<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all">
<div class="gmail-left"><div class="gmail-full"><div><h1 class="gmail-skills-and-training gmail-the-house">Kinnock: We need a Chief Government Linguist to promote modern languages</h1>
<div class="gmail-meta">
<div class="gmail-byline"><span>Written by:</span> <ul><li>Stephen Kinnock MP</li></ul><ul><li>The House Magazine</li></ul></div> <div class="gmail-date"><span><div class="gmail-label-inline">Posted On: </div></span><strong>26th November 2018</strong></div> </div>
<div class="gmail-intro">
<p>If the UK is to talk – and be heard – around the world in the
post-Brexit era we need a voice in government that is dedicated to
modern languages, says Stephen Kinnock MP. </p>
</div>
<img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_500,w_1120/v1/polhome/logos/modern_languages__sdy5bv.jpg" alt="At a time when the UK is arguably at its most multicultural, and multilingual, we need to harness the language skills that exist on our doorstep, writes Stephen Kinnock" title="At a time when the UK is arguably at its most multicultural, and multilingual, we need to harness the language skills that exist on our doorstep, writes Stephen Kinnock">
At a time when the UK is arguably at its most multicultural, and
multilingual, we need to harness the language skills that exist on our
doorstep, writes Stephen Kinnock<div class="gmail-label-inline">Credit: </div>PA Images
<div class="gmail-content">
<p>Languages are a vital part of our society and economy and yet their importance is neglected and overlooked.</p>
<p>Being able to speak directly to those we deal with is an essential
part of being a global citizen. But in the United Kingdom, the number
studying a language is declining year after year.</p>
<p>The highly developed intercultural skills that come with learning
another language are absolutely vital for successful trade and
diplomacy, peace-making and peacekeeping. But the subject has no
dedicated advocate in government. </p>
<p>Despite their importance, it's a sad fact that modern languages
continue to face a major threat in the UK, with numbers across
educational sectors in decline.</p>
<p>In summer 2018 just 3,000 students sat German A-levels, which
represents a drop of 16 per cent on last year and a 45 per cent fall
since 2010. French, which is traditionally the most popular language in
schools, has also suffered a steep decline.</p>
<p>It is a tragic situation that we cannot allow to
continue, otherwise we face the very real prospect of losing these
skills just at the time when they are more essential than ever.</p>
<p>The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) in a report released this month, <em>Educating for Business</em>,
singled out the need to get language teaching “right” as essential to
achieving the government’s ambition for a Global Britain.</p>
<p>I believe that we need a Chief Government Linguist to take control of
the situation: a civil service role that can coordinate and support
policy in relation to languages. They will be a recognisable ‘go
to’ position identified with languages with the ability to influence
policy; someone who can think strategically and work across departments.</p>
<p>Currently, despite many positive initiatives to boost languages,
policy relating to languages appears fractured and needs someone to
guide it at a central level.</p>
<p>All too often languages are pigeon-holed as being the responsibility
of the Department for Education, when in fact the ability to communicate
effectively across the globe is vital in many departments, from the
Ministry of Defence to the Department for International Development.</p>
<p>We need someone who can provide that overview and help Britain enjoy the remarkable benefits of better language skills.</p>
<p>Research work funded by Government through the £16million Open World
Research Initiative managed by the Arts and Humanities Research Council
(AHRC) will explore the way learning languages has the power to improve
our society – and even our health.</p>
<p>For example, studies have shown that there are significant cognitive
benefits to speaking more than one language. There is clear evidence
that bilingualism can stall dementia for around four years and can
dramatically improve stroke recovery. Evidence is also beginning to
emerge that learning and practising a language later in life can also
bring important cognitive benefits.</p>
<p>And yet there is still no UK-wide languages policy, as language is a devolved matter. <br>
<br>
At a time when the UK is arguably at its most multicultural, and
multilingual, we need to harness the language skills that exist on our
doorstep and at the same time recognise that modern languages have a
value and importance in our contemporary society, helping social
cohesion and developing cultural awareness.</p>
<p>The world is changing, fast. The 21st-century economy will provide
opportunities for curious, culturally aware citizens with broad
communication skills.</p>
<p>An appreciation of modern languages can help underpin that
outward-looking mentality. But we need to act now, as it’s hard to turn
the tap on when languages infrastructure disappears. Linguists are not
made overnight.</p>
<p>I am asking my fellow Parliamentarians to give some thought to the
value of languages, and what the UK would lose if they disappear.</p>
<p>We can take action and for a modest investment ensure there is
someone that makes sure issues around languages are better supported at
an official level. </p>
<p><em>I will be sponsoring an event on Wednesday 28<sup>th</sup> in the
Jubilee Room between 4-5pm showcasing modern languages research, and
discussing issues facing languages in the UK. I would encourage
parliamentary colleagues to come along and learn more from a range of
researchers and stakeholders.</em></p>
<p><strong>Stephen Kinnock is Labour MP for Aberavon </strong></p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-block gmail-block-block">
</div>
<div class="gmail-block gmail-block-block">
<h2 class="gmail-title">The house share This</h2>
<div style="float:right">
</div></div>
<div class="gmail-block gmail-block-views">
<h2 class="gmail-title">Contributions from readers</h2>
<div class="gmail-view-empty">
<p>There are currently no comments on this article - be the first to comment by <a href="https://www.politicshome.com/user/login">logging in</a> or <a href="https://www.politicshome.com/sign-up">registering for a free account</a>.</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-block gmail-block-block gmail-sharethis">
</div>
<div class="gmail-block gmail-block-dfp">
<div id="gmail-dfp-ad-polhome_1x1-wrapper" class="gmail-dfp-tag-wrapper">
<div id="gmail-dfp-ad-polhome_1x1" class="gmail-dfp-tag-wrapper">
</div>
</div></div>
<div class="gmail-block gmail-block-dfp">
<div id="gmail-dfp-ad-polhome_2x1-wrapper" class="gmail-dfp-tag-wrapper">
</div></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-right">
<div id="gmail-user-search">
<div class="gmail-block gmail-block-search gmail-search">
<form action="/news/uk/education/skills-and-training/house/house-magazine/100089/stephen-kinnock-we-need-chief" method="post" id="gmail-search-block-form">
<h2 class="element-invisible">Search form</h2>
<div>
<label class="element-invisible" for="edit-search-block-form--2">Search </label>
<input title="Enter the terms you wish to search for." type="text" id="edit-search-block-form--2" name="search_block_form" value="" size="30" maxlength="128">
</div>
</form></div></div></div><div class="gmail-content-container"><div class="gmail-upper"><div class="gmail-right"><div id="gmail-user-search"><div class="gmail-block gmail-block-search gmail-search"><form action="/news/uk/education/skills-and-training/house/house-magazine/100089/stephen-kinnock-we-need-chief" method="post" id="gmail-search-block-form">
</form>
</div>
<ul><li><br></li><li><br></li></ul>
</div>
<div class="gmail-lead gmail-full">
<div class="gmail-block gmail-block-views">
<h2 class="gmail-title">Partner Content</h2>
<ul><li>
<div class="gmail-views-field gmail-views-field-field-article-image"> <div class="gmail-field-content"><img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_100,w_220/v1/polhome/Sponsored%20article%20images/45746351571_c18bd3678e_k_lvfrjp.jpg" alt="Internet Advertising Bureau" title="Internet Advertising Bureau"></div> </div>
<div class="gmail-views-field gmail-views-field-title"> <span class="gmail-field-content"><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/technology/internet/house/house-magazine/99900/iab-uk-online-advertising-wild-west%E2%80%A6-not-way">IAB UK: Online advertising is like the Wild West… but not in the way you might think</a></span> </div>
<div class="gmail-views-field gmail-views-field-field-article-intro-stand-first"> <div class="gmail-field-content"><p>The
idea that online advertising is a wholly unregulated market is a myth.
As we continue to develop self-regulation, IAB UK is committed
to reducing fraud, increasing brand safety and improving the digital
advertising experience for consumers </p>
</div> </div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-views-field gmail-views-field-field-article-image"> <div class="gmail-field-content"><img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_100,w_220/v1/polhome/Sponsored%20article%20images/etoro_event_write-up_pic_y63hzl.png" alt="eToro's Iqbal V. Gandham at a parliamentary reception on cryptocurrencies" title="eToro's Iqbal V. Gandham at a parliamentary reception on cryptocurrencies"></div> </div>
<div class="gmail-views-field gmail-views-field-title"> <span class="gmail-field-content"><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/economy/business-regulation/house/house-magazine/99671/what-does-future-hold">What does the future hold for cryptocurrencies? </a></span> </div>
<div class="gmail-views-field gmail-views-field-field-article-intro-stand-first"> <div class="gmail-field-content"><p>October 31st marked Bitcoin’s tenth birthday. To celebrate, <em>The House</em>
and investment platform eToro held a reception in Parliament to discuss
the issues around cryptos and the blockchain technology that underpins
them. Geoffrey Lyons reports. </p>
</div> </div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-views-field gmail-views-field-field-article-image"> <div class="gmail-field-content"><img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_100,w_220/v1/polhome/Sponsored%20article%20images/iqbal_linkedin_2_kfcjxf.png" alt="eToro's Iqbal Gandham" title="eToro's Iqbal Gandham"></div> </div>
<div class="gmail-views-field gmail-views-field-title"> <span class="gmail-field-content"><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/economy/business-regulation/house/house-magazine/99015/crypto-revolution-big-internet">Is the crypto revolution as big as the internet?</a></span> </div>
<div class="gmail-views-field gmail-views-field-field-article-intro-stand-first"> <div class="gmail-field-content"><p>Iqbal
Gandham, eToro’s UK managing director, thinks it’s bigger. He speaks
to Geoffrey Lyons about the early days of the internet, crypto critics,
and how the UK can become a global leader in the industry</p>
</div> </div></li></ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="gmail-ad-zone-sidebar" class="gmail-advert">
<div class="gmail-block gmail-block-dfp">
<div id="gmail-dfp-ad-polhome_news_uk_education_mputop-wrapper" class="gmail-dfp-tag-wrapper">
<div id="gmail-dfp-ad-polhome_news_uk_education_mputop" class="gmail-dfp-tag-wrapper">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-block gmail-block-views">
<h2 class="gmail-title">Latest Issue</h2>
<ul><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-two-row gmail-node-dods-products gmail-view-mode-product_details">
<div class="gmail-bottom-row">
<img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_scale,h_343,w_256/v1/polhome/Magazine%20covers/h1633-11-001_high_res_0_gns4bc.jpg" alt="the house 1633" title="the house 1633">
</div>
</div>
</li></ul>
</div>
<div class="gmail-block gmail-block-views">
<ul><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-the_house_contents gmail-title-">
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/home-affairs/policing/house/house-magazine/100068/sajid-javid-%E2%80%9Cministers-must-do-better-job" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>Sajid Javid: “Ministers must do a better job of selling this deal”</h2></a>
</span>
</div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-the_house_contents gmail-title-">
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/labour-party/house/house-magazine/99877/tom-watson-if-we-dont-get-election" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>Tom Watson: 'If we don’t get an election, then obviously a people’s vote is still on the table'</h2></a>
</span>
</div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-the_house_contents gmail-title-">
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/technology/internet/house/house-magazine/99878/lucy-powell-we-must-act-now-online-hate-and" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>Lucy Powell: We must act now on online hate – before it's too late</h2></a>
</span>
</div></li></ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="gmail-ad-zone-mid" class="gmail-advert">
<div class="gmail-block gmail-block-dfp">
<div id="gmail-dfp-ad-polhome_news_uk_education_middle-wrapper" class="gmail-dfp-tag-wrapper">
<div id="gmail-dfp-ad-polhome_news_uk_education_middle" class="gmail-dfp-tag-wrapper">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-lower">
<div class="gmail-left">
<div class="gmail-full">
<div class="gmail-block gmail-block-views gmail-arrow-line-black">
<h2 class="gmail-title">More News</h2>
<ul><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-teaser_full_width gmail-full-width gmail-news gmail-title- gmail-boris-johnson">
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/boris-johnson/news/100174/boris-johnson-wades-tv-debate"><img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_80,w_180/v1/polhome/UK%20politicians/boris_johnson_2_asvgeo.jpg" alt="Boris Johnson" title="Boris Johnson"></a>
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/boris-johnson/news/100174/boris-johnson-wades-tv-debate" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>Boris Johnson wades into TV debate row with call for Brexit supporter to take part</h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span><div class="gmail-meta">27th November 2018</div></span> </div>
<div class="gmail-teaser-content">
<p>Boris Johnson has waded into the row over plans for a TV debate
between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn by demanding that someone who
campaigned for Brexit should also take part.</p>
</div>
</span>
</div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-teaser_full_width gmail-full-width gmail-news gmail-title- gmail-uk-independence-party">
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/uk-independence-party/news/100167/top-ukip-mep-patrick-oflynn-quits-over"><img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_80,w_180/v1/polhome/MEPs/patrick_oflynn_hpru3k.jpg" alt="Patrick O'Flynn" title="Patrick O'Flynn"></a>
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/uk-independence-party/news/100167/top-ukip-mep-patrick-oflynn-quits-over" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>Top Ukip politician Patrick O'Flynn quits over Tommy Robinson links</h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span><div class="gmail-meta">27th November 2018</div></span> </div>
<div class="gmail-teaser-content">
<p>Top Ukip MEP Patrick O’Flynn has quit the party after its
leader drafted in right-wing activist Tommy Robinson for an advisory
role on prison reform and rape gangs.</p>
</div>
</span>
</div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-teaser_full_width gmail-full-width gmail-news gmail-title- gmail-conservative-party">
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/news/100161/theresa-may-loyalist-michael-fallon-savages"><img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_80,w_180/v1/polhome/UK%20politicians/pa-33542722_plljkt.jpg" alt="Michael Fallon" title="Michael Fallon"></a>
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/news/100161/theresa-may-loyalist-michael-fallon-savages" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>Theresa May loyalist Michael Fallon savages her 'doomed' Brexit deal</h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span><div class="gmail-meta">27th November 2018</div></span> </div>
<div class="gmail-teaser-content">
<p>Theresa May has suffered a fresh blow as a previously loyal
Conservative ex-Cabinet minister hit out at her “doomed” Brexit deal.</p>
</div>
</span>
</div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-teaser_full_width gmail-full-width gmail-news gmail-title- gmail-conservative-party">
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/news/100159/tributes-pour-following-death-incredible"><img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_80,w_180/v1/polhome/UK%20politicians/pa-16235999_s5ur4w.jpg" alt="Baroness Trumpington" title="Baroness Trumpington"></a>
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/news/100159/tributes-pour-following-death-incredible" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>Tributes pour in following death of 'incredible' Baroness Trumpington</h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span><div class="gmail-meta">27th November 2018</div></span> </div>
<div class="gmail-teaser-content">
<p>Tributes have been paid after former Conservative minister and
Bletchley Park codebreaker Baroness Trumpington died at the age of 96.</p>
</div>
</span>
</div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-teaser_full_width gmail-full-width gmail-news gmail-title- gmail-illness/treatments">
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/health-and-care/illnesstreatments/news/100158/labour-slam-short-sighted-cuts-sexual-health"><img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_80,w_180/v1/polhome/health%20and%20social%20care/pa-39209466_y8ieui.jpg" alt="smoking" title="smoking"></a>
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/health-and-care/illnesstreatments/news/100158/labour-slam-short-sighted-cuts-sexual-health" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>Labour slam 'short-sighted' cuts to sexual health and anti-smoking services</h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span><div class="gmail-meta">27th November 2018</div></span> </div>
<div class="gmail-teaser-content">
<p>Labour have slammed “short-sighted” cuts to funding for sexual health services and help for people to quit smoking.</p>
</div>
</span>
</div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-teaser_full_width gmail-full-width gmail-news gmail-title- gmail-conservative-party">
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/news/100157/theresa-may-says-shes-ready-tv-debate"><img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_80,w_180/v1/polhome/UK%20politicians/may_corbyn_tnp1lt.jpg" alt="Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn" title="Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn"></a>
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/news/100157/theresa-may-says-shes-ready-tv-debate" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>Theresa May says she’s 'ready' for TV debate with Jeremy Corbyn days before crucial Commons vote</h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span><div class="gmail-meta">27th November 2018</div></span> </div>
<div class="gmail-teaser-content">
<p>Theresa May has confirmed that she's "ready" for a televised
showdown with Jeremy Corbyn over her Brexit deal as she races to sell it
to the country.</p>
</div>
</span>
</div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-teaser_full_width gmail-full-width gmail-news gmail-title- gmail-brexit">
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/foreign-affairs/brexit/news/100156/blow-theresa-may-donald-trump-says-her-brexit-deal-could"><img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_80,w_180/v1/polhome/UK%20politicians/maytrump_xroqnd_jl30kb.png" alt="Theresa May and Donald Trump" title="Theresa May and Donald Trump"></a>
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/foreign-affairs/brexit/news/100156/blow-theresa-may-donald-trump-says-her-brexit-deal-could" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>Blow for Theresa May as Donald Trump says her Brexit deal could hinder UK trade with America</h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span><div class="gmail-meta">27th November 2018</div></span> </div>
<div class="gmail-teaser-content">
<p>Donald Trump has warned Theresa May that her Brexit deal could
make it difficult for the UK to trade with America after it quits the
EU.</p>
</div>
</span>
</div></li></ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-right">
<div class="gmail-split">
<div class="gmail-block gmail-block-views editors-choice gmail-arrow-line-gray">
<h2 class="gmail-title">Editor's Choice</h2>
<ul><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-teaser_title_date_image gmail-title-with-date gmail-the-house gmail-title- gmail-skills-and-training">
<img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_80,w_180/v1/polhome/logos/modern_languages__sdy5bv.jpg" alt="At a time when the UK is arguably at its most multicultural, and multilingual, we need to harness the language skills that exist on our doorstep, writes Stephen Kinnock" title="At a time when the UK is arguably at its most multicultural, and multilingual, we need to harness the language skills that exist on our doorstep, writes Stephen Kinnock">
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/education/skills-and-training/house/house-magazine/100089/stephen-kinnock-we-need-chief" class="gmail-group-link-group"><h2>Stephen Kinnock: We need a Chief Government Linguist to promote modern languages</h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span>26th November 2018</span> </div>
</span>
</div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-teaser_title_date_image gmail-title-with-date gmail-news gmail-title- gmail-theresa-may">
<img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_80,w_180/v1/polhome/UK%20politicians/theresa_may_1_bcno44.png" alt="Theresa May" title="Theresa May">
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/theresa-may/news/100154/theresa-may-faces-brexit" class="gmail-group-link-group"><h2>Theresa May faces Brexit showdown in Commons on 11 December as anger grows over deal</h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span>26th November 2018</span> </div>
</span>
</div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-teaser_title_date_image gmail-title-with-date gmail-the-house gmail-title- gmail-china">
<img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_80,w_180/v1/polhome/buildings/china_appg_reltbo.jpg" alt="MPs Lilian Greenwood, Jess Phillips, Nigel Huddleston, David Morris and Jonathan Reynolds joined Richard Graham in China in November" title="MPs Lilian Greenwood, Jess Phillips, Nigel Huddleston, David Morris and Jonathan Reynolds joined Richard Graham in China in November">
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/world/china/house/house-magazine/100095/richard-graham-dispatches-cross-party-trip-china" class="gmail-group-link-group"><h2>Richard Graham: Dispatches from a cross-party trip to China </h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span>26th November 2018</span> </div>
</span>
</div></li></ul>
</div>
<div class="gmail-block gmail-block-views gmail-top-stories gmail-arrow-line-gray">
<h2 class="gmail-title">Most read</h2>
<ul><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-teaser_title_with_date gmail-title-with-date gmail-title-">
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/social-affairs/welfare/news/100123/universal-credit-could-plunge-100000-children-christmas" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>Universal Credit could plunge 100,000 children into Christmas crisis, ministers warned</h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span><div class="gmail-meta-greenbox">26th November 2018</div></span> </div>
</span>
</div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-teaser_title_with_date gmail-title-with-date gmail-title-">
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/labour-party/news/100155/excl-number-10-chief-begs-labour-mps-back" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>EXCL Number 10 chief begs Labour MPs to back 'tenacious' Theresa May's Brexit deal</h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span><div class="gmail-meta-greenbox">27th November 2018</div></span> </div>
</span>
</div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-teaser_title_with_date gmail-title-with-date gmail-title-">
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/foreign-affairs/brexit/news/100113/philip-hammond-lead-cabinet-exodus-if-theresa-may-goes-no" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>Philip Hammond 'to lead Cabinet exodus' if Theresa May goes for no-deal Brexit</h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span><div class="gmail-meta-greenbox">25th November 2018</div></span> </div>
</span>
</div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-teaser_title_with_date gmail-title-with-date gmail-title-">
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/europe/eu-policy-agenda/brexit/news/100125/david-mundell-facing-calls-quit-over-emmanuel-macron" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>David Mundell facing calls to quit over Emmanuel Macron Brexit fishing threat</h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span><div class="gmail-meta-greenbox">26th November 2018</div></span> </div>
</span>
</div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-view-mode-teaser_title_with_date gmail-title-with-date gmail-title-">
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/politics/news/100131/theresa-may-summons-labour-mps-brexit-briefing-bid-sell-deal" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>Theresa May summons Labour MPs to Brexit briefing in bid to sell deal</h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span><div class="gmail-meta-greenbox">26th November 2018</div></span> </div>
</span>
</div></li></ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-full">
<div class="gmail-block gmail-block-views gmail-house-magazine gmail-arrow-line-black">
<h2 class="gmail-title"><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/articles/magazine/house" class="gmail-block-title-link" title="From the House Magazine">From the House magazine</a></h2>
<ul><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-node-teaser gmail-view-mode-teaser gmail-the-house gmail-title- gmail-china">
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/world/china/house/house-magazine/100095/richard-graham-dispatches-cross-party-trip-china"><img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_80,w_180/v1/polhome/buildings/china_appg_reltbo.jpg" alt="MPs Lilian Greenwood, Jess Phillips, Nigel Huddleston, David Morris and Jonathan Reynolds joined Richard Graham in China in November" title="MPs Lilian Greenwood, Jess Phillips, Nigel Huddleston, David Morris and Jonathan Reynolds joined Richard Graham in China in November"></a>
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/world/china/house/house-magazine/100095/richard-graham-dispatches-cross-party-trip-china" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>Richard Graham: Dispatches from a cross-party trip to China </h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span><div class="gmail-meta">26th November 2018</div></span> </div>
<div class="gmail-teaser-content">
<p>Richard Graham reports on a recent all-party mission to China
intent on forging a brighter future with one of the world’s great new
powers</p>
</div>
</span>
</div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-node-teaser gmail-view-mode-teaser gmail-the-house gmail-title- gmail-foreign-affairs">
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/foreign-affairs/house/house-magazine/100097/anne-main-and-rushanara-ali-stop-unsafe-return"><img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_80,w_180/v1/polhome/international%20relations/rohingya_refugees_adf4q1.jpg" alt="The refugees deserve justice, dignity and the choice to return to safe conditions in Burma if they wish, write Anne Main and Rushanara Ali" title="The refugees deserve justice, dignity and the choice to return to safe conditions in Burma if they wish, write Anne Main and Rushanara Ali"></a>
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/foreign-affairs/house/house-magazine/100097/anne-main-and-rushanara-ali-stop-unsafe-return" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>Anne Main and Rushanara Ali: Stop the unsafe return of Rohingya refugees </h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span><div class="gmail-meta">26th November 2018</div></span> </div>
<div class="gmail-teaser-content">
<p>Rushanara Ali and Anne Main call on the government as a matter
of urgency to help halt Bangladesh’s plans to forcibly repatriate
Rohingya refugees...</p> </div>
</span>
</div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-node-teaser gmail-view-mode-teaser gmail-the-house gmail-title- gmail-skills-and-training">
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/education/skills-and-training/house/house-magazine/100089/stephen-kinnock-we-need-chief"><img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_80,w_180/v1/polhome/logos/modern_languages__sdy5bv.jpg" alt="At a time when the UK is arguably at its most multicultural, and multilingual, we need to harness the language skills that exist on our doorstep, writes Stephen Kinnock" title="At a time when the UK is arguably at its most multicultural, and multilingual, we need to harness the language skills that exist on our doorstep, writes Stephen Kinnock"></a>
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/education/skills-and-training/house/house-magazine/100089/stephen-kinnock-we-need-chief" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>Stephen Kinnock: We need a Chief Government Linguist to promote modern languages</h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span><div class="gmail-meta">26th November 2018</div></span> </div>
<div class="gmail-teaser-content">
<p>If the UK is to talk – and be heard – around the world in the
post-Brexit era we need a voice in government that is dedicated to
modern languages...</p> </div>
</span>
</div></li><li>
<div class="gmail-teaser gmail-container gmail-node-dods-article gmail-node-teaser gmail-view-mode-teaser gmail-the-house gmail-title- gmail-policing">
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/home-affairs/policing/house/house-magazine/100068/sajid-javid-%E2%80%9Cministers-must-do-better-job"><img class="gmail-image-dimensions-unknown" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dods/image/upload/c_fill,g_center,h_80,w_180/v1/polhome/UK%20politicians/savid_javid_online_bghqu1.jpg" alt="Sajid Javid" title="Sajid Javid"></a>
<span>
<a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/home-affairs/policing/house/house-magazine/100068/sajid-javid-%E2%80%9Cministers-must-do-better-job" class="gmail-group-link-group gmail-field-group-link"><h2>Sajid Javid: “Ministers must do a better job of selling this deal”</h2></a>
<div class="gmail-date">
<span><div class="gmail-meta">23rd November 2018</div></span> </div>
<div class="gmail-teaser-content">
<p>Sajid Javid finds himself in one of the great offices of state
at a pivotal moment in Britain’s history. As he calls for the government
to allay...</p> </div>
</span>
</div></li></ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="gmail-ad-zone-footer" class="gmail-advert">
<div class="gmail-block gmail-block-dfp">
<div id="gmail-dfp-ad-polhome_news_uk_education_bottom-wrapper" class="gmail-dfp-tag-wrapper">
<div id="gmail-dfp-ad-polhome_news_uk_education_bottom" class="gmail-dfp-tag-wrapper">
</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-close-ad-but">x Close</div></div>
</div>
<h2 class="gmail-title">Quick Links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news">News</a></li><li><a href="https://www.dodsshop.co.uk/store/products,the-house_20.htm" target="_blank">The House Magazine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/latest-news">Green Box</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/latest-opinion">Central Lobby</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/calendar/political-agenda">Calendar</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/articles/blog-post">Blogs</a></li></ul>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/articles/document">PoliticsHome Pro</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/directory">Member Directory</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/register">Register</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/commerce-express-checkout/1/R1_XkRAdHHH8PVN6LubWrTiOyTzXm_zWgGQXT0XmMZ4">Sign Up</a></li></ul>
<h2 class="gmail-title">About PoliticsHome</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/contact-us">Contact Us</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/about-politicshome">About PoliticsHome</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/marketing-opportunities">Marketing Opportunities</a></li><li><a href="http://dods.co.uk/subscription_terms" target="_blank">Terms and Conditions</a></li><li><a href="http://dods.co.uk/terms/cookies" target="_blank">Cookies</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/rss-feeds">RSS Feeds</a></li></ul>
<h2 class="gmail-title">More From Dods</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.totalpolitics.com" target="_blank">Total Politics</a></li><li><a href="http://www.publictenders.net/" target="_blank">PublicTenders.net</a></li><li><a href="http://www.holyrood.com" target="_blank">Holyrood</a></li><li><a href="http://www.dodsinformation.com" target="_blank">Dods Information</a></li><li><a href="http://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/" target="_blank">Parliament Magazine</a></li><li><a href="http://www.dodspublicsector.com" target="_blank">Dods Public Sector</a></li><li><a href="http://www.civilserviceworld.com" target="_blank">Civil Service World</a></li><li><a href="http://www.dodsinformation.com/product/uk-monitoring" target="_blank">Dods Monitoring</a></li><li><a href="http://www.trainingjournal.com" target="_blank">Training Journal</a></li><li><a href="http://www.dodsinformation.com/product/eu-monitoring" target="_blank">Dods EU Monitoring</a></li><li><a href="http://www.westminster-briefing.com" target="_blank">Westminster Briefing</a></li><li><a href="http://www.dodsshop.co.uk" target="_blank">Dods Shop</a></li><li><a href="http://www.dods-training.com" target="_blank">Dods Training</a></li><li><a href="http://www.electus-group.com" target="_blank">Electus</a></li><li><a href="http://www.publicaffairsnews.com" target="_blank">Public Affairs News</a></li><li><a href="http://www.dods.co.uk" target="_blank">Dods</a></li><li><a href="http://www.publictechnology.net/" target="_blank">PublicTechnology.net</a></li></ul>
<h2 class="gmail-title">About Dods</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.dods.co.uk/" target="_blank">Dods</a></li><li><a href="http://www.dodsgroupplc.com/" target="_blank">Investor Relations</a></li><li><a href="http://dodsgroup.com/terms-conditions" target="_blank">Terms and Conditions</a></li></ul>
<br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies <br>University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone: (215) 898-7475<br>Fax: (215) 573-2138 <br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com" target="_blank">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/" target="_blank">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/</a> <br><br>-------------------------------------------------</div></div>