Hello and welcome to this temporary and rushed web page.I very much enjoy writing each week. Please find below two short pieces below that they would rather you did'nt know about. Keep Droppin in. I expect I'll write some more dreckly.

The Stannary Three.

If further evidence was ever needed that Cornwall was not a part of England, one needs to go back no further than the 18th of January 2002. A story that should have headlined across Britain was delivered as low keyed as possible.Following years of requests for information from various government departments concerning the administration and misrepresentation of Cornish archaeological sites by the organisation “English Heritage” The Cornish Stannary Parliament decided on action. Three members began removing signs at various EH sites. Despite publishing the details on their CSP website, no arrests were made, even though those responsible offered themselves at Camborne Police Station.

After the 18th sign was removed at Pendennis Castle, the authorities decided to act and the “Stannary Three” were arrested, detained, questioned and bailed. After four appearances at various courts in Cornwall, the initial charge of theft was upgraded to the much more serious ‘conspiracy to commit criminal damage' carrying a 10 year jail sentence if convicted. Four days before the trial date, the prosecution was successful in obtaining a Public Interest Immunity Certificate, only issued when there is a perceived threat to National Security. It beggars belief that these middle-aged Cornishmen could pose such a threat.

At the start of the trial, the prosecution immediately sought adjournment as ‘something had come up’ which needed to be discussed with defence colleagues. The defence were forced to do a deal behind closed doors leaving the three men found not guilty. Finally, at the collapse of the proceedings, the Clerk of the court approached the press with notices and informed them “ This is what you’ll print “.The extremely brave actions of Dr. Nigel Hicks, Rodney Nute and Hugh Rowe, along with legal advisor Colin Murley had made another huge stride in illustrating Cornwall’s constitutional Duchy status

Local Accents.

Once upon a time, there was a young lady working as a trainee primary school teacher in the St Ives area. One day, her Headmistress pulled her to one side and told her to stop using her Cornish accent. The Children understood her fine, so she continued.Around the same time, there was a very old lady and lifetime visitor to the Duchy who wrote to the BBC* saying: “ As we drive through Devon, it’s lovely to hear a Devonian accent on the local radio station, yet when we reach Cornwall, there’s none whatsoever. Why is this ? “ Because the English tourists wouldn’t understand them“ came the reply. Amazingly, both of these occurrences happened within the last twelve months.

Even after seven years of knowing my true nationality, I still switch accents when in conversation with men and woman who allegedly can’t understand my mother tongue. It’s either that or feeling guilty or worrying they won‘t understand me. But most of all, it’s because they’ll think I’m thick ! And I muss’n sound bleddy thick muss I ?Sadly, we are what we are told, and old habits engrained within you from a lifetime of the system’s teachings are very difficult to shake off. Cultural genocide is not a pleasant phenomenon, but the above are perfect examples of it in action. These days I love my accent, and use it as much as I can muster. I also enjoy the variations from the different towns and districts across Kernow. If you can’t understand it at first, then kindly listen a little more attentively like you would with any other ethnic group across the UK. Be proud of your cultured voice and celebrate it. Not everyone will understand ‘ee, but matter dooah ?

*The letter sent was to BBC Headquarters and not BBC Radio Cornwall