Devonwall was a political concept introduced in the United Kingdom in the 1970s by the Conservative government. It was an attempt to link Cornwall and Devon together in an economic, political and statistical sense to form a South West region. This involved combining and centralising some local government functions and services such as the police, ambulance, fire services and media output such as local TV and newspapers.
The Liberal Democrats supported this process until the late 1990s. The process was opposed by the Cornish political party Mebyon Kernow and did not receive widespread support from the Cornish public.[citation needed] After the 1997 general election the Liberal Democrat partly withdrew their support as they said that they agreed that the 'Devonwall' process undermined Cornwall's claims to European Objective One funding. Cornish demands for Objective One grant aid in the early 1990s for regeneration were often dismissed by Government officials as unrealistic and unobtainable.[citation needed] but this ignored the fact that of the 56 most deprived areas in Devon and Cornwall, 51 were in Cornwall. Cornwall also had less than 75% of the average European GDP but these statistics were hidden when statistically Cornwall and Devon (with a higher GDP) were linked together. There were also claims that 'Devonwall' was an attempt by politicians to hijack the CornishCeltic identity.[citation needed]
In 1998 Cornwall was recognised by the UK Government as having "distinct cultural and historical factors reflecting a Celtic background",[1] thus allowing it to be separated in a regional and economic sense from Devon. This fact underlines the importance of Celticity to Cornwall in recent years. In July 2000 Mebyon Kernow issued the "Declaration for a Cornish Assembly".
"Cornwall is a distinct region. It has a clearly defined economic, administrative and social profile. Cornwall's unique identity reflects its Celtic character, culture and environment. We declare that the people of Cornwall will be best served in their future governance by a Cornish regional assembly. We therefore commit ourselves to setting up the Cornish Constitutional Convention with the intention of achieving a devolved Cornish Assembly–Senedh Kernow."
Objective One fundingedit
Between 2000 and 2006, £350 million of Objective One funding was made available to Cornwall and the next 'tranche' (called Convergence funding) will last between the beginning of 2008 to 2013 and will be worth £445 million. There have been many complaints from Cornish people that the management of the Objective One investment is largely controlled from outside Cornwall.,[citation needed] by the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA), in Exeter and Bristol. Cornwall is the only Objective One region in the UK and Europe where the project is administered from outside the region.[citation needed]
Today many Cornish organisations such as Mebyon Kernow, Cornish Solidarity, the Liberal Democrats, the Cornish Constitutional Convention and Conservative PPCs and independent councillors still campaign against the 'Devonwall' concept and are in favour of Cornwall being run as a distinct cultural, economic and administrative region with its own assembly.[citation needed]
Further opposition arose in 2010 to a cross-border parliamentary constituency, dubbed a "Devonwall" constituency, as part of the coalition government's plans to reform the electoral boundaries. It was condemned by Mebyon Kernow and the Keep Cornwall Whole campaign, who planned protests in Saltash by the boundary of the historical division between Devon and Cornwall,[3] one of which took place in October 2010.[4] It was announced in September 2011 that the proposed new seat would include Bude in North Cornwall and Bideford in West Devon.[5] The idea resurfaced following the Conservative party victory in the 2015 UK general election, within which they took every Cornish seat. [6]
^Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster (22 October 1998). "Hansard 1998 – Cornwall has distinct cultural and historical factors reflecting a Celtic background". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^Steven Morris (5 October 2010). "Cornwall activists to protest against creation of 'Devonwall' constituency". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^This is Cornwall:Hundreds gather in protest of 'Devonwall' constituency
^. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
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Devonwall was a political concept introduced in the United Kingdom in the 1970s by the Conservative government It was an attempt to link Cornwall and Devon together in an economic political and statistical sense to form a South West region This involved combining and centralising some local government functions and services such as the police ambulance fire services and media output such as local TV and newspapers Contents 1 History 2 Objective One funding 3 Possible Parliamentary constituency 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Liberal Democrats supported this process until the late 1990s The process was opposed by the Cornish political party Mebyon Kernow and did not receive widespread support from the Cornish public citation needed After the 1997 general election the Liberal Democrat partly withdrew their support as they said that they agreed that the Devonwall process undermined Cornwall s claims to European Objective One funding Cornish demands for Objective One grant aid in the early 1990s for regeneration were often dismissed by Government officials as unrealistic and unobtainable citation needed but this ignored the fact that of the 56 most deprived areas in Devon and Cornwall 51 were in Cornwall Cornwall also had less than 75 of the average European GDP but these statistics were hidden when statistically Cornwall and Devon with a higher GDP were linked together There were also claims that Devonwall was an attempt by politicians to hijack the Cornish Celtic identity citation needed In 1998 Cornwall was recognised by the UK Government as having distinct cultural and historical factors reflecting a Celtic background 1 thus allowing it to be separated in a regional and economic sense from Devon This fact underlines the importance of Celticity to Cornwall in recent years In July 2000 Mebyon Kernow issued the Declaration for a Cornish Assembly Cornwall is a distinct region It has a clearly defined economic administrative and social profile Cornwall s unique identity reflects its Celtic character culture and environment We declare that the people of Cornwall will be best served in their future governance by a Cornish regional assembly We therefore commit ourselves to setting up the Cornish Constitutional Convention with the intention of achieving a devolved Cornish Assembly Senedh Kernow Objective One funding editBetween 2000 and 2006 350 million of Objective One funding was made available to Cornwall and the next tranche called Convergence funding will last between the beginning of 2008 to 2013 and will be worth 445 million There have been many complaints from Cornish people that the management of the Objective One investment is largely controlled from outside Cornwall citation needed by the South West Regional Development Agency SWRDA in Exeter and Bristol Cornwall is the only Objective One region in the UK and Europe where the project is administered from outside the region citation needed Today many Cornish organisations such as Mebyon Kernow Cornish Solidarity the Liberal Democrats the Cornish Constitutional Convention and Conservative PPCs and independent councillors still campaign against the Devonwall concept and are in favour of Cornwall being run as a distinct cultural economic and administrative region with its own assembly citation needed There was renewed opposition to Devonwall in Cornwall in 2010 when the new government announced that local enterprise partnerships will replace regional development agencies Devon County Council and Devon based business interests including the media wanted to join with Cornwall to form a Devonwall LEP but there was widespread opposition to this in Cornwall citation needed with Cornwall Council favouring a Cornwall and Isles of Scilly LEP 2 Possible Parliamentary constituency editMain article Devonwall possible UK Parliament constituency Further opposition arose in 2010 to a cross border parliamentary constituency dubbed a Devonwall constituency as part of the coalition government s plans to reform the electoral boundaries It was condemned by Mebyon Kernow and the Keep Cornwall Whole campaign who planned protests in Saltash by the boundary of the historical division between Devon and Cornwall 3 one of which took place in October 2010 4 It was announced in September 2011 that the proposed new seat would include Bude in North Cornwall and Bideford in West Devon 5 The idea resurfaced following the Conservative party victory in the 2015 UK general election within which they took every Cornish seat 6 See also edit nbsp Cornwall portal nbsp Devon portalEconomy of Cornwall Cornish nationalismReferences edit Department of the Official Report Hansard House of Commons Westminster 22 October 1998 Hansard 1998 Cornwall has distinct cultural and historical factors reflecting a Celtic background Publications parliament uk Retrieved 8 October 2018 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link This is Cornwall Cornish resistance against bid to unite economy in Devonwall partnership Archived from the original on 29 July 2010 Retrieved 29 July 2010 Steven Morris 5 October 2010 Cornwall activists to protest against creation of Devonwall constituency The Guardian Retrieved 8 October 2018 This is Cornwall Hundreds gather in protest of Devonwall constituency This is Cornwall New Devonwall constituency POLL Would you support the creation of a Devonwall parliamentary seat West Briton Archived from the original on 18 May 2015 Retrieved 11 May 2015 External links editKEEP DEVON OUT OF CORNWALL devonwall Mebyon Kernow oppose devonwall Church to form a new Diocese of devonwall Cornish Assembly oppose devonwall policies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Devonwall amp oldid 1106248685, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
