Welsh language in schools should be dropped
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Welsh language lessons
Regarding the teaching of Welsh in schools, when children are leaving school without a grasp of basic Maths and English language, the time spent teaching Welsh should be re-allocated to these subjects as a priority.
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Not only should the compulsory Welsh language lessons in schools be scrapped, but Welsh language road signs should also be abolished because they lead to confusion for drivers.
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| 04-5-2008 | Bassano, I am not surprised at the cost of the consultation by the WAG. If there is a way of wasting money, they will find it. All I can say is God forbid that they get extra powers. | Alangh |
| 30-4-2008 | Alangh, I don't know if you are aware that there is currently a convention taking place to assess whether the time is right for a referendum to decide whether we get a Welsh Parliament, It is a consultation exercise costing £1.5m. I'm waiting to be asked for my views - but not holding ...more | Bassano |
| 29-4-2008 | Bassano, You echo my sentiments exactly, and people who live outside Wales do not appreciate that the whole Welsh language issue is being forced upon the majority of NON Welsh speaking residents in Wales.
In a democracy, it is usually the will of the majority that rules the day. However, in Wales i...more | Alangh |
| 28-4-2008 | MikeP, current policy regarding the Welsh language does not take into account the indiginous sensitivities of people who were born here in the border areas, most of whose ancestors did not speak Welsh. It became a political matter when politicians chose to inflict it on us, and it is being imposed ...more | Bassano |
| 28-4-2008 | I think the maintenance of minority languages and ethnic cultures is important, particularly now that the idiots at the EU are trying to suppress national identities.
Road signage is only a symbol of the initiative to retain Welsh, and I spend quite a bit of time driving in Wales and whilst I a...more | MikeP |
| 28-4-2008 | Bassano, I cannot fault your comments at all I oppose bi lingual raod signs totally, not only for obvious safety reasons, but also on the cost. The Bi-lingual road signs on the M4 in wales cost twice the amount they do on the english side of the Severn bridge,
That unneccessary horrendously expens...more | Alangh |
| 27-4-2008 | I'm glad you agree with my comments, all my friends and family do, too. We must oppose Welsh first on road signs in predominantly English-speaking areas - it's very dangerous - a case of ideology before safety! Unfortunately, it can only get worse, as the coalition government in Cardiff Bay...more | Bassano |
| 27-4-2008 | I agree with everything you have said Bassano, I have also noticed that in respect of road signs, and notices on public buildings (even Supermarkets) the Welsh Language has taken precedence over English, with the Welsh printed above the English. Not a big point some would say, but this it leads to g...more | Alangh |
| 24-4-2008 | What I really object to is that I cannot watch TV, listen to the radio, drive my car, do my shopping, make a phone call, receive an official letter, visit the theatre, or, in fact,do anything without the latest Welsh Language Board (funded by WAG to the tune of £12m per year)initiative telling ...more | Bassano |
| 10-4-2008 | Sorry, made an error in my last message, it should have been .... "The facts are that ONLY 20% of the TOTAL population of Wales speak Welsh",(20% NOT 80%) | Alangh |
| 09-4-2008 | Ian, The facts are that ONLY 80% of the TOTAL population of Wales speak Welsh, not just in the North. Please remember that Wales extends beyond Snowdon; even as far as the Bristol channel in the south!
The Welsh language may be an ancient language, but it has not really evolved into a modern langua...more | Alangh |
| 08-4-2008 | Monkey grumping is one of the oldest grunts in the world. If you go up North Borneo you would hear 80% of monkeys grumping. Down south in Sumatra the gibbons groan. I don't know where I got these figures. I suppose you might call me a spiteful old man, sad and alone. I don't care. What woul...more | Allo Allo |
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