South West Regional Assembly

Few people in the area know much about the South West Regional Assembly. It is a precursor of one of the new EU 'regions' that will replace the United Kingdom when Brussels finally gets its way. What? Did you not know that you will become an EU citizen and no longer English (or Cornish come to that)?

A map to explain the intent:

Euro Regions

The SWRA is composed of a non-elected Assembly, the 'members' are drawn from Local Government from the authorities in the region.

Perhaps you should be advised who is deciding what will happen to our 'region':

Cllr Ron Daniel - Association of Local Councils (Cornwall)
Cllr Jean Allgrove - Association of Local Councils (National)
Cllr David Belloti - Bath & North East Somerset Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Victor Pritchard - Bath & North East Somerset Council - Conservative
Cllr Brian Clements - Borough of Poole - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Ron Parker - Borough of Poole - Conservative
Cllr Bob Chapman - Bournemouth Borough Council - Conservative
Cllr Stephen MacLoughlin - Bournemouth Borough Council - Conservative
Cllr Dennis Brown - Bristol City Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Steve Comer - Bristol City Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Richard Eddy - Bristol City Council - Conservative
Cllr Helen Holland - Bristol City Council - Labour
Cllr Matthew McTaggart - Caradon District Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Fred Greenslade - Carrick District Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Steve Jordon - Cheltenham Borough Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Capt John Lofts - Christchurch Borough Council - Conservative
Cllr Doris Ansari - Cornwall County Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr John Ault - Cornwall County Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Lynden Stowe - Cotswold District Council - Conservative
Cllr Christine Savill - Council of the Isles of Scilly - Independent
Mr Stephen Purser - Dartmoor National Park Authority
Cllr Sir Simon Day - Devon County Council - Conservative
Cllr Saxon Spence - Devon County Council - Labour
Cllr Anne Fry - Devon County Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Humphrey Temperley - Devon County Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr David Budd - Dorset County Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Angus Campbell - Dorset County Council - Conservative
Cllr Sara Randall Johnson - East Devon District Council - Conservative
Cllr Derek Burt - East Dorset District Council - Conservative
Cllr Adrain Fullam - Exeter City Council - Liberal Democrat
Diana Kershaw - Exmoor National Park Authority
Cllr Marion Winship - Forest of Dean District Council - Conservative
Cllr Paul James - Gloucester City Council - Conservative
Cllr Barry Dare - Gloucestershire County Council - Conservative
Cllr Dr John Cordwell - Gloucestershire County Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr William Crowther - Gloucestershire County Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Bruce Hogan - Gloucestershire County Council - Labour
Cllr Lionel Grundy - Kennet District Council - Conservative
Cllr Graeme Hicks - Kerrier District Council - Independent
Cllr Harvey Siggs - Mendip District Council - Conservative
Cllr Peter Hare-Scott - Mid Devon District Council - Conservative
Cllr Graham Facks-Martin - North Cornwall District Council - Independent
Cllr Michael Harrison - North Devon District Council - Conservative
Cllr Peter Webb - North Dorset District Council - Conservative
Cllr Nigel Ashton - North Somerset Council - Conservative
Cllr Edward Keating - North Somerset Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Mollie Groom - North Wiltshire District Council - Conservative
Cllr Joan Tanner - Penwith District Council - Independent
Cllr Ken Foster - Plymouth City Council - Conservative
Cllr George Wheeler - Plymouth City Council - Labour
Cllr Mike Lovell - Purbeck District Council - Conservative
Cllr Tim Jones - Restormel Borough Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Paul Clegg - Salisbury District Council - Labour
Cllr Duncan McGinty - Sedgemoor District Council - Conservative
Cllr Andrew Govier - Somerset County Council - Labour
Cllr Hazel Prior-Sankey - Somerset County Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Jill Shortland - Somerset County Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Brigadier Christopher Wolverson - Somerset County Council - Conservative
Cllr Roger Hutchinson - South Gloucestershire Council - Labour
Cllr Ruth Davis - South Gloucestershire Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr John Godwin - South Gloucestershire Council - Conservative
Cllr Pat Hockey - South Gloucestershire Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr John Tucker - South Hams District Council - Conservative
Cllr Tim Carroll - South Somerset District Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Chas Fellows - Stroud District Council - Conservative
Cllr Mike Bawden - Swindon Borough Council - Conservative
Cllr Des Moffat - Swindon Borough Council - Labour
Cllr Ross Henley - Taunton Deane Borough Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Alan Connett - Teignbridge District Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Derek Davies - Tewkesbury Borough Council - Conservative
Mr Nick Bye - Torbay Council - Conservative
Cllr Steve Darling - Torbay Council - Liberal Democrat
Cllr Chris Lewis - Torbay Council - Conservative
Cllr James Morrish - Torridge District Council - Conservative
Cllr Philip Sanders - West Devon Borough Council
Cllr Robert Gould - West Dorset District Council - Conservative
Cllr Keith Ross - West Somerset District Council - Independant
Cllr Tony Phillips - West Wiltshire District Council - Conservative
Cllr Mike Goodman - Weymouth & Portland Borough Council - Conservative
Cllr Julian Johnson - Wiltshire County Council - Conservative
Cllr Ian West - Wiltshire County Council - Liberal Democrat
To be confirmed - Independant
To be confirmed - Labour
Mr Ben Salisbury - SEEP Youth (Shared Membership)
Ms Rosie Bayley - SEEP Youth (Shared Membership)
Ms Carolynne Beadman - SEEP Equalities
Mr Jim Clarke - SEEP Culture, Media and Sport
Mr Ian Ducat - SEEP Trades Union
Mr Colin Feltham - SEEP Voluntary & Community
Ms Dorothy Fogg - SEEP Trades Union
Mr Ian Gallagher - SEEP Business
Mr Barry Griffiths - SEEP Business
Mr Roger Haworth - SEEP Voluntary & Community
Ms Chris Herries - SEEP Co-operative & Mutual
Mr Nigel Hutchings - SEEP Business
Mr Christopher Irwin - SEEP Public Transport Users
Vacancy - SEEP Learning, Skills and Business Support
Ms Cate Le-Grice-Mack MBE - SEEP Environmental Bodies
Ms Jackie Longworth MBE - SEEP Trades Union
Mr John Matthews - SEEP Agriculture & Rural Business Sector
Mr Andrew Moore - SEEP Housing
Ms Nicky Alberry - SEEP Learning, Skills and Business Support
Mr Ian Munro - SEEP Learning, Skills and Business Support
Mr David Onamade - SEEP Equalities
Revd Heather Pencavel - SEEP Faith Communities
Mr Tim Pyper - SEEP Business
Ms Jenny Raggett - SEEP Environmental
Mr Mark Robins - SEEP Environmental
Mr Colin Rose - SEEP Trades Union
Mr John Savage CBE - SEEP Learning, Skills and Business Support
Ms Helen Scadding - SEEP Voluntary & Community
Mr Shivranjan Singh - SEEP Equalities
Ms Valerie Stevens - SEEP Business
Mrs Candida Whitmill - SEEP Tourism
Mr Stephen Wright MBE - SEEP Voluntary & Community
To be confirmed - SEEP Health
To be confirmed - SEEP Culture, Media and Sport

I don't remember voting for these people, but then again, I don't remember having the opportunity to vote for a European Union.

Much more info at SWRA