Saturday 8 May 2010

Is MK about to quit national politics?

Everyone I have spoken to was surprised that Mebyon Kernow's leader, Dick Cole, did not do better in the St Austell & Newquay constituency. As a local lad, a local councillor for many years and as a hero of the anti-incincerator campaign in St Dennis, all the signs were that he might poll several thousand votes.

In fact, Dick got only 4% of the vote and like every other MK candidate, lost his deposit. Dick himself writes with brutal honesty about this in his own excellent blog.

Dick says:
"We still have a major credibility issue with voters in parliamentary elections. Many people vote for MK candidates in local elections, but fail to support us in General Elections because they believe we cannot win. This is an issue of strategy that we will need to address as a Party in the coming weeks and months..."


It remains true that Mebyon Kernow has three members elected as Cornwall councillors while the Labour Party has none. But now the question must be asked: what exactly is Mebyon Kernow for?

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