Spent the past 24 hours dispairing of people's stupidity over Brexit and Cornwall. Again.
But this time it's some (only some) Remainers with their Schadenfreude over Cornwall's justified demand for UK-level replacement of the EU ERDF/ESF funds.
Friendly fire really hurts.
But this time it's some (only some) Remainers with their Schadenfreude over Cornwall's justified demand for UK-level replacement of the EU ERDF/ESF funds.
Friendly fire really hurts.
Let's set the facts straight. The Leave/Remain split in Cornwall overall was 56:44, and not in every consituency. So not "you Cornish all voted Leave, suck it up", then.
Some of us fought tooth and nail both before and after the Referendum to try to prevent this.
Some of us fought tooth and nail both before and after the Referendum to try to prevent this.
Let's look at why Cornwall voted Leave...
We know that Leave correlates strongly with age - Cornwall has a strongly age-skewed population.
We know that it found favour in ex-industrial areas feeling left behind - away from the tourist coast, that's Cornwall in a nutshell.
We know that Leave correlates strongly with age - Cornwall has a strongly age-skewed population.
We know that it found favour in ex-industrial areas feeling left behind - away from the tourist coast, that's Cornwall in a nutshell.
The fishing community has a very strong voice here and was consistently misled about supposed benefits of leaving the CFP without any downside of losing the massive EU market (is this resolved yet? No it's still a major sticking point in negotiations!)
On the economy - yes, it has traditionally been reliant on tourism, but that is exactly what the ERDF/ESF programmes of the past 20 years have been trying to rectify! We now have a burgeoning tech sector (see @swcornwall), marine sector, specialist food & drink, a University...
Finally, on the people claiming that the Cornish are unfriendly to tourists - we're absolutely not, if they are friendly and respectful of our culture and environment.
Like most people, though, we may be less than welcoming to dickheads.
Decide which group you fall into.
Like most people, though, we may be less than welcoming to dickheads.
Decide which group you fall into.
Another thought...
National result: 52:48 to Leave
Cornwall result: 56:44 to Leave
That's a 4% swing from the national pattern. Are we to be damned for that?
The Cornish were taken in by the same lies as everyone else, with some extra resonance over fishing. That's all.
National result: 52:48 to Leave
Cornwall result: 56:44 to Leave
That's a 4% swing from the national pattern. Are we to be damned for that?
The Cornish were taken in by the same lies as everyone else, with some extra resonance over fishing. That's all.
