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The fairest system is to have equal sized constituencies. It is not unusual for constituencies to cross English county boundaries.

Wasn’t Devonwall an MK invention from the early 90s when they discovered nobody in Cornwall cared about such talk?

They used emotive comments like 'devonwall' was an attempt by politicians to hi-jack the Cornish Celtic identity, ignoring the fact we voted for the politicians in the first place.

Whatever peoples views of Cornish history there is no border at the tamer and the conception of it as a wall detracts supports rather than encourages it. If people want to protect Cornish culture the understand this is not going to be done in any election or with any line on a map, start by learning what Culture is and do not allow the nationalists to hijack it as they often attempt to do.

Where I vote has no bearing on my culture nor should it, the election should be fair and equal to everyone voting, the use of such terms drives me away from supporting MK and I suspect others

The interesting thing is - why does Mr Smith constantly refer to "Devonwall"? Is this yet another policy decision by the ´óÏó´«Ã½, an organisation that is not supposed to have policies.

backofanenvelope isn’t not having a policy a policy them?

I know what you mean,the ´óÏó´«Ã½ should be politically impartial. I imagine had Graham Smith printed two Cornish constituencies are being expanded into Devon to make it fair like happens all over the UK it would not make the same impact, like many things the People’s Front of nationalism will bite whenever the border is mentioned, what is best or fair just does not enter in to it.

Though it does seem the People’s Front of nationalism seems to have gone out today

Constitutionally there is a border at the Tamar between the Duchy of Cornwall and the Kingdom of England (now part of the UK). Others would say it is an old and long-standing 'county' border between Cornwall and shire England (in the form of Devonshire).

Equally any study of place names will show a massive amount of Celtic names west of the Tamar and a massive amount of Saxon ones east.

Just two examples. I could go on.

Hi Graham, here's one for you...

If the Duchy of Cornwall is merely a private estate much of which lies outside of Cornwall (like they say it is), then what gives the head of that private estate (the Duke, a.k.a. HRH Prince Charles) the right to appoint the County of Cornwall's High Sheriff?

How is it that he can decide who Cornwall's High Sheriff is, if most of his private estate isn't even in Cornwall? Unless surely, at some point in history, the County of Cornwall was a Duchy of which the Duke was the head....

TheCornishDem if what you say is correct why was the border between Devon and Cornwall on the west backs of the tamar between Cawsand and Kingsand. Constitutionally I think you are very wrong

I wonder if the ´óÏó´«Ã½ would headline Nick Griffins quotes to sell a story which is far more important that a MK fringe protest. The nationalists want to steal the centre ground and you are gifting it to them with phrases created by these divisive people and a headline Dick meets Clegg, Dick is not an MP or Influential person and handing him the limelight removes it from the elected clowns hiding in the shadows

"Why do I call it Devonwall"?

It could be worse. There could be a protest about having the County's alphabetically. It could have ended up as "Cornon".

I often wonder how many people in England would help the nats build a wall up the Tamar and repair Hadrian's wall, it would bring one of the biggest cost savings of all