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BRETON REUNIFICATION PROTEST ATTRACTS SUPPORT

At the start of the summer holiday the BREIZH UNVAN / BRETAGNE RÉUNIE organisations organised protesters to peacefullygather under the hot July sun on a bridge over the N165 motorway at Kerpont, near Lorient waving flags and displaying banners calling for Breton reunification.

The operation has been quite a success since it was observed by more than 10,000 cars an hour during peak holiday periods!

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KERNOW: FOI UPDATE

Following a recent Freedom of Information (FoI) Request sent to Cornwall Council by the Kernow Branch Celtic League, a response has been received.

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Osborne ‘High Priest of Austerity’ Claim

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The Scottish National Party has described UK Chancellor George Osborne as the “High Priest of an Austerity Cult”

George Osborne the UK government Chancellor announced his budget today. In it he set out plans to cut the welfare budget by £12bn.

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Now Quayle Linked to NAMA Allegations

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There’s now a further Manx link to the NAMA allegations Dail deputy Mick Wallace made last week.

Readers of CL News will recall that Wallace alleged that a substantial amount of money £7 million pounds had been diverted to an offshore account in the Isle of Man. It was the contention of Wallace that these monies were intended for an, as yet, unidentified politician in the North of Ireland.

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HMI Spotlight on Dungavel

The Dungavel immigration removal centre (IRC) in Lanarkshire is the subject of a recent inspection by HM Chief Inspector Prisons.

The HMI make a number of recommendations for improvements to the way the centre is currently operated.

Dungavel was the focus of concern some years ago because of the detention of young children there a practice the UK border agency say has now ended. However the report points to difficulties over determining the age of some detained and recommends improvements.

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ICTU Declare Solidarity with Greece

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Kelc’h an Dael a UNPO Member

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Brittany has become the newest member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, after UNPO’s 12th General Assembly, which took place in Brussels on Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd July, 2015

The Breton delegates expressed their delight at this important step in their quest for recognition, after centuries of repression of their culture by the French state.

The Scottish village of Dundrennan (Gaelic: Dun Droighnein) is a village in Dumfries and Galloway (Scottish Gaelic. Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh). Close to the village there is an annual festival called the Wickerman Festival which has often been called "Scotland's Alternative Music festival". With a widely eclectic mix of music it is a family friendly event. The name Wickerman is linked to the classic British horror film The Wicker Man (1973) starring Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward. The surrounding area was the setting for various locations used within the film.

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ANOTHER FILE ON CR GAS FOUND BUT ONE STILL CLOSED

In December of 2014 we wrote to the British Government seeking information held by the British Government on ‘Operation Pagoda’ which was a code name given to the use of CR Gas in Northern Ireland.

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LEAGUE PASS CR LETTER TO FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPT

The Celtic League has written to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin (DOFA) enclosing correspondence recently received from the British Ministry of Defence about the use of CR gas in the North of Ireland.

The League has been pursuing enquiries for several years about its use to quell a prison disturbances and other civil use and also the still unresolved issue of the disposal of stocks held by security forces in the North.