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So long as the likes of George are seen to be trying is all that matters, results has never been high on his wish list, it's all an act, like Martyr Mike, for them a mention in the house is breaking news.

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Graham, did they just run out of time, or were they "talked out" of time?

It is a good job MPs ran out of time Graham, wasting anymore valuable time on this would be quite unnecessary, I am sure our MPs have more important things to do, like running the country.

It such a sad day not only for Cornwall but also for democracy. Cornwall's millenia old border stands to be cast aside without even a proper debate and vote in parliament. This government seems to be so keen on rushing through their long list of policies that they have no time for due process, public consultation or proper debate in the Houses of Parliament.

I don't think much will be made of this now throughout the UK, but I think a lot of historians and analysts will look back on this week and wonder why major changes to constituency boundaries and the setting in motion of a referundum to changes the centuries old voting system was brushed over in less than a week. This is one of the most significant bills to affect the constitution in the UK fo a long time which does not sit easily with the way it was railroaded through parliament. Not to mention the diverse elements of the bill that were so loosely bound together.

Quite what the House of Lords will make of these many issues, will be very telling. There also seemed to be something quite prophetic in Tristam Hunt's warning about the possiblity of a judicial review in regard of the constituency boundaries, including Cornwall or as he put it in the 'historic Duchy of Cornwall'.

You may well yet prove to be correct in your analysis,Rob. This cynical conflation of two bills into one and crude attempt at politically motivated constituency and constitutional gerrymandering on the back of a token gesture voting format referendum is very far indeed from being a done deal. If the Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats have their political wits about them they will recognise this particular hybrid Bill is ill-conceived, poorly constructed and damaging and disruptive to the UK as a whole and withdraw it to avoid further Conservative Party, Liberal Democrat Party and Coalition Government embarrassment, disarray and shame.

Cornwall's millenia old border stands to be cast aside

If you say it enough times people might become brainwashed ask the people of Cawsand and Kingsand about the border, because it remains a fact the border until just over 100 years ago was on west side of Tamar and Devon brings more employment to east cornwall than the rest of cornwall does.

Second fact is this has nothing to do with English county borders

I could continue but I just know silly remarks will follow, all based on myths and King Arthur rather than facts

It doesn't take a clairvoyant to see where this heading

Hint - its the Tamar not Amazon