There may well be a verbal war between two Celtic countries before long. Cornwall and Wales.

Cruise liners bringing lucrative trade to the UK were national news last week. Alas, there was no mention of Falmouth. No, this time it is Wales getting in on the act and with some strength too.

The Welsh believe it is worth cashing in on the cruise liner business.

That leads me to believe even more that unless Falmouth gets its act together and the bureaucrats in London come to a decision over dredging the harbour and the creation of better facilities, our port will lose out on what is a lucrative business. Of course Falmouth as a cruise calling port has its critics, but the town has to move forward and if that means dredging the harbour and creating better facilities for the wealthy so be it.

Yet Falmouth remains up against the ditherers. Those bureaucrats at the Regional Development Agency and elsewhere who cannot make up their minds and always come up with an excuse as to why nothing has gone ahead.

They have dithered over the town centre for many years, they have dithered over whether or not to create a waterfront access, they have dithered over general development and they have dithered over the plans for Falmouth docks - once the port’s pride and joy and still a major player in the local economy.

Back in Wales I doubt that principality will dither at all and it could well be the cash that could have come Falmouth’s way, will find its way the other side of Offa’s Dyke.

That, you could say, is the story of Falmouth. Always losing out.