“CarbonBoot, as per usual you miss the point completely. What I was emphasising was the FACT (remember those - they are different from opinions) that so few people had commented on matters of far greater importance than whether The Eden Project had won some award or other.

As I said; Eden is here now, contributing to our Cornish economy and nothing you say will change that.

However I will concede that your point about UGI cancer care is well made.”

“"If you look carefully, Albert, you will find CarbonBoot has, in fact, made a germane comment regarding the provision of UGI cancer care within The Duchy Of Cornwall."

And, to my astonishment, I agree with it! Maybe, as Albert suggests, CarbonBoot and Onan could give us all a break and lay off Eden for a while, since one of them at least has something to contribute in other areas.”

“If you look carefully, Albert, you will find CarbonBoot has, in fact, made a germane comment regarding the provision of UGI cancer care within The Duchy Of Cornwall.”

“Astonishing.

At the time of posting (26/11/09, 17:11) there were 30 comments on this article. There was 1 on the transfer of cancer treatment out of Cornwall, and only 5 on the report of SSgt Schmid's funeral.

Why don't CarbonBoot and Onan the Barbarian develop some sense of priority? Whether you agree with Eden's existence or not, it's here and providing employment and countywide revenue via the multiplier effect. There are far more important things to be angry about.”

“Fishing would be a good idea.

If there were any fish left.

But then Carbon Boot would be having a pop at them because they're running on diesel engines and not under sail anymore - so plainly it's not worth the effort.

Mining would be okay if Cornishmen hadn't sold out. And what's the carbon impact of china clay mining? Again - the Boot would say no.

And our eagerness to export beef and swop milk with Europe is clearly a carbon no go.

There's only one thing for it. Don't ever go out until we all have cars powered by Carbon Boot's and Team Kernow's furious typing.

Then I think our energy problems will be solved.”

“Hey Onan, that's apalling hypocrisy knocking "meaningless, unfulfilling, low paid jobs" whilst advocating 'traditional Cornish jobs like mining and fishing and farming and the clay industry".

You have failed to make the connection that "traditional" Cornish jobs are in fact largely meaningless, hugely unfulfilling, inevitably low paid, frequently dangerous and in reality needing a mostly foreign labour force to actually get done at all. Except when they're so meaningless that there's no market at all for their products at all.

What do *you* do for work fulfilment? Maybe you should ask Eden's employees whether they ever think "Wow - I can't believe I work here" and then compare the responses to *every* other employee in Cornwall. Or England. I know what the results will be - get on with it.”

“Unfortunately Cornwall Relies on Tourism, I think until us Cornish can move away from xenophobic, insular and small minded living, only then can we look forward and become more self-sufficient as a county...it seems that most of the people with get up and go from Cornwall have got up and left, the majority left being moany negatrudes.”

“Great piece of Onanism! "It has done nothing but...attract visitors to Kernow for the wrong reasons..." It's difficult to know, after reading this broadside (which manages the difficult feat of making CarbonBoot look like a model of common sense), what the right reasons for visiting Kernow might be. To enjoy the warm welcome traditionally received by English Imperial invaders, presumably.

Just as a matter of interest, the "funds meant for Cornwall" that Tim Smit is supposed to have sequestered were actually NATIONAL (ie UK) Lottery funds, and therefore by Onan's "logic" not available to Cornwall anyway.”

“Smit¿s sequestrating of funds meant for Cornwall, and using them to build a glorified greenhouse in order to attract the English Imperial invaders (tourists) into Kernow, has proved to be an absolute disaster for the area, and for the country of Kernow.

It has done nothing but pollute the Country with car fumes, attract visitors to Kernow for the wrong reasons, push up house prices and further incapacitate our young people by ensuring they stay the victims of party time, meaningless, unfulfilling, low paid, jobs.

Most of the money made from Eden either goes out of the country, or is poured back into the schemes aimed at the self glorification of Smit.

The Eden project has had a devastatingly bad effect on all the villages in the area.

The money wasted on the Eden project should have been pumped into traditional Cornish jobs like mining and fishing and farming and the clay industry, to help further our independence and recognise our unique status as a proud and self governing nation.”

“Regarding the pit. Whether there was some china clay left or not is besides the point - that would have relied on someone wanting to extract it for one. Which clearly they don't. They'd rather dig it out of Brazil.

Should we wait till the very last drop of oil is pulled out from under us or start making the change earlier.

Everyone knows too many cars go to Eden. Cos too many cars go everywhere. Your campaigning should be at the council to improve - or rather give us - a public transport system that is usable.

Turning an industrial wasteland into something better is not folly.

Whether you like Eden or not - some don't - doesn't really matter... You're flinging your arguments in the wrong direction.

Let's hope the geothermal plans can go ahead. But no doubt you're against that too?
And breathing.”