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	Mebyon Kernow
		Throughout the 1950s and 1960s Mebyon Kernow were in essence a pressure group, with members being able to join other political parties as well.
		In 1979, in the first elections to the European Parliament, Mebyon Kernow were able to attract almost 10% of the vote in the Cornwall seat.
		Mebyon Kernow continue to contest parliamentary seats, with little electoral success, and also local government seats, with a good degree more success.
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/m/me/mebyon_kernow.html (421 words)

	House of Commons - Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions - Written ...
		Mebyon Kernow, the Party for Cornwall submits that schedule 10 to Clause 143 of the Draft Regional Assemblies Bill should be amended to omit the words "Cornwall" and "Isles of Scilly"' from that paragraph of the Schedule set against the words "South West"'.
		Mebyon Kernow, the Party for Cornwall is committed to the self-government of Cornwall.
		Mebyon Kernow strongly asserts that to use the size of a region as an excuse for denying it regional democracy is shameful.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmodpm/972/972we39.htm (1870 words)

	BBC News \| WALES \| Celtic cousins' Cornish campaign
		Mebyon Kernow - the party for Cornwall - is launching its campaign for a parliamentary seat with the help of Plaid Cymru.
		Mebyon Kernow has been campaigning for devolution for Cornwall for nearly half a century.
		Mebyon Kernow is closely linked to the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru and in Parliament the Welsh nationalists often raise issues for their Cornish cousins.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/wales/615798.stm (295 words)

	Supportgroups (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		That is why Mebyon Kernow has a proud record of working with allies in the European Free Alliance on such internationalist issues as culture, language, civil rights, the environment and peace issues.
		Mebyon Kernow strongly believe that radical changes to the basis of our lives and our lifestyles must be made now, to create a more decentralised and self-sufficient economy, with a decentralisation of both economic activity and political processes.
		Mebyon Kernow refuses to follow this line and is not afraid to state that it is Left-of-Centre.
	www.celticallianceofamerica.com /Supportgroups.html (1424 words)

	House of Commons - Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions - Written ...
		Mebyon Kernow—the Party for Cornwall welcomes the Government's commitment to devolution and regional government.
		Mebyon Kernow—the Party for Cornwall cannot support the "one-size-fits-all" approach to regional government as presented in the White Paper.
		Mebyon Kernow—the Party for Cornwall also opposes all suggestions that some form of sub-regional status for Cornwall would be acceptable.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmodpm/972/972we40.htm (1755 words)

	Mebyon Kernow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This reflected a decade of steady growth for the party.
		Mebyon Kernow issued the "Declaration for a Cornish Assembly".
		Three months later the Cornish Constitutional Convention was held with the objective of establishing a devolved Assembly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mebyon_Kernow (1010 words)

	Cornwall
		Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a duchy and (administratively speaking) the southernmost county in Great Britain.
		A political party, Mebyon Kernow, the MK, or 'Sons of Cornwall', has been formed in order to attempt to reassert Cornish independence, and although increasingly the flag of St. Piran is seen across the county at protests and demonstrations, the party has yet to achieve significant success at the ballot box.
		Cornwall was the setting for the popular series of Poldark books by Winston Graham[?], and for the television series based on those books.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/co/Cornwall.html (627 words)

	Mebyon Kernow 2
		A Leading member of Mebyon Kernow today slammed the Government for Its lack of genuine commitment to regionalisation.
		There are a number of Mebyon Kernow members living in Scotland and Wales; many of whom are expatiate Cornish men and women, and others who are sympathetic Scots and Welsh people.
		Following the Mebyon Kernow AGM at Fraddon, an open meeting organised by Mebyon Kernow entitled 'Wither Cornwall under Labour' which was addressed by four speakers.
	members.ozemail.com.au /~kevrenor/mk2.htm (2922 words)

	Mebyon Kernow : Our Policies : Cornish Assembly Now (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Mebyon Kernow's position is that the only region for Cornwall is Cornwall.
		In addition, devolved government based on Cornwall would also create the space to allow the current functions of Cornwall Council to be devolved downwards - to councils that are based on local communities and can provide the grassroots of a living and participatory human scale democracy.
		Mebyon Kernow — the Party for Cornwall is the only political party 100% united in the campaign for a Cornish Assembly.
	www.mebyonkernow.org /Public/Stories/27-1.shtml (367 words)

	Green Party - Real Progress
		Both Mebyon Kernow and the Cornish Greens will remain committed to their own democratically agreed policies, but a joint statement issued today says the two parties "recognise the value of political co-operation and see many areas where working together for the greater good will promote a new and better political agenda for Cornwall."
		Mebyon Kernow is a full member of the European Free Alliance which has been doing good work in the European Parliament in alliance with Green Parties from throughout Europe."
		Mebyon Kernow - the Party for Cornwall is a progressive political party campaigning for self-government for Cornwall.
	www.greenparty.org.uk /news/1301 (652 words)

	Mebyon Kernow - Wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Mebyon Kernow (MK) yw parti politek ranndiryel yn Kernow.
		MK re gollas aga konseler Kernow unnik y'n dewisyans na.
		Y kwaynyas MK 1.7% a'n raglevow y'n peswar esedh a jallenjsons i; an kesunyans MK/Gwyrdh warbarth a waynyas 2.0% a'n raglevow dres Kernow.
	kw.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mebyon_Kernow (161 words)

	Cornwall - The Encyclopedia
		Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county in South West England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar.
		The Roman term for the tribe which inhabited what is now Cornwall at the time of Roman rule, possibly the Cornovii, came from the Iberian word corno, meaning the land shape, but it is assumed that it was derived from a Brythonic tribal name which gave modern Cornish Kernow.
		Cornish nationalists have organised into two political parties: Mebyon Kernow and the Cornish Nationalist Party, and in 2005 Mebyon Kernow became the largest political group on Camborne town council after a by-election.
	www.the-encyclopedia.com /description/Cornwall (5397 words)

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		While I support a united British nation and tend to think that Scottish, Welsh and indeed English nationalisms are a waste of time and unnecessary distractions, surely none can beat Mebyon Kernow for "Passport to Pimlico"-ism.
		Mebyon Kernow - The Party of Cornwall, http://www.mebyonkernow.org Their results in the election were, Cornwall North - 1,351 votes - 2.4% (up 2.4%) Truro & St Austell - 1,062 votes - 2.1% (down 0.2%) Cornwall South East - 769 votes - 1.4% (down 0.9%) Falmouth & Camborne - 370 votes - 0.8% (down 1.0%)
		Mebyon Kernow welcomes the publicity surrounding the Simpsons, which will raise the profile of Cornwall's culture and political aspirations.
	www.ureader.co.uk /message/755878.aspx (968 words)

	Celtic League News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		There will be those among our political opponents, of course, who will offer snide criticism by saying that we are looking to the past when we should be looking to the future - but we should not be scared of such comments.
		Mebyon Kernow - the party for Cornwall - is a progressive, forward looking party, to which our new manifesto is a marvellous testament.
		We must remember it is only due to people like An Gof and Flamank that the Cornish identity survives, and that the best chance for Cornwall are the Cornish, green, left of centre and decentralist policies of Mebyon Kernow, supported by the bedrock that is our distinctive identity and network of communities.
	www.manxman.co.im /cleague/archive/mebyon.html (648 words)

	Gorseth Kernow - The Gorseth of Cornwall: Richard Garfield Jenkin, 1925-2002
		In 1951 he was a founder member of Mebyon Kernow, espousing a cause that was anything but respectable or popular.
		At various times in his career he led Mebyon Kernow, the Gorsedd - for 9 years in two terms as Grand Bard - and the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies.
		He fought elections for Mebyon Kernow, both parliamentary and European: it was a European election that gave him his greatest achievement when in 1979 he gained over 10,000 votes on the platform of a Cornwall-only European seat.
	www.gorsethkernow.org.uk /english/news/rgjobit.htm (1639 words)

	Amazon.com: Reviews for Mebyon Kernow & Cornish Nationalism: Concise History: Books: Bernard Deacon,Dick Cole,Garry ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Perhaps a logical progression from reviving their language was to revive a sense of national identity.
		It is therefore not surprising to see that many Cornish people today for cultural and historical reasons would like to see Cornwall (or Kernow as they call their beautiful land) independent from the rest of Britain and an autonomous state analogous with the Republic of Ireland.
		This book is a readable and analytical examination of the Cornish struggle for independence and in particular a careful historical account of the Cornish National Party and Mebyon Kernow (literally 'sons of Cornwall').
	www.amazon.com /Mebyon-Kernow-Cornish-Nationalism-Concise/dp/customer-reviews/1860570755 (993 words)

	Mebyon Kernow
		An governans a gris bos an Soth-West a Bow Sows(ha Kernow heb mar) an 'Ranndir' rag an Towlenn-ma.
		My first act as Chairman of our party at the recent AGM was to call on members to make a pledge to Mebyon Kernow to do something to strengthen our team of dedicated workers; either through becoming an active campaigner for the party or responding to OUR appeal for financial support.
		Mebyon Kernow will be defending two seats on Penwith District Council in May, 1998 - we also need your help there - to leaflet and canvas, etc. And in May 1999 - there will be district council elections all over Cornwall.
	members.ozemail.com.au /~kevrenor/mk.htm (2120 words)

	Cornwall information - Search.com
		Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county at the extreme South West of England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar.
		In the 20th century there has been a revival of the Cornish language and as one of the six Celtic nations there has been some debate over the constitutional status of Cornwall.
		Following the 2001 Census, Cornish campaigners made representations to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to provide a clear 'Cornish' tick-box option prior to the next Census to allow people the right to record their nationality as Cornish.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Cornwall (3443 words)

	This is not Cornwall - This is Kernow. A gateway site to information about the Cornish nation.
		This is not Cornwall - This is Kernow.
		Run my a man who has dedicated over 40 years of his life researching and recording the truths of Kernow - past and present.
		Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall is a progressive political party, campaigning for greater self-governance and devolution for the Cornish People and their future.
	www.thisisnotcornwall.co.uk (291 words)

	Amazon.com: "Mebyon Kernow": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		CORNWALL - A HISTORY all in the foundation of Mebyon Kernow (Sons of Cornwall) in 1951.
		In the UK the Greens have made alliances with both Plaid Cymru, the Party of Wales and more enduringly, Mebyon Kernow, the Party of the `Sons of Cornwall'.
		Apologies to Mebyon Kernow- the Cornish separatist party- for the attempt at Comglish,...
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Mebyon-Kernow (521 words)

	Mebyon Kernow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 2005, MK's vote total was 3,552 in the four Cornish constituencies in which they ran.
		They currently describe their philosophy as based on being: "Cornish, Green, Left of Centre, Decentralist." Mebyon Kernow is a member of the European Free Alliance.
		Category:Cornish politics Category:Political parties in the United Kingdom Category:Secessionist organizations fr:Mebyon Kernow kw:Mebyon Kernow sv:Mebyon Kernow
	mebyon-kernow.iqnaut.net (297 words)

	Cornish News Nowodhow Kernow
		Pandra dybowgh hwi a-dro dhe bark kenedhlek yn Kernow?
		Unn lyther re dherivas bos Kernow Tyller Ertaj an Bys lemmyn, hag yth esa rann vras an ombrofyans selys war agan gonisogeth Keltek, gans Baner Pyran a-vel merk bras anodho.
		Lemmyn yma eseli an Senedh Westminster yn Kernow ow kovynn hwithrans poblek a'n kas.
	www.geocities.com /cornishnews (1547 words)

	Rwdls Nwdls » Mebyon Kernow: Rhy Flêr i Fod yn Faer!
		Mebyon Kernow: Rhy Flêr i Fod yn Faer!
		Oedd rhaid i fi sôn am y sdori hon o’r An Buro - Newyddion Yr Iaith Gernyweg am y cynghorydd Mebyon Kernow, Stuart Cullimore oedd mor flêr y’i gwrthodwyd i fod yn faer ar Camborne!
		A Mebyon Kernow councillor has lost the chance to become Camborne’s mayor.
	www.nwdls.net /?p=722 (330 words)

	Gorseth Kernow - The Gorseth of Cornwall: George Pawley White (Gunwen) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Gorseth Kernow - The Gorseth of Cornwall: George Pawley White (Gunwen)
		George Pawley White was a Bank Manager and former Treasurer of Mebyon Kernow, of which he was a founder member.
		He emphasised the concept of a College of Bards with influence in every cultural activity in Cornwall to unite all the people of Cornwall in the service of Cornwall.
	www.gorsethkernow.org.uk /english/gallery/grandbards/egunwyn.htm (135 words)

	THE BLANKET * Index: Current Articles
		They undermined the ability of native Cornish to afford to remain in their homeland.
		But the radical action of another group of Mebyon, the Sons in Wales, the Free Welsh Army, and other shadowy contigents was not the acceptable face of Cornish nationalism.
		As the paper Cornish Nation became radicalised by such Celtic guerrillas in the early 70s, protests were lodged about its 'increasingly sympathetic coverage of Irish Republicanism.' (61) And in a media climate that loved the global warming of fist-pumping wild youth, the Cornish staged their own performance art.
	www.phoblacht.net /som2312055g.html (1366 words)

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