LL-L: "Language policies" LOWLANDS-L, 17.FEB.2000 (03) [S]

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From: Colin Wilson [lcwilson at iee.org]
Subject: Scots in the Census

For oniebodie that didna ken, yesterday (16 Februar) the Scottish
Paurliament votit aginst haein a question on Scots in the Census
o 2001, by 75 votes tae 31.

The record o the debate can be seen fae this URL:

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/official_report/session9900/or041102.htm#C
ol1083

In it ye can see the antrin bittie Scots here an there, the like o:

"Brian Adam (North-East Scotland) (SNP): Fit is so wrang wi wantin to
speir as part o the census aboot foo much money we mak and fit wye we
speak at hame. I cannae see oniethin wrang wi that."

Tae me the maist disappintin thing aboot it is that efter a lang debate,
whan the votes wis cuist, they aw jist votit alang pairty lines! Aw thaim
in favour wis fae pro-freedom pairties (SNP, Green, SSP), an the non-pairty
member Dennis Canavan: aw thaim aginst wis fae pro-British pairties
(Labour, Liberal, Conservative). It gars ye wunner a bittie whit wey they
even thocht the debate wis wirth haein. Forby, it gars ye wunner whuther
a Scottish Paurliament is wirth haein, if aw they're gaun tae dae is haud
till a British-nationalist cultural agenda laid doon ootside Scotland.

Guidwull tae aw,

Colin Wilson.

************ http://www.btinternet.com/~lcwilson/colin.htm ***********

                               the graip wis tint, the besom wis duin
Colin Wilson                   the barra wadna row its lane
writin fae Glesca              an sicna soss it nivver wis seen
                               lik the muckin o Geordie's byre
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