The Reason Why

Cornwall is at a tipping point. 
House prices soar, the population shifts, tensions rise.
Seamas Carey is fasciated by how people see Cornwall as a fantasy from the outside, and what the reality is like on the inside. 
He also explores 'rural gentrification' and whether incoming hipsters with overpriced sourdough is always a bad thing, or just a sign of progress.

Why did Cornwall become the most searched place on Rightmove.com during the first lockdown?
Do second home owners ever feel guilty about leaving a house unoccupied for most of the year?
And will Seamas ever be able to afford a house, in the place where he grew up?

Seamas Carey looks at the social issues, hidden history and culture wars  in contemporary Cornwall.