A few days ago David Jones MP and Welsh Secretary said "..This is also very important for the Welsh Language..." when talking about Wylfa B. (see below)
You would think therefore that a Welsh Government bill; intended to put Welsh and English on an equal footing in the Welsh Assembly, would be welcomed as another important step for the welsh language.
Um....well in the first place not sure why this wasn't one of the founding principles of the Welsh Assembly - that the languages of welsh and english had an equal footing - surely the first legal officer for the assembly none other than Winston Roddick QC has some questions to answer?
So a bit confused why "The Wales Office had questioned whether the assembly had law-making powers over the English language." as reported by BBC Wales News
Or in other words 'how dare they challenge the supremacy of the english language.'
The Attorney General Dominic Grieve though has decided not to take the Official Languages Bill to the Supreme Court.
As Shadow Welsh Secretary Owen Smith said [to the BBC]: "David Jones now has questions to answer as to why he persisted in seeking this wasteful review of the assembly's legislative competence - established after last year's referendum - and what has been the full cost associated with his referral."
Not sure I'll believe a word David Jones MP ever says again.......enough said.
You would think therefore that a Welsh Government bill; intended to put Welsh and English on an equal footing in the Welsh Assembly, would be welcomed as another important step for the welsh language.
Um....well in the first place not sure why this wasn't one of the founding principles of the Welsh Assembly - that the languages of welsh and english had an equal footing - surely the first legal officer for the assembly none other than Winston Roddick QC has some questions to answer?
So a bit confused why "The Wales Office had questioned whether the assembly had law-making powers over the English language." as reported by BBC Wales News
Or in other words 'how dare they challenge the supremacy of the english language.'
The Attorney General Dominic Grieve though has decided not to take the Official Languages Bill to the Supreme Court.
As Shadow Welsh Secretary Owen Smith said [to the BBC]: "David Jones now has questions to answer as to why he persisted in seeking this wasteful review of the assembly's legislative competence - established after last year's referendum - and what has been the full cost associated with his referral."
Not sure I'll believe a word David Jones MP ever says again.......enough said.
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.This is also very important for the Welsh Language..." when talking about Wylfa B.
Perhaps you could get the Councillors to state categorically in public that hey most definately have not ever said that consideration should be given to stopping welsh schooling in some schools in case it dissuades high calibre executive people from moving here for the construction phase because of their children's schooling.
Bet you can't.
And I'm thinking particularly of councillors who could possibly be on Holyhead Council as well as councillors at county level.
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