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Word reaches me that councillor Neil Burden is to be the new Cornwall Council cabinet member with responsibility for children, schools and families (CSF.) I'm not yet sure what this means for his current post as cabinet member responsible for culture... but it certainly shows that the leader of the Independent group is someone who Conservative council leader Alec Robertson feels he can rely on.

The CSF portfolio is arguably the most difficult job in the council - when something goes wrong in children's social services, it's usually pretty grim. And then there are all those small, horribly expensive rural primary schools...

The appointment is effective from 1st April.

Good luck, Neil - you're going to need it.