Debate Surrounding Recent Developments in Cornwall Involving Local Community and Governance

On 23 March 2022 in an interview for BBC Radio 2, Ramsay remarked, '...Trust me I absolutely love Cornwall, it's just the Cornish I can't stand.' This received a response from the leader of the political party Mebyon Kernow, Clir D. Cole saying; I am really disappointed to hear Gordon Ramsay's divisive comments and his lack of respect for the Cornish people. It is shocking that he deems it OK to make such a public statement that he would presumably not make about other national or ethnic groups. It does need to be pointed out that the Cornish are protected as a 'national minority' just like the Welsh and Scots through the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. I sincerely hope he will reflect on his words and apologise. Many people living to the west of the Tamar do not enjoy as good a life as Mr Ramsay, and I would welcome the media doing some features on poverty, the housing crisis and other socio-economic problems suffered by ordinary people in Cornwall, as well as the need for greater support for Cornish identity and culture.