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Devonwall

Devonwall is one name given to various proposals to link or combine the counties of Cornwall and Devon together in whole or in part. The name was initially used to describe political concept introduced in the United Kingdom in the 1970s by the Conservative government. It was an attempt to link the two counties together in an economic, political and statistical sense to form a South West region. This involved combining and centralising some local government functions and services such as the police, ambulance, fire services, as well as media output such as local TV and newspapers. In recent years the term Devonwall has been used pejoratively in Cornwall to describe various other proposals that would see Cornwall and Devon brought together in whole or in part, such as proposals for a Devonwall Parliamentary constituency. The concept is opposed on the basis that Cornwall's distinctive needs are overshadowed by larger and richer Devon, and that there is a democratic and legal argument against it due to Cornish national minority status.

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Devonwall is one name given to various proposals to link or combine the counties of Cornwall and Devon together in whole or in part. The name was initially used to describe political concept introduced in the United Kingdom in the 1970s by the Conservative government. It was an attempt to link the two counties together in an economic, political and statistical sense to form a South West region. This involved combining and centralising some local government functions and services such as the police, ambulance, fire services, as well as media output such as local TV and newspapers. In recent years the term Devonwall has been used pejoratively in Cornwall to describe various other proposals that would see Cornwall and Devon brought together in whole or in part, such as proposals for a Devonwall Parliamentary constituency. The concept is opposed on the basis that Cornwall's distinctive needs are overshadowed by larger and richer Devon, and that there is a democratic and legal argument against it due to Cornish national minority status.

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  1. date of establishment: 1337 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1337". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375424382

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