Cornwall is the westernmost region in the south of England, and even though it has been a part of England for at least a thousand years, the Cornish people were originally a distinct tribe, complete with their own language, who were eventually conquered by the Anglo-Saxons. Now, with the success of “devolution” for Scotland, there are Cornish groups like this one hoping to achieve similar autonomy for Cornwall. An attempt to form a Cornish Assembly in 2000 received popular support at the polls, but has not yet been recognized by the U.K. government.
It would be interesting to see the United States “devolve” along linguistic lines. Maybe a “Republic of Pop” versus “The Dominion of Soda”; I guess Boston would be something like “The Principality of Tonic”.
