We have had the Welsh Language Act here in Wales for some years now.

Frankley if I wish to speak in with a derelict tounge, designed only to give employment to other wise unemployable social science graduates I will speak Afrikaans, and learn Latin.

Interesting facts :-

1/. Twice as many books in Urdu are borrowed from the Cardiff Public Libuaries, as are books in Welsh.

2/. SWEB, the South Wales Electricity Board, at great expense, altered thier billing system to send out accounts in Welsh. So far 7 people out of 2 million have requested bills in Welsh.

3/. Again at great public expense Cardiff City have gone bi-lingual,
My mole ( A Mudcatter) in Housing benefit department informs me that they have had ONE request for a claim for benefit to be dealt with in Welsh ! But plenty of requests for forms in Brail, Punjabi, Urdu, Arabic etc.

Gareth - Your tame Welsh man with the Betteshanger Accent.

Those Catters who don't comprehend what and why the Betteshanger Accent is are invited to PM me.