<![CDATA[I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this.]]>I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this.

The has a policy of bilingualism. All meetings include translators, so that speakers of English or Welsh can participate equally. But every member of the Welsh Cabinet is a native speaker of , so the Cabinet meetings will be held in their native lsnguage.

Imposing the was a key component of the imperial project of Britishness. But the tide has turned. πŸ’š 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/6edbd934-b781-49e3-87b4-fb3524eeb997/i-am-staggered-by-the-sheer-hugeness-of-this.RSS for NodeTue, 26 May 2026 22:45:45 GMTTue, 19 May 2026 12:13:59 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Wed, 20 May 2026 06:55:15 GMT]]>@2legged Do you have any sources other than this tweet? I am not finding any reporting on this. Lots about the new cabinet but nothing about the language of their meetings. I'd love to read more about it!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://todon.eu/users/redjives/statuses/116605590958184705https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://todon.eu/users/redjives/statuses/116605590958184705Wed, 20 May 2026 06:55:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Wed, 20 May 2026 05:21:49 GMT]]>@2legged Good for Wales! Language is a large part of identity. The way language shapes thinking and communication is incredible.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/jeroenvanbergen/statuses/116605223531058067https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/jeroenvanbergen/statuses/116605223531058067Wed, 20 May 2026 05:21:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Wed, 20 May 2026 03:50:07 GMT]]>@2legged
Meanwhile in increasingly bilingual (or at least te reo Māori friendly) Aotearoa New Zealand, the right-wing coalition Government has announced that all government must use the English-first logos it is sending them by July 1.
The Waitangi Tribunal, charged with protecting indigenous rights found the Crown breached the principles of te Tiriti o Waitangiβ€Š/β€Šβ€‹the Treaty of Waitangi, including rangatiratanga (chieftainship), partnership, active protection, equity and good government.

Judge Te Kani Williams said any diminishing of Crown support for the revitilisation of te reo was a matter of serious concern.
The Government's Māori-second policy arises from a demand by minority party New Zealand First in the coalition agreement.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/hugh/statuses/116604862929672123https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/hugh/statuses/116604862929672123Wed, 20 May 2026 03:50:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 23:21:36 GMT]]>Diolch, @owenblacker. That's very kind.

I had long intended to do some proper learning of Cymraeg, to get me beyond the few dozen words taught by my dear friends in Eryri.

But these days, my energy levels are too low to take on a project like that.

@jamesb

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/2legged/statuses/116603807093767211https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/2legged/statuses/116603807093767211Tue, 19 May 2026 23:21:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 22:10:04 GMT]]>

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/franciswashere/statuses/116603525841091887https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/franciswashere/statuses/116603525841091887Tue, 19 May 2026 22:10:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 21:27:07 GMT]]>@2legged Comhghairdeas Γ³ na hEireannaigh!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nu/ap/users/115915469604932231/statuses/116603356940093838https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nu/ap/users/115915469604932231/statuses/116603356940093838Tue, 19 May 2026 21:27:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 21:08:23 GMT]]>@2legged Wow. Every member a speaker of Welsh. That's amazing and wonderful.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/bluetea/statuses/116603283300456295https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/bluetea/statuses/116603283300456295Tue, 19 May 2026 21:08:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 20:42:30 GMT]]>@failedLyndonLaRouchite @2legged I thought it was quite amusing, but then I'm from Holyhead πŸ™‚ However, I do think that power tends to accumulate at the centre, and those at the periphery feel neglected.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/pracwell/statuses/116603181515846144https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/pracwell/statuses/116603181515846144Tue, 19 May 2026 20:42:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 20:22:07 GMT]]>@2legged TTFN!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theforkiverse.com/ap/users/116087390155747014/statuses/116603101353701809https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theforkiverse.com/ap/users/116087390155747014/statuses/116603101353701809Tue, 19 May 2026 20:22:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 20:16:01 GMT]]>There yiu are again, @rhysw. Letting crucial omitted facts get in the way of the bilious prejudices of a pompous English overlord. πŸ˜…

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/2legged/statuses/116603077350172657https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/2legged/statuses/116603077350172657Tue, 19 May 2026 20:16:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 20:12:48 GMT]]>@GF493D !

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/2legged/statuses/116603064713505152https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/2legged/statuses/116603064713505152Tue, 19 May 2026 20:12:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 20:12:42 GMT]]>@2legged It's worth pointing out (particularly to Moylam types) that interpretation will still be available and used in the meetings by those present that don't understand Welsh, such as some of their staff and some civil servants.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.wales/users/rhysw/statuses/116603064316118178https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.wales/users/rhysw/statuses/116603064316118178Tue, 19 May 2026 20:12:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 20:11:35 GMT]]>@2legged Well given the difference between getting shafted in English and being shafted in Welsh I'd say it was splitting hares between Welsh rarebit and cheese on toast..

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theforkiverse.com/ap/users/116087390155747014/statuses/116603059924054647https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theforkiverse.com/ap/users/116087390155747014/statuses/116603059924054647Tue, 19 May 2026 20:11:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 20:09:08 GMT]]>@2legged Yma o hyd

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/TheDonsieLass/statuses/116603050323865550https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/TheDonsieLass/statuses/116603050323865550Tue, 19 May 2026 20:09:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 19:52:11 GMT]]>@GF493D Are you trolling?

Or do you genuinely have no idea?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/2legged/statuses/116602983677913810https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/2legged/statuses/116602983677913810Tue, 19 May 2026 19:52:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 19:48:55 GMT]]>@2legged @HarriettMB Irish is such a beautiful language. It's a shame they don't use it more.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/oz1sej/statuses/116602970780541893https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/oz1sej/statuses/116602970780541893Tue, 19 May 2026 19:48:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 19:36:46 GMT]]>@2legged @HarriettMB Interestingly, this is how Ireland introduced the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h97_NY6M7DM& t=315s

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/oz1sej/statuses/116602923014953289https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/oz1sej/statuses/116602923014953289Tue, 19 May 2026 19:36:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 19:35:54 GMT]]>@michaelmaguire πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ˜…πŸ€£

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/2legged/statuses/116602919597007252https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/2legged/statuses/116602919597007252Tue, 19 May 2026 19:35:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 19:28:24 GMT]]>@2legged Also, the entire meetings will be (well) sung rather than spoken.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/michaelmaguire/statuses/116602890148537923https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/michaelmaguire/statuses/116602890148537923Tue, 19 May 2026 19:28:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 19:25:05 GMT]]>@WhiteCatTamer @2legged An actual Lord who "believes" in Brexit but who has acquired an Irish passport so that the inconveniences of Brexit remain for lesser mortals.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/samueljohnson/statuses/116602877068932303https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/samueljohnson/statuses/116602877068932303Tue, 19 May 2026 19:25:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 19:12:47 GMT]]>@ianturton

It probably helps though that Luxembourgish and German are closely related, which isn't the case for Irish and English.

@2legged @HarriettMB

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/guenther/statuses/116602828716275164https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/guenther/statuses/116602828716275164Tue, 19 May 2026 19:12:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 19:07:53 GMT]]>@ianturton

Apparently. So it's similar to Ireland where everyone speaks English (and most even have it as their first language), isn't it?

@2legged @HarriettMB

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/guenther/statuses/116602809419628836https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/guenther/statuses/116602809419628836Tue, 19 May 2026 19:07:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 18:56:41 GMT]]>@guenther @2legged @HarriettMB but doesn't everyone in Luxembourg learn French, German and Luxembourgish at school (and in my experience very good English too)?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mapstodon.space/users/ianturton/statuses/116602765416631395https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mapstodon.space/users/ianturton/statuses/116602765416631395Tue, 19 May 2026 18:56:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. on Tue, 19 May 2026 18:55:44 GMT]]>@2legged

Mae hynny'n drueni.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sibrosan/statuses/116602761689050939https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sibrosan/statuses/116602761689050939Tue, 19 May 2026 18:55:44 GMT