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Much of the media seems to concentrating the very few negatives from the Welsh language 2013-15 survey. However the positives from this survey far out weigh these negatives so i thought i would share them. The Welsh Language Use Survey 2013-15 was commissioned by the Welsh Government and the Welsh Language Commissioner in 2013. The survey was conducted over a period of two years between 2013 and 2015. The results of the first year of the survey (2013-14) were published on 29 January 2015 (Welsh Government and Welsh Language Commissioner 2015a) Some of the findings There was an increase in every age group in the number of those who stated that they could speak Welsh but not fluently, but there was a substantial increase amongst the 3 to 15 and 16 to 29 age groups. The largest increases in the number of fluent Welsh speakers since 2004-06 were seen in Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taf, with 7,100 more fluent Welsh speakers in Cardiff and 5,300 more in Rhondda Cynon Taf. 130,...

I coped this from a welsh government pdf file.  How many people in Wales speak Welsh?  The 2011 Census is the key source of information about the number of people who can speak Welsh.  The Welsh Language Use Survey was not intended to provide new statistics on the number of people who say they can speak Welsh, but rather to provide a picture of how fluent Welsh speakers are, and how they use the language.   The Census has collected information about the population of England and Wales every  10 years since 1801.  The latest census in England and Wales took place in March 2011.  Question 17 in the 2011 Census asked people living in Wales:  The 2011 Census showed that 19.0 per cent of people 3 years old and over living in Wales said they could speak Welsh:  ten years earlier the figure from the 2001 Census was 20.8 per cent. The 2001 figure showed an increase ...

This weekend was the anniversary of the flooding of the village of Capel celyn in wales to supply liverpool with water.  Capel Celyn was a rural community to the north west of Bala in Gwynedd, north Wales, in the Afon Tryweryn valley. The village and other parts of the valley were flooded to create a reservoir, Llyn Celyn, in order to supply Liverpool and The Wirral with water for industry.  It later came out that they didnt need the water and wanted to sell it. Quote bellow from wiki " In 1956, a private bill sponsored by Liverpool City Council was brought before Parliament to develop a water reservoir from the Tryweryn Valley. The development would include the flooding of Capel Celyn. By obtaining authority via an Act of Parliament, Liverpool City Council would not require planning consent from the relevant Welsh local authorities. This, together with the fact that the village was one of the last Welsh-only speaking communities, ensured that the proposals became deeply c...

I have noticed recently that many in wales are saying devolution has brought no benifit to wales whatsoever.  This is a result of the way the media reports any negatives regarding devolution but ignore the huge number of positives and people who want devolution to have failed spreading untruths. I have decided to make a list from a simple google search of what devolution has given wales so far.  To say devolution has done anything or has been negative for wales is untrue to say the least. If i have missed anything let me know and i will ad it.  Nine new hospitals and huge investment in new hospital equipment  New Kidney Transplant Unit, PET scanner and Women’s Unit at UHW New Cardiff and Vale Breast Centre. North Wales exhibition centre in Colwyn Bay banning of smoking in public places The Transport (Wales) Bill The Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill The Draft Tourism Accommodation Registration (Wales) Bill. ...

Some points from a UK perspective. The UK now accounts for less than 1 per cent of the world's population and less than 3 per cent of global income (GDP). Each year that goes by, these numbers shrink a little. It  will find it increasingly hard to get its voice heard on topics that affect the uks  prosperity and well-being. The single market, which gives British business access to the entire EU with its 500 million consumers. Free trade is one of the most powerful ways of boosting wealth. We would be foolish to compromise our access to this market. When the Confederation of British Industry surveyed its members in 2013, it found overwhelming support for Britain to stay in the EU among both big and small businesses: 78 per cent wanted to stay versus only 10 per cent wanting to quit. Three-quarters thought leaving would have a negative impact on foreign investment in the UK. At the moment, when we negotiate with America, China or Japan, we are doing so as part of the wor...

Seven Things You Should Know About UKIP And Farage 1. UKIP claims to be anti-establishment. But Farage is a privately educated, ex-Tory City broker.  On top of his £81,500 a year salary as an MEP, he has claimed £2m of taxpayers’ money in expenses and allowances. 2. UKIP leader Nigel Farage says he’s a man of the people. But the Daily Mirror exposed how he opened a trust fund in an offshore tax haven, in a bid to save thousands of pounds in tax-money that could be spent on schools, hospitals and public housing 3. UKIP wants to introduce a flat rate income tax of 31%. That means low-paid workers would face a huge tax hike – while the Duke of Westminister, who is worth a cool £7.8bn, would get a tax cut. 4. UKIP wants to take money away from state schools and give it to private schools like Eton. It pledges to hugely increase military spending, building seven aircraft carriers. This would cost £48.3bn – almost half the annual NHS budget. 5. UKIP is riddl...

Here is some of the controversy's involving ukip over the last few months. I could of tripled the size of this if i went back a few years . People say they have changed so i give them the benefit of the doubt. How anyone would like these to run the country is beyond me.  Anyway, i will keep updating it when i get the time so keep checking back.  Israel should kidnap Barack Obama and put him on trial like a Nazi, Ukip candidate says   Click to read Ukip boots out broadcast builder as he’s exposed as raging Twitter racist   Click to read fake doctorate of Ukip ‘professor’   Click to read Ukip Commonwealth spokesman forced to resign after he is exposed as leader of a kidnapping gang in Pakistan. A Ukip campaigner who helped to boost the party’s multi-cultural credentials has been revealed as the former leader of a Pakistani kidnapping gang. Mujeeb ur Rehman Bhutto, the party’s  Commonwealth spokesman, organised a visit to a mosque for Uki...

Myth: There’s no point or need in Wales being part of the European Union. Fact: Quite the opposite, there is a strong case for Wales being part of the EU and we reap many benefits from our membership. The citizens of Wales each now receive £70  more from the EU budget than they pay in, equating to a £120 million surplus. Wales is  actually a net recipient to the EU, meaning that it gets back more that it puts in – Wales   would never receive the same amount of money from the UK Government as it does from   the EU (around £1 bn per year). Without the EU Wales would receive far less money for jobs and growth, the agricultural sector and community regeneration. Jobs Growth Wales – the Welsh Government programme backed by the European Union – is a prime example of how we’re benefiting in Wales from our membership of the EU. The part EU funded scheme has meant that over 8,000 young people have so far been supported into decent work in Wales. Myth: The Europea...