Incomer view from Porthemmet

Until 2005 I lived in London and the south east, I was born in Kent. The solutions to a better Cornwall are political. Of course, it's too late now but I have to say I was gob smacked by the vote for Brexit as I think that the present Government pursued it solely as an ideology and a means to power and not with any intention of improving the lives of ordinary folk, least of all in places like Cornwall, the NE and the NW. I think the farmers and fishermen are going to be shafted big time, and the poorer amongst us will be forced into buying substandard cheap food. We cannot talk about what we would like to see post-Covid without taking into consideration the effect Brexit will have on Cornwall's economy. Talking about improving the communities and towns is all very well, but without massive investment into proper jobs, if you'll forgive the pun, rather than endless seasonal gig and zero hours contract work, we are just going to carry on being a tourists' playground with high levels of deprivation hidden away, with its resulting toll on mental and physical health. Our hospital needs enlarging and realistic funding. Universal Credit needs reforming. Zero hours contracts need to be banned, and better protections given to gig economy workers. The building of cheap-looking crappy homes like those opposite Camborne Tesco needs to stop. A surge in the number of people wanting to move here and work from home may well happen, and this will put even more pressure on rents and house prices, so we need much more decent social housing. We need another rail route into Cornwall and an improved bus service, or even 'dolmus' style public transport as in Turkey. All this needs Government investment, and therefore MPs and Councillors who will actually fight for what Cornwall needs instead of licking the boots of the most dishonest and incompetent government we have ever seen.