Promoting the Politics of Courage
You won’t be alone if you conclude that if the same level of destruction, service outage, loss of life, risk to welfare of extremely vulnerable people which Cornwall and Scilly experienced following Storm Goretti had happened to London or the Home Counties the national media would have given it headline billing for days and the Government would have declared a National Emergency. On Monday I called […]
The MP for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (St Ives) Andrew George called on the PM and senior ministers for additional support to manage the continuing risks to vulnerable people affected by Storm Goretti. He wrote to the Prime Minister yesterday. Nursing home patients have had to be evacuated when a roof blew off and power and water […]
Local MP, Andrew George has welcomed the apparent government U-turn on the revaluation of pubs. This revaluation would see many pubs threatened with closure, due to business rates increasing by 2 or 3 times in some cases. Mr George complained to Business Secretary (Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP) last December on behalf of the many […]
I believe the Storm damage has been far more substantial and long-lasting than first thought. I’ve spoken to key managers at National Grid and South West Water today and followed up with many residents affected by Storm Goretti, throughout the constituency. I’ve now called on the Primeminister and senior Ministers for a national emergency response. […]
Do we really want to live in a “might is right” world? Or one where we jointly agree and then respect international law; not just when it suits us? Trump’s invasion and ‘take over” of Venezuela telegraphs to Putin and Xi there are no principles which would prevent them from acting in the same way. After all, […]
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 […]
Commenting on the Government’s announcement of funding for local councils, the MP for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Andrew George, said that both councils needed to conduct further analysis before they could judge whether the settlements would enable them to protect budgets and maintain services over the next four years. He said, “I […]
Local MP, Andrew George, is issuing a message of hope for peace and reconciliation for the festive season. Following the terrorist attack in Sydney, Australia on Sunday, he said: “My thoughts are of course with the families and friends of the victims of the appalling terror attack in Australia. As Jewish communities come together to celebrate Hanukkah, […]
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 […]