Promoting the Politics of Courage
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 […]
Our campaigning for peace and reconciliation has always rested on respect for the rule of law, a determination to uncover the truth, and a refusal to tolerate ideologies that promote hatred, war and terrorism. The fragile ceasefire in Gaza must not distract us from prosecuting war crimes thoroughly or from accelerating progress toward a twostate solution. I usually avoid […]
The government inherited many problems. Some still need to be faced up to. One particularly distressing issue is the daily struggle of the thousands of children let down by a system too slow to recognise, diagnose and support them during those vital years when a child’s development needs to be nurtured, not ignored. Cornwall has […]
I stood with the British Jewish community in Parliament Square on Monday evening in a gentle vigil, against terrorism and hate-inspired prejudice. To bring light to overcome the darkness. Our thoughts with the families and friends of the victims of the appalling terror attack in Sydney, Australia. While Jewish communities come together to celebrate Chanukah, we should stand together with them and against violence and the hate ideology […]
The Cornish motto, “One & All”/”One hag All” underpinned our campaign to secure an “exceptional” devolution deal for Cornwall from government. Many told us we couldn’t do it. That we’d have to cave in. That our case didn’t fit the government’s rules, which demand bland administrative uniformity. But they were wrong. Cornwall will have greater […]
The government inherited many problems. Some still need to be faced up to. One particularly distressing issue is the daily struggles of the thousands of children let down by a system too slow to recognise, diagnose and support them during those vital years when a child’s development needs to be nurtured, not ignored. Cornwall has a higher level of Special Educational Need (SEN) than […]
The Cornish motto, “One & All”/”One hag All” underpinned our campaign to secure an “exceptional” devolution deal for Cornwall from government. Many told us we couldn’t do it. That we’d have to cave in. That our case didn’t meet the government’s bland, uniform rules. But they were wrong. Cornwall will have greater ability to shape […]
A protest will be held at 10:30am on Saturday 29th November in Market Place, Penzance by a group campaigning against Lloyds Bank’s plans to shut the town’s branch early next year. If the closure goes ahead in January 2026, the nearest branch for West Cornwall residents will be in Truro, almost 40 miles away for some. Since Lloyds’ announcement, a new campaign group formed of Penzance residents and businesses has been formed […]
Government supporting MPs voted to remove protections for nature in Planning Bill last week. Liberal Democrats and others in the House of Lords introduced vital protections for nature and wildlife in the most sensitive locations. But Ministers used their majority in the Commons to reject this, and with it have handed developers a trump […]