tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post2228935641439096981..comments2023-10-22T11:57:34.718+01:00Comments on A Pint of Unionist Lite: Devolution boosts translation sector.O'Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02531858236570346203noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-33034949256212701802008-05-15T21:05:00.000+01:002008-05-15T21:05:00.000+01:00John,I'm not denying its cultural importance. Howe...John,<BR/>I'm not denying its <STRONG>cultural</STRONG> importance. However, I think there should be higher priorities for the Welsh Assembly to worry about and one of those is the continuing economic problems.O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531858236570346203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-84540436546945516072008-05-15T19:10:00.000+01:002008-05-15T19:10:00.000+01:00the Welsh language is very important to Wales. its...the Welsh language is very important to Wales. its our language afterall. everyone goes on about if we lost ww2 we'd be speaking German but Wales did lose a war to England which is why we speak English.<BR/><BR/>by the way WELSH is the TRUE BRITISH language- they should teach it all over Britain- not anglo-saxon english.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-38396092051000537502008-05-12T18:14:00.000+01:002008-05-12T18:14:00.000+01:00The missing link:http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/ne...The missing link:<BR/>http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/politics-news/2008/05/09/language-law-could-frighten-companies-away-from-wales-91466-20883861/O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531858236570346203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-1534180631217352222008-05-12T18:13:00.000+01:002008-05-12T18:13:00.000+01:00Because the Assembly is concerned with the Welsh l...<EM>Because the Assembly is concerned with the Welsh language doe snot mean it is unconcerned with economic issues.</EM><BR/><BR/>It’s a question of priorities; I didn’t want to over egg the pudding with another link, but this demonstrates an informed opinion on how the Language Act could adversely affect economic development.<BR/><BR/><EM>And you are wrong. It does not show that Wales is worse O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531858236570346203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-39709839010465884802008-05-12T10:01:00.000+01:002008-05-12T10:01:00.000+01:00Are you ever going to come up with an argument tha...Are you ever going to come up with an argument that isn't a straw man?<BR/><BR/>Because the Assembly is concerned with the Welsh language doe snot mean it is unconcerned with economic issues. It has plenty of time to debate, and plenty of budget to spend.<BR/><BR/>And you are wrong. It does not show that Wales is worse off than at devolution; it shows that it has not grown as fast relative to theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-51767783146220074992008-05-09T13:18:00.000+01:002008-05-09T13:18:00.000+01:00The post is about Wales.The stats show it is compa...The post is about Wales.<BR/><BR/>The stats show it is comparitively worse off than it was now than it was pre-devolution, that's not an attempt at an argument, it's a fact. Simply because a small majority of people voted for such an institution, doesn't mean we're then prevented from reporting on how well its region is doing economically. <BR/><BR/>And if you had thought about the information O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531858236570346203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-24997258341407258072008-05-09T09:28:00.000+01:002008-05-09T09:28:00.000+01:00In the days when the main unionist party in Scotla...In the days when the main unionist party in Scotland is on the verge of utter collapse, and the other unionist party shows not an iota of change in its support, unlike the rest of the union, and the main independence party is riding the highest wave it ever has I thought might stop the carping from the side lines about institutions people democratically chose to install, and comment on the total Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com