CORNWALL POLITICAL BLOGS AND TWITTER

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Updated October 2015.
Taking the word political broadly, there are now several political blogs (including websites) and twitter accounts dealing with Cornwall and representing a range of views. The interests of the blog and twitter authors vary very much and some authors are more regular in posting than others. I’ve revamped the post and listed the blogs and twitter accounts separately. I have then listed them alphabetically by surname of account owner or title in two groups: those of Cornwall MPs and prospective parliamentary candidates(PPCs) for the 2015 general election and southwest MEPs; and others including those of Cornwall unitary councillors. I have not listed accounts that are inactive for six months or more. I have put in my estimation of the political stances. There are also facebook sites which I haven’t catalogued.

BLOGS 1
Bert Biscoe (Independent member of Cornwall unitary and Truro town councils)
Dick Cole (Mebyon Kernow unitary councillor St Enoder)
Cornish social and economic research group
Bernard Deacon (Nationalist blog).
Bernard Deacon (Nationalist blog about housing in Cornwall).
Fiona Ferguson (Conservative unitary councillor Truro Trehaverne, leader of the Conservatives on Cornwall Council)
Alex Folkes/A Lanson boy (Liberal Democrat unitary councillor Launceston Central)
Philip Hosking /Cornish Republican/An omsav (named Cornish Democrat until September 2010; nationalist blog)
Charlotte Mackenzie/Charlotte’s blog (Labour, Truro town councillor.)
Mudhook
Musings from Higher Downgate and elsewhere (Various posts including political ones)
Jude Robinson (Labour, unitary councillor and former parliamentary candidate)
Jeremy Rowe (Liberal Democrat unitary councillor St Issey)
Armand Toms (Conservative unitary councillor Looe East)
Andrew Wallis (Independent unitary councillor Porthleven and Helston South)
Derris Watson (Liberal Democrat unitary councillor St Cleer)

BLOGS 2
Steve Double (Conservative MP for St Austell and Newquay)
George Eustice (Conservative MP Camborne and Redruth)
Michael Foster (Labour parliamentary candidate for Camborne and Redruth for 2015) Blog now called Camborne, Redruth, and Hayle Labour.
Ashley Fox (Conservative MEP South West)
Andrew George (Libdem MP St Ives 1997-2015)
Stephen Gilbert (Libdem MP St Austell and Newquay until 2015) Blog now called St Austell and Newquay Liberal Democrats.
Deborah Hopkins (Labour parliamentary candidate for St Austell and Newquay for 2015)
Scott Mann (Conservative MP for North Cornwall)
Sarah Newton (Conservative MP for Truro and Falmouth)
Stephen Richardson/Illogan Blogger (Mebyon Kernow Illogan parish councillor, Mebyon Kernow parliamentary candidate for Truro and Falmouth for 2015)
Dan Rogerson (Liberal Democrat MP North Cornwall until 2015)
Robert Simmons/Rob’s Cornish blog (Mebyon Kernow Penzance town councillor, Mebyon Kernow parliamentary candidate St Ives for 2015)
Derek Thomas (Conservative MP for St Ives)

TWITTER 1
Roy Bland(Labour)
Tim Dwelly (Labour, member of Cornwall Council)
Lance Dyer (Mebyon Kernow)
Fiona Ferguson (Conservative, member of Cornwall Council)
Alex Folkes (Liberal Democrat, member of Cornwall Council)
John Gillingham(Mebyon Kernow)
Tim James (Nationalist)
Ruth Lewarne (Liberal Democrat, member of Cornwall Council)
Charlotte Mackenzie (Labour).
Rob Nolan (Liberal Democrat, member of Cornwall Council)
Nigel Pearce (Liberal Democrat, member of Cornwall Council)
Jan Powell (Liberal Democrat, member of Cornwall Council)
Jude Robinson (Labour, member of Cornwall COuncil)
Jeremy Rowe (Liberal Democrat, member of Cornwall Council)
Stephen Rushworth (Conservative, member of Cornwall Council)
Andrew Wallis (Independent, member of Cornwall Council)
Stuart Wheeler (Labour, St Blaise town council)

TWITTER 2
Molly Scott Cato (Green MEP for Southwest England)
Steve Double (Conservative, member of Cornwall Council, PPC St Austell and Newquay for 2015)
Andrew George (Liberal Democrat MP, St Ives until 2015)
Julia Goldsworthy (Liberal Democrat, PPC Camborne and Redruth for 2015)
Phil Hutty (Liberal Democrat PPC South East Cornwall for 2015)
Declan Lloyd (Labour PPC South East Cornwall for 2015)
Scott Mann (Conservative, MP for North Cornwall elected 2015, member of Cornwall Council)
Bradley Monk (UKIP PPC North Cornwall for 2015)
Sheryll Murray (Conservative MP for Southeast Cornwall)
Sarah Newton (Conservative MP for Truro and Falmouth)
Cornelius Olivier (Labour, member of Cornwall Council, PPC St Ives for 2015)
Stephen Richardson (Mebyon Kernow PPC Truro and Falmouth for 2015)
Rob Simmons (Mebyon Kernow, Penzance town councillor, PPC St Ives for 2015)
Derek Thomas (Conservative, MP for St Ives elected 2015)