News that Falmouth Coastguard is to undergo yet another 're-structure' (West Briton 23 July: a convenient date/time to release bad news just as people head off on their holidays) is defended as not having a major effect on the service.
The previous changes which threatened the entire Falmouth service were headed off a few years ago but the Brixham office closed. How much longer will Falmouth survive, I wonder.
Superfast broadband was installed in Cornwall so that we could compete more effectively in the modern commercial world. It was a boon for the MCA who have been able to use it to help centralise their services in the Solent area. For them the traffic is primarily one way: out of Cornwall to the South East.
The centralisation may have been made for sound business reasons but the result is a reduction in the number of skilled jobs around the country.
This is something that stoked people's fears in the Brexit referendum: the ability of the South East to suck in jobs, hollowing out the regions: precisely what the northern cities fear will happen with HS2.
