“£ 200,000 per year what the hell for as a tax payer who earns just over £13,000 a year = £212 per week after stoppagesand after paying bills,shopping etc etc i am left with about £30 but the will go on petrol and other bits and pieces let him come and do my job as a groundsman working in all weathers and not sat in a warm office pushing a pen and using a computer next thing the taxes will go up because the council have over spent and people like me will have to pay more as you can see form this comment i am not a happy bloke”

“just read some of the coments on here about outsiders i have lived in most parts of england and found people great until i come to cornwall where 80% are ok and theother 20% hate outsiders its all rubbish i was born in england and can live where i want i think its about time the 20% grew up a bit”

“im sure whatever background they have will wont only good things for the community they choose to call their homes.
There is however a threat to us local cornishmen from outsiders city types with wallets full and cash just going spare buying all types of home and spending the paid holidays from work away from the city to relax for only a matter of weeks and spending money on what living requires and not on tourism a major earner for the county. We can only hope they plan on retiring here at a young age so as to hopefully return some of what they stole from the cornish people of my generation and those that come behind me.
Only half the residents now are local people now it scares me to think what ten years from now holds.We all need to make sure our heritage is not forgotten to become just another legend of olden time but atrue account of the lives of the cornish people at 30 I want to know more than i do about our schools of mining as these are shape our modern world and deserve more than to be demolished for superstores to make bigger profits each time getting more power on what buildings and areas they want to command just because no-one can afford to fund any leagal disputes against them there isnt much in the way of work for locals to carry on living here and if the history we are proud of is forgotten it makes moving away a little easier.
My home always has and will be the amazing landscapes amd decent people and forever i will be proud to belong in my homeland a tiny and rural affair that shaped the modern way of todays living the world over by sharing the knowledge gained from harsh enviroments and the true survivors who made do as best was possible in times of hardship and shared the wealth when it was there to do so and yes im poor in terms of finance but rich in happiness just glad to live my life in a really special place”

“Karma incorrectly states that the Cornish repelled the Romans.No they didn't.The Rpmans invaded Cornwall.The remains of three forts still exist in the county.The Cornish didn't neeed subjugating they happily traded tin with the Romans.”

“It seems that some here have forgotten that cornwall county council has been run by cornish people for donkeys years


maybe someone from up country will get this place moving and jobs and stuff here.

I'm fed up with this "only cornish are good enough" we've had our Cornish councilors up to here.”

“last week most discussion concerned the manner in which this new cornish authority was being imposed on us from above, the lack of democracy and erosion of services. the new CEO's background suggests his brief will be based around reducing costs and cutting services, coupled with a well funded press office telling us that the opposite is the truth, aided and abetted by the tame and compliant local press. The appointment of an 'outsider' is a masterstroke, now instead of discussing the issues, the media will be full of the old well-worn bigotry arguements”

“When will these racist attitudes from some Cornish cease? I'm disgusted by some of these comments. And yes - I am Cornish - but luckily of the non-ignorant and forward-thinking kind!”

“why do cornish people hate outsiders so much . I came to live here because i love the county you grew up in and its way of life, not to take anything away ,but more important to put something in. Leader of the Council debate,,,,if there had been someone in cornwall who , went for the job, had the experience and knowledge do you all really think they would employ someone just to upset you .. if he is no good at it ,then it is because he can not do the job , not because he is not cornish Take a step back and look around you ,, those who buy houses to rent from outside ,live outside, those who love cornwall live here, whether they be people coming here to live and work, does it not make sense to welcome them,. after all if they didnt come ad work , who would do those jobs,, the cornish., well question.,, why did't they before and why dont they now, the old answer of " they are taking our jobs is not right ,you have as much, if not more reason to fight for a job,rather than moan about peole who put effort in to trying,be it londoner, scot or who ever else you seem to hate. look forward and not back for generations of cornish, as the county grows with new lives and the old life is no more,, you would be the first to complain if your county didnt grow or prospor and accuse others of leaving you in the dark ages,, so cant win , wont win and cant move forward, is that the cornsih moto now, or are you like people I work with who accept t me for who I am and the life i choose to live and not what I am .. I respect your lives, and choices, why can you not be civil enough to respect mine.”

“Denzil Peters, Please post links to publications.By all means attack him for these reasons!
Cornwall has never been a country according to all the histories that I've read.This doesn't mean that it doesn't deserve to be and maybe one day it will.The Institute of Cornish Studies will suppy you with a reading list of Cornish history if you are interested.”

“If the Cornish had repelled all the scavengers and parasites, who descended on the County alongside Objective 1, as efficiently as they did the Romans, everything and everyone in this beautiful place would be a lot less tainted and abused.”