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End discrimination in Wales against the English language

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The big idea

Public sector bodies and utility companies in Wales often refuse job applications from non-Welsh speakers. This reduces and limits academic, economic and social progress. There should be no mandatory requirements on this issue. best person for the job should be the standard.

Why does this matter?

Wales needs all the help it can get. By confining appointments to Welsh speakers only the pool of knowledge, experience and ability available is unneccessarily limited. It is entirely legitimate to support and protect the Welsh language but by keeping English speakers (and other non-Welsh language background applicants) out of public appointments Wales itself and its people are diminished.

In another language related example the practice of duplicating utility bills and information in Welsh and English creates unecessary and avoidable waste. Consumers should have the option of receiving this material in one language or the other. Some useful savings would flow from this change.

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One Response to End discrimination in Wales against the English language

  1. peter meese says:

    At last lets stand up for the English speaking Welsh.
    no more bilingual signs
    no more bilingual forms
    no more compulsory welsh in schools
    no more job discrimination against english speakers.
    lets value peoples ideas not the language they speak.
    lets be proud to be welsh and english speaking.
    put the money saved into the health service,education,jobs etc .

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