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[SoFarSoGood]

To be honest most Cornish regard themselves as British. My great Grandmother defined herself as Kentish first but only because she claimed that Kent was the first 'English' Kingdom.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

but what does that mean?

Increasingly the English do not see themselves as "British" even though the Cornish, Welsh, Scots and Irish do.

What does that tell you?

[Strike For The South]

Bloody hangers on, that's what

I'm utterly fascinated that these provincial backwaters get so much say.

[Tellos Athenaios]

Which is exactly what "that" tells you. As relative power is removed from the "English" but they still remain on the hook for the bulk of the taxes and incurred debts, to the English "Britain" increasingly means "you pay for us to ignore our demands".

[SoFarSoGood]

Means I have more in common with a Cornish person than I do with French person; we can both accept being 'British', we speak the language, have a generaly shared history for the last 1,700 yrs etc, both recognise the Queen as Head of State.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Which is exactly what "that" tells you. As relative power is removed from the "English" but they still remain on the hook for the bulk of the taxes and incurred debts, to the English "Britain" increasingly means "you pay for us to ignore our demands".

"Spending without representation".

It's fairly clear the UK is coming part at the seems - and I can no longer summon the energy to care.

Means I have more in common with a Cornish person than I do with French person; we can both accept being 'British', we speak the language, have a generaly shared history for the last 1,700 yrs etc, both recognise the Queen as Head of State.

What does it mean to the Cornish though?

Go find 10 Cornishmen in Penzance who agree with you.

[Beskar]

Part of why Regionalism within a European Framework would work the best. It would give the autonomy needed to allow areas to truly prosper on their own two-feet.