tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15451899.post113918252377461500..comments2024-02-23T10:17:46.708+00:00Comments on British Nationalists in Wales WATCH: Is she still in a job?Nicholas Michael Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17666796489515753753noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15451899.post-1140008073910522062006-02-15T12:54:00.000+00:002006-02-15T12:54:00.000+00:00You're dodging my point - these comments were not ...<I>You're dodging my point - these comments were not about English speakers having a veto on Welsh language policies, as you suggested, They are about who out of the WLB and the WAG takes the decisions.</I><BR/><BR/>When I first read these comments, I thought she was refering to the Welsh langauge board, but when you put them with her other comments like: "<I>English speakers have rights too</I>" than I'd say she was talking about English speakers having a veto on Welsh language policies (as you rightly phrase it)Rhys Wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524815272093960511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15451899.post-1139814674284227552006-02-13T07:11:00.000+00:002006-02-13T07:11:00.000+00:00You're dodging my point - these comments were not ...You're dodging my point - these comments were not about English speakers having a veto on Welsh language policies, as you suggested, They are about who out of the WLB and the WAG takes the decisions.<BR/><BR/>This spokesperson suggested it is the latter. Do you agree now that a) this is the case and b) that is how the comments are intended?Normal Mouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374935277497669293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15451899.post-1139786259703336162006-02-12T23:17:00.000+00:002006-02-12T23:17:00.000+00:00And who exactly voted for Cathy Owens? She has obv...And who exactly voted for Cathy Owens? She has obviously broken the code of conduct for special advisers, and she should go.Nicholas Michael Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17666796489515753753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15451899.post-1139751419491131672006-02-12T13:36:00.000+00:002006-02-12T13:36:00.000+00:00Are you wilfully missing this spokesperson's real ...Are you wilfully missing this spokesperson's real meaning or have you simply not stopped to think about it?<BR/><BR/>It is glaringly obvious to me that the "turkeys" are members of the Welsh Language Board who, understandably, are reluctant to vote themselves out of existence.<BR/><BR/>At the same time, they have no democratic mandate, being an appointed quango.<BR/><BR/>The point is thus perfectly clear; elected politicians properly and democratically decide on courses of actions. The WLB can disagree with those decisions, but it cannot change them.<BR/><BR/>Simple - when you lift the anti-Welsh paranoia.Normal Mouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374935277497669293noreply@blogger.com