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Bernard Deacon

@bernarddeacon

Cornish Studies commentator and historian. Writing about Cornwall and its past. Worrying about Cornwall and its future.

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How the steady erosion of Cornish landscapes works. 1. Allow 34% of housing (over 1,600 houses) to be lost to holiday lets and 2nd homes 2. Put claimed 'affordable' housing on edge of town far from facilities 3. Guarantee no cllr will dare oppose bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Where exactly are all those 'blockers' who are successfully 'blocking' everything? Or are they just a figment of Keir Starmer and Labour's fevered imagination? cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-…

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Denialism or distraction? Cornwall Council's 'Forest for Cornwall' gets uncritical media attention but the facts prove that it doesn't get to the roots of the crisis. cornwallecon.com/post/cutting-c…

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Will 2025 be the year the worm turned? Congratulations to Marazion Town Council for taking a stand against 'chancers, cowboy builders and money grabbers' and Cornwall Council. How many others will follow their lead? voicenewspapers.co.uk/news/town-lead…

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If Wales has 'accommodated enough' Cornwall has accommodated a lot more than enough. Will 2025 see real action taken against 2nd and holiday homes? Don't hold your breath. nation.cymru/opinion/wales-…

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Please form an orderly queue to take advantage of the Labour Govt's extreme developer-friendly building plans uk.news.yahoo.com/developer-trie…

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Cornwall Council's united stance rejecting devonwall already begins to fray as 12 Tories (out of 43) and 3 Labour (out of 5) either vote against Cornwall-only devolution or abstain. cornwallreports.co.uk/should-we-talk…

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Thank heaven we have a govt that protects us from b̶a̶n̶k̶e̶r̶s̶,̶ ̶c̶o̶r̶p̶o̶r̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶u̶p̶e̶r̶-̶r̶i̶c̶h̶ bats, newts and nimbies and stands up for the 9̶9̶%̶ 1% thenegotiator.co.uk/news/land-new-…

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The first of three short essays on Cornwall and devolution - delivering devonwall …nwalldevelopersparadise.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/cor…

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Remove the indigenous population to make way for high-end resorts and a property developers' free-for-all? There seems to be something strangely familiar about Trump's 'plan' for Gaza. If only I could put my finger on it.

Remove the indigenous population to make way for high-end resorts and a property developers' free-for-all? There seems to be something strangely familiar about Trump's 'plan' for Gaza. If only I could put my finger on it.
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PM and property developers visit Newquay settlement. Meanwhile, Labour orders Cornwall's planners to allow equivalent of seven more of these every year to boost market for 'Cornwall lifestyle', trash countryside and ignore national rights of Cornish theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/f…

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More fields about to go at PZ? Although it'll have 'green infrastructure' the 140 houses won't do much for whatever lives in those woods. The Essex-based developers and Bristol architects promise 'affordable' housing numbers will be 'policy-complaint'. msn.com/en-gb/money/ot…

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Re-arranging the deckchairs on the Titanic after Government trashes Neighbourhood Plans? cornish-times.co.uk/news/parish-fi…

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Labour MP asking voters how to solve housing crisis!? But hasn't he been told that his Govt and party has found the answer - build, baby, build (more unaffordable houses), bash the blockers and boost developers' and landlords profits voicenewspapers.co.uk/news/residents…

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Expropriate the expropriators? Confused article tells paper's Cornwall 2nd home readers how to avoid council tax but admits tourist tax, planning regulations and devolution on Welsh model needed to begin to end this scandal theguardian.com/money/2025/mar…