump regards Greenland. You may be surprised, given that Government Ministers assured us last month that Cornwall’s right not to be subsumed into a Combined Mayoral Authority across a wider southwest would be respected. But the Devolution Bill, […]