John Angarrack

John Angarrack is a Cornish nationalist who campaigns for greater recognition of Cornish identity and is an author on Cornish affairs.[1] He is best known for his books "Breaking the Chains", "Our Future is History" and "Scat t’Larrups?" His interest in the Cornish language and history developed while he was studying at Liverpool Polytechnic in the late 1970s. On 12th Dec 2008 Angarrack took part in a debate on Cornish identity which was broadcast live on BBC Radio Cornwall's Laurence Reed show. The two other panel guests were Mebyon Kernow leader, Dick Cole and Professor Philip Payton of Institute of Cornish Studies.[2] Angarrack's campaign to revive Cornish culture and language has also been the focus of an article in Time Magazine, Europe edition.[3]

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Writings on Cornish Nationalism

Much of his work deals with the detail of the core issues of the Cornish national movement as well as a re-examination of Cornish history. In 1997 Angarrack started writing his first book, Breaking the Chains, which was released in 1999, and looked at uncovering the truth about Cornish history and identity.

Political views

Angarrack was one of the founder members of Cornwall 2000, a civil liberty / human rights organisation based in Bodmin, Cornwall. The group is currently lobbying the UK government over the specific exclusion of the Cornish from the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Angarrack believes the Cornish people are a national minority, as they have their own distinct language and culture and the Government should undertake to examine fully the unique[4] Constitutional status of Cornwall.

Publications

The book was released on 15 May 2008 and is Angarrack's follow-up to Breaking the Chains and Our Future is History, concerning police counter-terrorism activities in Cornwall during 2007. .[5]

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References

  1. ^ Deacon, Bernard (2007) Cornwall: the Concise History, (The Histories of Europe series) University of Wales Press, ISBN 978-0-70832032-7 (hardback) 978-0-7083-2031-0 (paperback), page 228.
  2. ^ Cornish Debate was broadcast Live on the Laurence Reed show. Friday 12th Dec 2008 This Link from Angarrack's own page provides audio of this broadcast
  3. ^ "The Lost Tribes of Europe" an article in Time magazine Europe edition, 29 August 2005 by James Geary: "As national borders blur, the Continent's original minorities are fighting to reclaim their ancient cultures and identities". Mentions John Angarrack's "stolen history" protest in 1997
  4. ^ The Cornish: A Neglected Nation? By Professor Mark Stoyle from BBC British history webpage
  5. ^ Scat t’Larrups by John Angarrack: publisher's description.
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