Brittonic languages
Celtic subfamily including Welsh
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| 2024 |
Bretons
A new study found that only 2.7% of people surveyed spoke Breton very well or fairly well (around 107,000 people), with the average age of speakers dropping to 58.5
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| 2021 |
Cornish people
The census recorded the population of Cornwall, including the Isles of Scilly, as 570,300, providing an official count of the Cornish population.
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| 2021 |
Cornish people
UK Census continued to provide an option for people to self-identify as Cornish, further solidifying the recognition of Cornish people as a distinct ethnic group.
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| 2021 |
Cornish people
In the census, 89,084 people in England and Wales described their national identity as Cornish only, and 10,670 as Cornish and British.
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| 2020 |
Cornish people
Reduced Cornish ethnic identification to 45.9% due to an error in school management systems where pupils identifying as White Cornish were inadvertently reclassified.
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| June 2020 |
Bretons
A replica of the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in Gourin, Morbihan, commemorating the legacy of Breton emigrants to the United States.
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| 2018 |
Bretons
A study reveals that 5.5% of Bretons (around 213,000 people) considered themselves Breton speakers, with the average age of Breton speakers being 70 years old.
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| 2017 |
Cornish people
Peak year of Cornish ethnic identification in schools, with 51.1% of pupils self-identifying as Cornish, a significant increase from the initial 2006 rate.
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| 2017 |
Cornish people
A University of Exeter study investigated Cornwall's reasons for voting to leave the European Union, examining local perspectives on Brexit.
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| 2017 |
Cornish people
Conservatives repeated their success by winning all Cornish seats in the general election.
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| 2015 |
Cornish people
All Cornish parliamentary seats were won by the Conservatives in the general election.
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| 2015 |
Bretons
Jonathan Le Bris initiated a legal battle against the French administration to claim Breton Nationality status.
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| 2015 |
Bretons
After 15 years of legal disputes, the European Court of Justice recognized Breton Nationality for the six children of Jean-Jacques and Mireille Manrot-Le Goarnig, establishing them as 'European Citizens of Breton Nationality'.
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| 2014 |
Cornish people
Cornwall was officially granted national minority status.
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| May 2013 |
Cornish people
Cornwall Council election resulted in 'no overall control', with Independent politicians becoming the largest grouping and minor parties like UKIP and Greens entering the council for the first time.
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| December 5 2012 |
Bretons
UNESCO officially registers Fest-Noz on the 'Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity', recognizing its cultural significance.
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| 2011 |
Cornish people
The UK Census recorded 83,499 people in England and Wales with a Cornish national identity, including 59,456 identifying as Cornish only.
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| 2011 |
Cornish people
Cornwall Council and census organization created posters advising residents how to identify themselves as Cornish in the census by writing it in national identity, ethnicity, and language sections.
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| November 2010 |
Cornish people
British Prime Minister David Cameron acknowledges the power of Cornish national identity and promises devolution of power to Cornwall
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