Rumours of proposals for a Devonwall mayor are not helped by ambiguity from politicians in Cornwall.

If the latest council tax data are anywhere near accurate it looks as if over a quarter of the growth of housing in Cornwall last year was accounted for by 2nd homes. And that doesn't include any growth in holiday lets.

More of Truro's 'green belt' about to be replaced by 274 houses. To be marketed to whom?

Coming very soon - a new, revised and updated edition of The Surnames of Cornwall, first published in 2019. The new edition includes notes on the origin and history of an extra 100 Cornish surnames, taking the total surname entries to around 850. there is also an extended introduction and 20 extra distribution maps are included. It will be available in paperback, hardback and e-book formats.

From 2011 to 2021 the number of dwellings in Cornwall grew by 26,651. But the number of households only by 20,149. In Cornwall supply of housing is growing at a rate equivalent to the 300k a year often cited as necessary for England. And yet we have a worsening affordability crisis. Housing provision needs radical reform not tinkering through easing planning laws or help to buy schemes/scams that merely benefit the middle classes

On the basis of their recent mammoth opinion poll, You Gov predicts that the coming election will see 3 Labour gains, 2 Lib Dem gains and just one Tory left in Cornwall. For the results of the last few general elections in Cornwall see https://bernarddeacon.com/2010-17/

Cornwall's housing crisis #5. Cornwall Council is tendering a £125k contract for an external consultancy to help them come up with a 'Cornwall growth strategy'. No mention anymore of 'environmental growth', let alone degrowth. How many more houses will be added to the current 52,000 target?