Not my usual post but the fact that Reform is attempting to put forward proposals to disallow the use of Scottish Gaelic, Irish and Cornish on election leaflets is quite frankly a baffling concept.
These are native UK languages. And whilst I absolutely agree that other languages (such as Scots, Urdu and Punjabi) should also be allowed on leaflets, the fact that Reform thinks Celtic languages that have existed longer than ENGLISH on this island shouldn't be on political material is fucking telling of how supportive they allegedly are of the United Kingdom as a whole.
These people don't support 'the British people'. They support the ENGLISH, and a very specific group of English people at that.
People in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Cornwall deserve to be represent in every aspect of their lives. That includes the language.
The only reason Farage hasn't been able to go after Welsh is because it's legal protections are stronger than the others and he physically can't. But I PROMISE that would have been on there too if he could have done it.
It won't be the first time Celtic cultures have been targeted or treated as an 'other'. It won't be the last. All it takes is reading any article about Gaelic revitalisation, Cornish roadsigns, or making Welsh compulsory in school to know that. A large percentage of the English don't get why these cultures want to celebrate their own culture. They don't want it.
Remember folks: Reform is never on your side if you're not one of them. And if you value your own independent culture, you're NOT one of them.
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