Gaelic policy and planning critique

LSI Senior Research Fellow, Iain Caimbeul, argues in the Stornoway Gazette that Gaelic has been badly let down, and that fundamental reform is now even more critical.

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"Tha staing na Gàidhlig air fàs nas miosa – the Gaelic language crisis has got worse."

"The combination of a disingenuous official consultation about the challenging sociolinguistic evidence of the remaining Gaelic vernacular communities in the islands, and now the withdrawal of funding for Gaelic officers in these areas, demonstrates the reality of official concern for sustaining native-speaking communities..."

The full article is available on the Stornoway Gazette website.