As the world opens up its doors more and more each year, sub languages even with all their beauty and history tend to become redundant out with local usage.
With 50,000 Polish, 17,000 Chinese and a not known (but massive) amount of Pakistani/Indian population in Scotland.
The big difference between those mentioned above and Gaelic speakers is that the majority of these people can SPEAK, READ & WRITE in their language. The vast majority of Gaelic speakers DO NOT. The census figures are not worthy as I know that many, many, people who can speak only a few words put their name to the Gaelic Spoken section.

Gaelic is also presently riding high on the current wave of traditional revival, however one must remember that musical and /or cultural styles have revivals and then tend to fade away for decades.
Several prominent Gaelic militants do little to endear the outsider to the language and
opening up the clique/ luvvie groups which run a closed shop and embrace cronyism is a must. These need to be recognised and dealt with or surely survival can only be limited.

The much hoped recent saviour of the language BBC Alba will have a fight on its hands when the digital era/switchover covers the whole country by 2011. Some hundreds of channels will be available and BBC Alba could easily disappear when other cultures and languages appear en masse in our living rooms.

In the words of a famous soldiers Grandfather who had a chip shop on the Island Of Barra, We’re Doomed! We’re Doomed!
Arthur is no fool Captain George Mainwaring but he still has a war to win, something to protect and hardest of all…… to deal with an odd assortment of characters.

Good Luck

Who will be the Baldrick to Bord na Gaidhlig's Blackadder? Or Captain Darling for that matter?!

I think I'd rather be selling cd's myself ;-) I do have many cunning plans however.

Niseachs are above and beyond playing silly games anyway, I doubt he'd want to participate in this.

Go Forth! (and multiply)

Is having a plethora of bodies as effective as one overall body? Thoughts please...

PS, congratulations to Arthur. A real good guy, with a passion for gaelic.

The years of neglect and small time paltry and often inappropriate solutions from 1960 unil now is clear for all to see and it is now difficult to know what can be done to alter the situation there.

Let us hope the new Chairman can weave his magic and do more than what has gone before. It seems from the comments made here and the support given, that he is plainly a winner and a strong fisher for Gaelic. Good
And everyone here is going to lend a hand by getting deeply involved in this work.

We even ken him up here in Kaitness - nach sin a tha math!!!! Far a warm welcome awaits 'e BnG meeting wi' 'e Coonsil fowk accordin' til 'e front page o' 'e Groat 'e day! Hid'll be 'e first test methinks!

WBG

That's like saying - I hate Gaelic singing, who invented Gaelic choirs, people shouldn't wear tartan. The Mod? What's that?!

Or, I love Gaelic singing, I really like Skye too, I am a student at the RSAMD. Who is Kenna Campbell?

I like cats, I like atomic things too, and I live in Argyll. Atomaig Piseag, co?!

Atomic what? Some fandabay-dozy girl band??? Meeeow - how cool is that?? They MUST be good!!

WBG