Triumph & Jubilation: London Bows To Kernow - Cornwall Formally Recognised as a Celtic Nation

This is an excerpt from an article in the Independent under the headline, "Cornish People Formally Declared A National Minority Along With Scots, Welsh and Irish":

The Government will announce on Thursday that the Cornish are joining the Scots, Welsh and Irish as official members of the UK’s Celtic minorities. The decision is a victory for campaigners who have long insisted that, beyond its image as the motherland of the pasty and clotted cream, Cornwall has a distinct language and culture worthy of formal recognition.

And this from the Daily Mail under the headline, “This Is a Proud Day For Us: Cornish Will Be Recognised as a National Minority Group For The First Time After A 15 Year Campaign”:

The Cornish are to be recognised as a national minority group for the first time, it has been revealed.

Chief Secretary Danny Alexander announced the decision today, saying it meant for the first time that Cornish people would receive the same rights and protections as other minorities in Britain.

It will also mean they are classified under the European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities the same as the UK's other Celtic people, the Scots, the Welsh and the Irish.

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