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You don’t have to be mad to work here, but it helps: Why Tony Blair is both right, and wrong, about Afghanistan
The more things change the more they stay the same: will the real winners of the Cornwall Council election please stand up?
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Everyone’s a winner: there is no need to wait until 7th May to find out who triumphed the previous day
Elections 2021: The Battle for County Hall – what do you think of it so far?
Inside the G7: how to make a drama out of a crisis
“Winning here” and other lies: get ready for a bulging sack of political waste paper
Hot Gossip: nothing is proven, everything is possible
Inside the G7: A letter from America
Inside the G7: so true, it has to be made up
I brief, you leak and she’s just been charged under Section 1 of the Official Secrets Act
As Cornwall falls off a Covid cliff, will 2021 be the year the Boris Bug triggers yet another coup within the Conservative party?
“Clarification is not to clarify things. It is to put one’s self in the clear” – why the Cormac-gate review must ask the right questions
Out of the mouths of babes: why Cornwall’s Conservatives need to swallow hard, and admit they have got it badly wrong on free school meals
Living by numbers: As the government wrangles over tougher Covid-19 restrictions, is it time to embrace logic and consistency?
Covid-19 and Cornwall at the tipping point: will the lessons be learned?
Remember, remember, the 5th of November and how Cornwall Council ended up sleepwalking into “reasonable” constitutional chaos
Black lives matter everywhere, but who controls the past controls the future: Cornwall’s uncomfortable history with slavery
Will the war against Covid-19 end the same way as most wars, with refugees evacuated by helicopter from embassy roofs even as the politicians declare victory?
Covid-19: A postcard from Midwich, village of the damned
Ring A-Ring O’Roses, A Pocket Full of Posies, and other ways to Keep Calm And Carry On
Look North, in wonder, as Scotland edges closer to affordable local government by pioneering Britain’s first tourism tax
Cornwall is going to be Conservative for a very long time – we just have to get used to it
If you tolerate this, then your children will be next
Is the Newquay airport goose being fattened up for privatisation?
Getting into space is about maths and physics, not public relations: why Cornwall Council should say “no” to Richard Branson
A lesson for Cornwall? Why Brecon & Radnor might not be the Brexit game-changer the bookies are forecasting
After Peterborough: while politicians try to understand what happened, Labour should bring back its £3 supporters’ scheme and then ballot to determine Brexit policy
Why Cornwall should brace for defeat next week
Why only Jeremy Corbyn can beat Nigel Farage, and why it’s all about the turnout – a partisan view
Inside Kennally Care: details start to emerge of how charities and companies are now taking over Cornwall’s health service – with orders to cut spending
Glittering Prizes – The Cornwall Reports New Year Honours
A day in the life of the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator
All the way from Arabia – a sci-fi vision of Cornwall’s future?
Got an allotment? Get ready to once more Dig For Victory, as the new Agriculture Bill looks set to devastate Cornwall
Slow Train Coming: why the Devonwall boundary changes are not entirely welcome news for the Tories
Cornwall’s local government: no place for grown-ups
Cornwall and the idea of a tourism tax: a tale full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
Jumpers for goalposts: Why we need a Cornwall United to get serious about public health, and why the council should start its own football club
In a sleepy part of rural North Cornwall, another revolution is underway
Tragedy, farce, repeat: why County Hall would be an ideal location for Midsummer Murders
Bucaneers and Pirate Ports: time for Cornwall’s LEP to re-think its strategy on Economic Zones
After the football – business as usual with Cornwall’s NHS, and why it’s important to keep an eye on what’s happening in Parliament
The best possible birthday present for Cornwall’s NHS would be management from outside Cornwall
Cornwall, Your Cornwall
A design for life
Bread & Circuses, joining the dots between the Coliseum and a Stadium for Cornwall
Is dementia to blame for Brexit? In Cornwall, it’s a serious question
Why badgers should take extra care on the A38, and why I miss the sight of a squashed hedgehog
Cornwall, the Final Frontier, and how to make “devolution” more inspirational than a stale fart
Struggling in the stormy seas of shrinking ratings, BBC local radio’s “Dementia FM” heads for its iceberg
Newquay spaceport: reach for the stars, but watch your wallet and beware of half-baked big ideas
REVEALED: Cornwall’s 16 “Investment Zones” where businesses won’t have to pay tax or worry about planning permission – but will the government scrap the idea next week?
Home Office places asylum seekers in Newquay hotel without telling Cornwall Council
“We are now approaching a tipping point where demand for water exceeds supply” – despite the recent rain, South West Water prepares further restrictions and takes more from Bodmin Moor lakes
EXCLUSIVE: Newquay’s spaceport needs an “exclusion zone” for Branson’s rocket launch, as Cornwall Council scrambles to organise road closures
EXCLUSIVE: Camborne, Redruth & Hayle Labour Party rumpus as big-wigs block local councillor’s bid to become Parliamentary candidate
Cornwall’s Tories prepare for an “accidental” general election as party wrangles over who should be third Prime Minister in two months
A week is a long time in politics as Tories alone chose another Prime Minister – the third in two months
South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray calls on Liz Truss to quit
“I’ll lead Tories in next election” vows Liz Truss, as opinion poll suggests Conservatives would suffer historic defeat
Stithians reservoir now has water for only six weeks as Cornwall’s supplies dwindle a further 2.5% in only seven days
I Robot: Ai-Da’s journey from a business park in Falmouth to the House of Lords
EXCLUSIVE: Malcolm Bell quits Visit Cornwall
Branson prepares his rocket for Newquay launch – but is it all dressed up with nowhere to go?
No trains between London and Cornwall for the rest of the week
The borrowers: Cornwall Council considers what cuts it can make to avoid adding another £245 million to its debt
Last week’s budget was a mistake and Liz Truss must move quickly to fix it, says St Austell & Newquay MP Steve Double
999 emergency fire service call centre could be moved hundreds of miles outside of Cornwall, says official report
Despite last year’s £55 million cuts, Cornwall Council is “in a hole” and now needs £62 million to balance its books
Supporters of Cornwall’s military aircraft museum lock-on to their target
Tories in trouble as assault on Cornwall’s emergency control centre provokes backlash from the public
From The Black Prince to Paddington Bear: history and hysteria bring Cornwall to a standstill
Cornwall Council dodges scrutiny and scraps cabinet meeting, blaming 10 days of national mourning
St Ives festival goes ahead with two weeks of music and arts, despite 10 days of national mourning for The Queen
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum, Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come
Steve Double sacked, only three hours after being re-appointed as Defra minister
Will Cornwall have a mayor? “We are seeking the earliest possible meeting with the new Prime Minister,” says council leader
Cornwall out in the cold as Team Truss lines up new cabinet
A new way of doing things: Wadebridge takes control of its sport and leisure centre
Loganair dumps Newquay airport, axeing 300 winter flights and blaming local management for “short-sighted” pursuit of “unsustainable” routes
Looe music festival cancelled with only three weeks’ notice
Towards the bottom of the barrel: Cornwall’s reservoirs in race against time as hosepipe ban appears to have been too little, too late
Bird flu outbreak in West Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Cornwall’s reservoirs “could be completely dry in eight weeks”
Hosepipe ban in Cornwall next week
It’s official: drought declared in Cornwall as government puts local MP in charge
Cornwall lost another 3.8% of its water last week, as reservoirs continue to empty
Cornwall’s burning: the hot dry weather putting huge strain on firefighters
Bodmin’s women footballers evicted from Priory Park ground because the men now want to run two teams
EXCLUSIVE: how Cornwall has found itself at the centre of a real-life Star Wars arms race
Farmers fear for harvest as Cornwall’s reservoirs continue to shrink
Last-minute lifeline for Falmouth’s Ships & Castles leisure centre?
Truro car park assault: police charge four youths with attempted grievous bodily harm
South West Water boss should risk prison if pollution of Cornwall’s coast continues, says Environment Agency
South West sees a 12-fold increase in Monkey Pox in four weeks
Cornwall Council asked to approve – in secret – the spending of another £75 million
Culture war over funding for Truro’s Royal Cornwall Museum
Next stop Newquay: Branson’s rocket clears its final hurdle before launching from Cornwall
Councillors give tourists a £500,000 Tamar Bridge discount, at the expense of local residents
Cornwall Care to be taken over by Sanctuary, as County Hall agrees to surrender properties in bid to rescue failing residential market and ease hospital “bed blocking” crisis
EXCLUSIVE: is this the final whistle for the Truro stadium project?
Monkeypox arrives in Cornwall
EXCLUSIVE: without involving a single elected councillor, County Hall calls in estate agents to consider the future of Newquay Airport
Does the Truro New Town scheme, with 65% of it intended for the open market, justify Compulsory Purchase Orders?
EXCLUSIVE: Saints Trail inquiry “will not attribute blame” as councillors face long wait for answers
St Ives MP Derek Thomas, having declared no confidence in Boris Johnson, demands government action on Cornwall’s housing crisis as the price of future support
Mount Hawke murder: Devon and Cornwall police “tapped on the window” and then left
EXCLUSIVE – more than 700 people housed in “temporary” accommodation are to be given higher priority for Cornwall Council houses – meaning others on the waiting list will have to wait even longer
Louis Gardner joins Cornwall Council’s cabinet, giving St Austell and Newquay 40% of County Hall’s power while South East Cornwall has zero
Linda Taylor sees off leadership challenge 45-33 to maintain her grip on Cornwall Council
Cornwall and climate change: three years after declaring an “emergency” County Hall is already 13 years behind schedule
Five of Cornwall’s MPs voted against emergency budget and a windfall tax on energy companies, as profits soar and inflation hits 40-year-high of 9%
Cornish police officer “would have been sacked” if she had not resigned, says disciplinary panel
Coming soon to a Town Hall near you: the Mayor for Cornwall roadshow
Situations Vacant: Cornwall Council, having just made more than 410 people redundant, now wants to hire more bosses
EXCLUSIVE: Cornwall Council promotes the chief executive’s wife to £80,000 – £120,000/year senior job
Cornwall Council wants to spend £27 million on robots. What could possibly go wrong?
Real grass is not sustainable, says Eden Project, as it rolls out the plastic and annoys environment campaigners
Petition launched to force a one-person-one-vote referendum on whether Cornwall should have a Mayor
Poll boost for Cornwall’s Labour and Green parties, suggesting two Tory MPs face defeat in a general election
How will County Hall exercise its “discretion” over who will get help with energy bills?
Party-gate fines: Truro & Falmouth MP says “wait for Sue Gray” before passing judgement
That’s all folks – government’s “Shared Prosperity Fund” gives Cornwall less than a fifth of the “penny for penny” pre-election promise to replace European money
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an “opportunity” to divert attention from Downing Street parties, says top Cornwall Tory
Councillors told they can’t talk about a Mayor
Padstow’s ‘Obby ‘Oss festival will never be the same, as inquest concludes that local woman’s death was an accident
Cornwall councillors launch “Say No To A Mayor” campaign
Cornwall’s Conservatives close Falmouth’s leisure centre
Talks start over whether Cornwall should have a directly-elected Mayor
Covid-19: Cornwall’s infection rate now at an all-time high as County Hall defies government to advise self-isolation for people with symptoms
Don’t make any plans for Wednesday next week, County Hall warns its ruling cabinet, as the future of Falmouth’s leisure centre goes to the wire
Six Ukrainian women to seek homes on Tresco this week, as Cornwall leads in the race to help refugees
