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Cornwall has been chosen to host the international G7 leaders’ summit in June in what is likely to be a landmark first meeting between world leaders since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Organisations across Cornwall have welcomed the news, pledging an event that will leave a lasting social and economic legacy to benefit all of the county's residents.

The major three-day international event will see leaders from the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, as well as invited leaders from Australia, India, and South Korea attend. It could also be Joe Biden's first trip to the UK as President of the US.

The event will host world leaders at Carbis Bay, with neighbouring St Ives and other sites in Cornwall, such as Falmouth, hosting international delegates and media – with organisers determined to make this an event for all residents in Cornwall to experience and share.

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken of the upcoming event, describing it as "a crucial summit".

It will be the 46th meeting of the G7 leaders. The 2020 event, set to take place in the United States, was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mr Johnson said: “As the most prominent grouping of democratic countries, the G7 has long been the catalyst for decisive international action to tackle the greatest challenges we face. From cancelling developing world debt to our universal condemnation of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the world has looked to the G7 to apply our shared values and diplomatic might to create a more open and prosperous planet.

“Coronavirus is doubtless the most destructive force we have seen for generations and the greatest test of the modern world order we have experienced. It is only right that we approach the challenge of building back better by uniting with a spirit of openness to create a better future.

“Cornwall is the perfect location for such a crucial summit. Two hundred years ago Cornwall’s tin and copper mines were at the heart of the UK’s industrial revolution and this summer Cornwall will again be the nucleus of great global change and advancement. I’m very much looking forward to welcoming world leaders to this great region and country.”


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The cornish are never happy...
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Gob wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 1:03 pm
The cornish are never happy...
But I hear their hens are game.
GAH!

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I'm just glad they are going to see real poverty and backwardness.

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Oh grow up! :lol: Nice to see your absence hasn't changed your routine childish behaviour.
Poverty
The US has the second-highest rate of poverty among rich countries (poverty here measured by the percentage of people earning less than half the national median income.)

According to a 2012 UNICEF study, 23.1% US kids live in poverty. Other studies place the number a little lower, at about 20%, but both numbers are much higher than in other advanced countries. For black and Hispanic American children, the poverty rate is even higher, at 36% and 31%.
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In fairness, Cornwall IS poor relative to the rest of the UK - we’ve discussed that here before. From what I’ve researched about the region it seems very much like downeast Maine in terms of economic issues. (Real downeasters sound a whole lot like folks from Cornwall, too.)

Here from wiki; Cornwall even gets poverty aid from the EU, though I suppose that will now end which is too bad as it seems to have funded the development of some local agricultural industry.
The economy of Cornwall in South West England, is largely dependent upon agriculture followed by tourism. Cornwall is one of the poorest areas in the United Kingdom with a GVA of 70.9% of the national average in 2015.[1] and is one of four UK areas that qualifies for poverty-related grants from the EU (European Social Fund).[2] Farming and food processing (in 2006) contributed £366 million to the county, equal to 5.3% of Cornwall’s total GVA.[3] The agricultural/food industry in Cornwall employs 9,500 people, (4.9% of all Cornish employees.) 23,700 (12.1% of all Cornish employees) are employed in the food industry in Cornwall[4][3] The Cornish economy also depends heavily on its successful tourist industry which contributes 12% of Cornwall's GDP[5] and supports about 1 in 5 jobs (19% in Kerrier, Restormel and Scilly, 24% in Penwith, 23% in North Cornwall, 22% in Carrick and 14% in Caradon).[6] Tourism contributed £1.85 billion to the Cornish economy in 2011.[5]
Anyplace that has 1/5 jobs in tourism is hurting in this pandemic, so that’s on top of the long-standing poverty issues already endemic to areas of Cornwall.


It’s lovely for you if that’s not the Cornwall you live in, but it doesn’t mean it isn’t so. Lots of comfortable people in downeast Maine living out their retirements amongst young and old folks struggling to find dinner to put on the table, too.
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