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There is no shortage of discredited politicians being given publicity at the moment. They are often rolled out by sections of the media to give support to one cause or another. The latest to be given maximum coverage is Tony Blair, despised British ex-Prime Minister. His latest "intervention" is that a future Labour Government should not enter into any negotiation with the Scottish National Party (SNP) in regard to a second Scottish independence referendum. The SNP is the largest political party in Scotland, which holds most Scottish parliamentary seats in the Parliament of the UK. 

Next week the Mòd, a festival of Gaelic language and culture, is returning to the city of Glasgow (Scottish Gaelic: Ghlaschu) after an absence of more than 30 years. Mòd Ghlaschu - Mod Glasgow will take place in Glasgow from Friday 11th to Saturday 19th October 2019. The Mòd is run by An Comunn Gàidhealach (The Gaelic Association) and is a festival celebrating Scottish Gaelic language, literature, song, arts and culture. 

The Island's largest free festival of heritage and cultural events, known as the Isle of Man Heritage Open Days, has blossomed since its inaugural year which included just three events and this year celebrates its tenth anniversary, with a burgeoning list of events scheduled for two weekends during October.

As a result of the Westminster Government announcing plans to repair and rebrand the coastal path around England, KMTU has been in contact with National Trails and Natural England in order to request they recognise Cornish difference.

The email sent appears below:

Kernow

4 Mys Hedra 2019

In English

To: Natural England & National Trails

Dear Sirs and Mesdames

National Trails - 'England's Coast Path'

A new State of Nature report has found that almost 300 wildlife species in Ireland face extinction. The main threats to biodiversity across Ireland are changes in farming methods, the impact of climate change and pollution, which affects species abundance, distribution and habitat. The report, which is published every three years, points out that of 2,450 species of conservation concern in Ireland, 272 are threatened with extinction. 

Faskally Wood is located on the north shore of Loch Faskally about I mile (1.6km) north-west of Pitlochry, Perthshire (Scottish Gaelic Baile Chloichridh, Siorrachd Pheairt) in central Scotland. An annual event takes place at Faskally that has grown over the years into an important part of Scotland's autumnal calendar known as the "The Enchanted Forest".  It is an internationally acclaimed and multi-award winning sound and light event, lasting four weeks that attracts over 800,000 visitors to the area every year. 

A birthday celebration, complete with piper and cake, took place at Glenelg (Scottish Gaelic: Glinn Eilg) in the Localsh area of Highland in western Scotland on Saturday.  It was the 50th birthday of Skye's historic car ferry MV Glenachulish, named after Glenachulish (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann a' Chaolais) a glen in the Scottish highlands. The ferry was built at Ailsa Shipbuilding Company in Troon (Scottish Gaelic: An Truthail / An t-Sròn) in 1969.

There is growing concerns and awareness about climate change. Over the recent months, ‘Youth Climate Strikes’ and a number of significant protests have been organised about the threat of environmental disaster. They have taken place across the World and Ireland is no exception. In the last Irish local and European elections there was a surge in support for the Green Party, helped along by a sections of a not unsympathetic media.  Many voters viewed the Greens as a party likely to achieve something about the climate change crisis and gained a noticeable amount of support from young people.

Black Isle (Scottish Gaelic: an t-Eilean Dubh) is a peninsula within Ross and Cromarty (Ros agus Cromba), in the Scottish Highlands. Tarradale near Muir of Ord on the Black Isle is also now thought to be the location of one of the largest Pictish cemeteries in Scotland. The Picts were a Celtic society of farmers and hunters who lived in what is today eastern and northern Scotland during the late Iron Age and early Medieval periods. 

The island of Jersey newspaper Bailiwick Express recently reported on concerns about the French nuclear plant at Flamanville in north-western France. Jersey is one of the Channel Islands, an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. The newspaper article pointed out that:

"A nuclear plant around 30 miles from Jersey's coast has been put under surveillance after a number of faults were discovered at the facility.