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Cornish Separatists Target Jamie Oliver


The Cornish National Liberation Army is anti-Oliver.

Cornish extremists have threatened a restaurant run by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. In fact they've promised to target anyone who dares to fly an English flag in Cornwall -- in, um, the south of England.

Two restaurants run by celebrity chefs in Britain have been threatened with violence by an obscure group of pro-Celtic separatists in Cornwall, the Guardian reported on Thursday.

A group called the Cornish National Liberation Army (CNLA) threatened to burn down Jamie Oliver's restaurant Fifteen in Newquay, labelling Oliver an "incomer" who has hurt locals by driving up housing prices. They also threatened another popular tourist spot -- Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant, in Padstow -- and said the cars of Stein's customers would be targets.

"It is common knowledge that Rick Stein and his businesses are held in contempt by many Cornish nationals who live in the Padstow area," the group's e-mail claimed.

The problem, it seems, is that Stein and Oliver are English, while the CNLA stands up for the local Celtic oppressed. Oliver established Fifteen as a way to help disadvantaged Cornish kids learn about food service and catering; but the Cornish nationalists appear to feel patronized. They promised to target anyone who flew the English flag of St. George, which they called "imperialistic and tainted."

Celtic separatists in Cornwall have resisted English rule for centuries, notably in a march on London in 1497 when Henry VII raised a tax to pay for a war against Scotland. The march was halted and its leaders hanged, drawn and quartered. Among the leaders was a blacksmith named Michael An Gof, whose name has since been used by various groups agitating for Cornish independence.

The CNLA claimed to include members of a 1980s outfit called An Gof, and said it had funding from other "Celtic nations," as well as the United States.

Dick Cole, who leads a pro-Cornwall political party called Mebyon Kernow, said he was "very saddened that we seem to have a handful of people running around masquerading as some pseudo-terrorist group, threatening businesses and their customers," according to the Telegraph.

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