tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post8833144420086793752..comments2023-05-08T10:46:34.371+01:00Comments on Y Cneifiwr: A Question of IdentityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-80199614465660313082013-01-17T10:42:21.704+00:002013-01-17T10:42:21.704+00:00The sad fact is that without a proper national eco...The sad fact is that without a proper national economy the Welsh Language is likely to be in trouble in a recession. In County Hall Plaid and other nationalist leaning councillors have been effectively sidelined by being bought off by concessions in welsh education, much needed, but undermined themselves by supporting for the past decade a policy of building homes for incomers, commuters, second home owners and retirees, while not putting in the infrstructure for jobs for young people.<br />This has led to an unfortunate rise in english speakers [many deliberately imported] and loss of welsh speakers [discouraged from staying by no employment]. <br /><br />As long as we allow ourselves to be a marginal and unimportant area of the UK this will not change. Only real political change will save the language and there is no point in politely asking the puppets of the British state to save it, whether in County Council, Assembly or Westminster. They are all in it together, and not on our side, however profuse the crocodile tears.<br /><br />Its not just about the ease or otherwise of learning welsh, irritating snooty welsh speakers and poor funding. Its about real nation building. A welsh speaker may or may not be committed to that and there have been many willing to take the easy life. Possibly, often the same irritating people who destroy the self confidence of learners efforts in welsh by correcting, rather than replying.<br /> <br />The language has been more difficult to destroy that the economy and infrastructure of the geographical nation of Wales,but can't survive for ever living on fresh air.<br /><br />On Saturday I want to hear some real proposals for how we, ourselves can forge the changes, not just winging about how awful it is and asking someone else, somewhere else to save us. <br /><br />Cllr Sian Caiach Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-57827705485236833322013-01-15T07:28:37.804+00:002013-01-15T07:28:37.804+00:00Anon @19.24 I'm sorry that you have had a bad ...Anon @19.24 I'm sorry that you have had a bad experience. There are idiots in every walk of life, but they are the exception. I have worked several times with Bethan Williams, the former Chair of Cymdeithas Yr Iaith, helping learners, and she has always been fantastically supportive. The same is true of the vast majority of people in this part of Wales. In Cardigan alone there are nearly 100 local volunteers who give up their time to help learners without sneering or mocking.Cneifiwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767078276794410524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-26487656158052283142013-01-14T19:29:32.481+00:002013-01-14T19:29:32.481+00:00We all know what the problem is but not of the pol...We all know what the problem is but not of the politicians will dare say it. Either they are...<br /><br />A. Scared of being called racist<br />B. Apathetic unionists<br /><br />Wales had 150,000 non Welsh speakers move here in the last 10 years. Add that to the 20,000 Welsh speakers who have moved away, died or "forgotten" how to speak Welsh and you have 170,000 less Welsh speakers.<br /><br />We can rally all we want, we can send our kids to Welsh schools and we can build as many bilingual signs as we want.<br /><br />The reality is that unless we stop the mass dilution of Wales we are going to be wiped out. Culturally and politically.Welsh not Britishhttp://www.welshnotbritish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-31746295128098172562013-01-14T19:24:01.520+00:002013-01-14T19:24:01.520+00:00People may not be made to sit a mutation test, but...People may not be made to sit a mutation test, but sadly there will be some 'activists' present who will either laugh or sneer if your Welsh is less than perfect. I have personal experience of it.<br /><br />Sometimes I think that some language activists (not all!) encourage antipathy to Welsh through their attitude towards non-Welsh speaking Welsh people - English people moving usually get a free pass. <br /><br />Of course there are others who don't want more people learning the language as that would lead to more competition for the cushy language jobs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-8855063387155064962013-01-14T18:59:38.851+00:002013-01-14T18:59:38.851+00:00No objections to the language itself. Just object ...No objections to the language itself. Just object to my taxes being used to support something that is important to some rather than useful to all. <br /><br />Let those who want to live in 'Welsh Wales' pay for Welsh Wales. And the rest of 'non-Welsh Wales' can pay for itself.<br /><br />Surely this is the only way for the language to survive. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com