Welsh Language Society Condemns Proposal to Remove Welsh Language Commissioner

The Welsh Language Society is in the forefront of the struggle to preserve, promote and protect the Celtic tongue of Wales. The group define themselves on their web page with these words:  “Cymdeithas is a group of people who seek equality of access to the Welsh language and campaign positively in a non-violent way for rights of people in Wales to use the language in every aspect of everyday life."

News From the Welsh Language Society:

Cyhoeddwyd gan Anhysbys ar Iau, Hyd 12th am 10:15 yb (October 12, 2017)

Cymdeithas yr Iaith has said that a report published today on the state of language rights by the Welsh Language Commissioner shows that Government plans to abolish the role are 'foolish'.  

Osian Rhys from language campaign group Cymdeithas yr Iaith said:  

"This report is further evidence that the Government's White Paper, which proposes to weaken regulation, the rights of people to complain and abolish the Commissioner, are seriously flawed and not evidence-based. There's no logic to support the Government's plans which would turn the clock back to a failed system. That's why we see an increasingly desperate Minister scrambling about for alternative ideas as his White Paper falls apart."  

"With a Commissioner implementing the Standards, it seems that Welsh language services are starting to improve and there is more work for people through the medium of Welsh. There are eight Language Commissioners around the world, and, in Wales, we have Commissioners for Children, Older People and Future Generations. So why abolish our Welsh Language Commissioner? It would be foolish to abolish a system which only started coming into force eighteen months ago."

http://cymdeithas.cymru/news/language-rights-report-foolish-abolish-wels...