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Several Cornwall Councillors and prospective Parliamentary candidates have asked me how the ´óÏó´«Ã½ selected the audience for Radio Cornwall's "Any Questions"-style programme recorded at County Hall last night.

The answer is that the audience was supplied largely by the political parties - Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Labour, UK Independence Party, Green Party and Mebyn Kernow - in proportion to their demonstrable electoral support, as measured over the most recent council, European and general elections. This approach meant we were able to annoy just about all of the parties in equal measure, by pointing to an election in which they performed worse than their rivals.

My huge thanks to all who turned up and provided us with well-informed and entertaining questions - judging by the reaction on today's "Any Answers" the debate was very well received.