Re: [lg policy] UK: Muslim women to be taught English in £20m plan to beat 'backward attitudes'

[Baron, Dennis E]

Not all rosy? Here’s the other half, Dave: New Tory Rules: Speak English or get out ---

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jan/18/david-cameron-stigmatising-muslim-women-learn-english-language-policy

Dennis Baron
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On Jan 18, 2016, at 1:39 AM, Dave Sayers <dave.sayers at cantab.net> wrote:

"Tens of thousands of Muslim women unable to speak English are to be given the chance to learn the language in a new government drive to build community integration and counter extremism.

Launching a £20m language fund, David Cameron called for an end to the “passive tolerance” of separate communities which left many Muslim women facing discrimination and social isolation."

More here: http://goo.gl/3QVjD2.

I've heard enough episodes of BBC More or Less to ask how far that money will go. The article goes on to add: "The government estimates that there are 190,000 Muslim women in England who speak little or no English." So, £2m into 1.9k, that would work out at... £10.53 per person!

Chump change for populist fluff then, basically.

Dave

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Dr. Dave Sayers
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