[lg policy] Cornish language funding 2010-16 was a political 'bribe' to secure other coalition govt spending

[Dave Sayers]

Hi all,

A remarkable revelation today on the BBC's Daily Politics programme, from Sir Eric 
Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 2010-15, who 
signed off all the central government funding for promoting the Cornish language. The 
revelation explains his somewhat nefarious reasons for approving the funding, and 
also helps explain the swift end to the funding once the coalition had been replaced 
by the current Conservative-only administration.

I recorded the TV interview today, wrote up a transcript, and included some 
background info in a short writeup here: https://www.academia.edu/31944206/ (includes 
link to the video I've put online).

Dave

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Dr. Dave Sayers, ORCID no. 0000-0003-1124-7132
Senior Lecturer, Dept Humanities, Sheffield Hallam University | www.shu.ac.uk
Honorary Research Fellow, Cardiff University & WISERD | www.wiserd.ac.uk
dave.sayers at cantab.net | http://shu.academia.edu/DaveSayers



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