Do Welsh people think that enough has been done to promote learning and use of the Welsh language? Not gone far enough: 32% About right: 36% Gone too far: 21% yougov.co.uk/society/arti... - ThreadSky

yougov.co.uk • 15 days ago

Do Welsh people think that enough has been done to promote learning and use of the Welsh language?

Not gone far enough: 32%
About right: 36%
Gone too far: 21%

https://yougov.co.uk/society/articles/51587-should-use-of-the-welsh-language-be-promoted-more-in-wales?utm_source=website_article&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=51587

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robpountney.bsky.social•15 days ago

Did they interview Welsh people, or was it people in Wales?
This IS relevant as about 30% of people in Wales were born in England...

radekcdydd.bsky.social•15 days ago

Still, the numbers are clear

robpountney.bsky.social•15 days ago

Point is, if the 20-30% of people in Wales who are anti the language are in fact not Welsh, it says absolutely nothing about the Welsh & their attitude to their own language...
it is certainly relevant to how we choose to deal with our language...

robpountney.bsky.social•15 days ago

...if the vast majority of those who dislike our language are actually not Welsh at all, they have no stake...
Should Moldova stop speaking Moldovan if the 'Trans Dnistrians' demand the right to ignore it & make everyone speak Russian (Because 'they CAN all speak Russian')?

jimprescott.bsky.social•14 days ago

I know English-born people who have settled here who support Cymraeg (often learning it) and conversely, there are plenty of Welsh "natives" who have little regard for it. It isn't a black & white issue.

The only point here is that the public at large overwhelmingly support the language.

radekcdydd.bsky.social•13 days ago

Yes! I didn't want to say anything, but I'm an "outsider" in Wales who strongly supports and studies Welsh.

jimprescott.bsky.social•13 days ago

Making an issue of where someone is born is no better than the vile nationalism of the likes of Trump and Farage as far as I'm concerned.

yougov.co.uk•15 days ago

67% of Welsh people approve of efforts to increase the usage of the Welsh language

Approve: 67%
Disapprove: 20%

https://yougov.co.uk/society/articles/51587-should-use-of-the-welsh-language-be-promoted-more-in-wales?utm_source=website_article&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=51587

yougov.co.uk•15 days ago

Three quarters of Welsh people say that key forms of public information should always be bilingual

% saying should always be in English and Welsh
Public transport announcements: 76%
Council publications: 76%
Road signs: 75%
Signs in shops: 73%

https://yougov.co.uk/society/articles/51587-should-use-of-the-welsh-language-be-promoted-more-in-wales?utm_source=website_article&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=51587

yougov.co.uk•15 days ago

72% of Welsh people say it is important for Welsh schoolchildren to learn the Welsh language

Important: 72%
Not important: 25%

https://yougov.co.uk/society/articles/51587-should-use-of-the-welsh-language-be-promoted-more-in-wales?utm_source=website_article&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=51587

yougov.co.uk•15 days ago

Do Welsh people think it is more important for children to learn Welsh or a foreign language?

Welsh: 45%
A foreign language: 35%

https://yougov.co.uk/society/articles/51587-should-use-of-the-welsh-language-be-promoted-more-in-wales?utm_source=website_article&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=51587

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