Cornwall Council (Cornish: Konsel Kernow) is the unitary authority for Cornwall, in England, United Kingdom. The council, and its predecessor Cornwall County Council, has a tradition of large groups of independents, having been controlled by independents in the 1970s and 1980s. As of the 2009 election, it is run by a Conservative-Independent coalition.
Cornwall Council provides a wide range of services to more than half a million residents, has an annual budget of more than £1 billion and is the biggest employer in Cornwall with a staff of over 22,000. It is responsible for schools, social services, rubbish collection, roads, planning and more. For some seeking greater autonomy for Cornwall, the new unitary council could act as a catalyst for further devolution to the region or even as a stepping stone to a Cornish Assembly.
Read more about Cornwall Council: Establishment of The Unitary Authority, Devolution, Cultural Services, Cornish Ethnic and National Identity, International Relations, Economic Projects, Composition, Council History
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“There by some wrinkled stones round a leafless tree
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—Allen Tate (1899–1979)