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I feel great sympathy with business leaders in Wales who say that a new Welsh Language Act would create a huge burden on private sector companies. David Rosser, director of CBI Wales, said many companies were seriously concerned about the costs involved.  Speaking on BBC Wales' Maniffesto programme on S4C, he said there was little demand from customers for increased Welsh language services.

His comments came as protesters calling for a new Welsh Language Act vowed to step up a campaign of direct action. The Welsh Language Society, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, has demanded new legislation, giving Welsh equal status with English in the private sector. Currently, all public bodies must provide a bilingual service, but some campaigners want to see the same rules extended to include private companies.

Here we see the Welsh Nationalist Moonbats hoisting their language fanaticism on the private business sector. A public sector mindset being IMPOSED on the wealth creating sector.

Comments

[Mike Cunningham]

The problem being that the Labour Government, prone as it always has been to minority pressure-groups, is feeling particularly vulnerable in Wales after the disastrous General Election results.
In Blaenau Gwent, a former Labour Party member ran as an Independent after being excluded from the Labour candidacy by means of an all-women short list, and then trounced the Labour candidate by winning the seat with a majority of 9,000 plus, from a previous Labour majority of over 19,000! Elsewhere in Wales, Labour lost four other safe seats, and their position in the Welsh Assembly is a little rocky as well, with their budget being challenged by a combined Opposition strength of 31, to Labour's 29, so they are gonna' have to give a little just to get their budget passed! Looks to me that their favourite pet, the Devolved Assembly, is getting ready to stand up and bite it's parent on the arse!
So if there's a chance of looking Wales- and Welsh-friendly, they're gonna' jump at it, and to hell with what others think or believe!

[Peter]

I'm not sure they'll go with this absurd proposal. The Welsh language heartlands do not coincide with the Labour heartlands. Most monoglot Welsh Labour voters will be strongly opposed to this.

[Mike Cunningham]

Don't know if you're correct in your final observation, Peter; just check the huge anmount of money paid out to subsidise S4C, which serves an 11% of Welsh viewers, despite costing many millions! The trouble is, it was put in place by a conservative Government, which goes to show they're all susceptible to both mistakes and pressure!

[Ultonian Scottis American]

I have no problem with this, as long as it mainly affects Cymraeg speaking areas. (Or is it Cymru? My P-Celtic is worse than my Q-Celtic.)