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Alasdair MacCaluim

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Eadar-theangair, neach-leasachaidh cànain, neach-iomairt Gàidhlig, rocair, atheist, Xman via Xish. An àrainneachd, trèanaichean, tramaichean is tràilidhean agus còmhdhail uaine. treanaichean.wordpress.com

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Kernow 〓〓 @kernow.bsky.social · 11h
Council adopts bilingual signage policy. Councillors and officers are also encouraged to use key Kernewek phrases as part of their roles and in their day-to-day lives www.voicenewspapers.co.uk//news/counci...
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Council adopts bilingual signage policy
Councillors and officers are also encouraged to use key Kernewek phrases as part of their roles and in their day-to-day lives
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Tuairisc @tuairisc.bsky.social · 9h
PORT AN DÚNÁIN: ‘Ciorcal comhrá’ eagraithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge ar Bhóthar Gharbhachaidh
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PORT AN DÚNÁIN: ‘Ciorcal comhrá’ eagraithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge ar Bhóthar Gharbhachaidh
B’éigean do Chraobh Phort an Dúnáin, craobh úrnua de Chonradh na Gaeilge, na chéad ranganna Gaeilge a bhí le reáchtáil acu a chur ar ceal mar gheall ar an chonspóid faoi mhaisreáil an Oird Oráistigh
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Tha latha nan dìosalan seachad! Ann an 1960, chaidh an trèana smùid mu dheireadh a thogail airson lìonra rèile Bhreatainn – an Evening Star. Ochd bliadhna às dèidh sin, ruith an trèana smùid mu dheireadh aig BR. Tha linn nan dìosalan a-nis a’ tighinn gu crìch cuideachd. Ann am beagan…
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Tha latha nan dìosalan seachad!
Ann an 1960, chaidh an trèana smùid mu dheireadh a thogail airson lìonra rèile Bhreatainn – an Evening Star. Ochd bliadhna às dèidh sin, ruith an trèana smùid mu dheireadh aig BR. Tha linn nan dìosalan a-nis a’ tighinn gu crìch cuideachd. Ann am beagan bhliadhnaichean, tha a h-uile coltas ann nach bi ach trèanaichean dealanach againn. Saoilidh mi gu bheil sinn a-nis air 1960 a ruigsinn ann an sgeulachdan nan dìosalan agus nach tèid an còrr a thogail, ged a bhios iad againn fad iomadh bliadhna fhathast.
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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Tha an suidheachadh toinnte ach gun a bhith buileach èiginneach (fhathast). Cùm sùil gheur amharasach orra
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ceiltis ann an cunnart ann an OIlthigh Dhùn Èideann. Tha strì a dhìth!!!! Nàire mhòr air an oilthigh. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2656140... #gàidhlig #cleachdi #gachlatha
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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Best find at today's collector's fair - a postcard of the short-lived #monorail at #rhyl. It only ran for a few weeks in 1980 - read more at theleisurehistorian.com/rhyl-monorail/
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A car in the fridge, a fridge in the car? Lìonra Motorail Bha mi a’ bruidhinn ri co-obraiche Fionlannach san oifis an-diugh. Bha e ag innse dhomh mun trèana motorail san Fhionnlainn. Dè th’ ann am motorail? ’S e a th’ ann ach seirbheis trèana far am bi do chàr a’ dol air an trèana còmhla rut. Tha…
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A car in the fridge, a fridge in the car? Lìonra Motorail
Bha mi a’ bruidhinn ri co-obraiche Fionlannach san oifis an-diugh. Bha e ag innse dhomh mun trèana motorail san Fhionnlainn. Dè th’ ann am motorail? ’S e a th’ ann ach seirbheis trèana far am bi do chàr a’ dol air an trèana còmhla rut. Tha seirbheisean mar seo gu math goireasach ma tha thu a’ dol air turas fada is nach eil thu airson dràibheadh, ach nuair a tha càr a dhìth ort aig do cheann-uidhe.
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
An dàrna cofaidh as miosa ann an Èirinn – Turas gu Rathad-iarainn Dhùn Phàdraig agus an Dùin Thòisich an latha agam gu math gu math tràth le tagsaidh aig 03:40. Bha mi a’ dol dhan phort-adhair ach an àite a bhith a’ dol ann gu direach, dh’obraich mi a-mach gum biodh e na bu shaoire a dhol gu…
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An dàrna cofaidh as miosa ann an Èirinn – Turas gu Rathad-iarainn Dhùn Phàdraig agus an Dùin
Thòisich an latha agam gu math gu math tràth le tagsaidh aig 03:40. Bha mi a’ dol dhan phort-adhair ach an àite a bhith a’ dol ann gu direach, dh’obraich mi a-mach gum biodh e na bu shaoire a dhol gu Stèisean Bus Bhochannan agus am bus fhaighinn a-mach dhan phort-adhair. Bus puirt-adhairt Ghlaschu Tha mi seachd sgìth de mar a tha e a’ cosg tòrr a bharrachd a dhol dhan phort-adhair – air modh còmhdhail phoblach sam bith na turas sam bith eile den aon astar.
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Tha mi a' gabhail fois bho na meadhanan sòisealta fad mìos no dhà. Chì mi ann an greiseag sibh!
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
“I thought I saw Lauren Bacall, I thought I saw Lauren Bacall (in a car jam)” The Clash
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 06/08/2026
The widow of a former BBC editor has successfully campaigned to receive his death certificate in the Welsh language, more than three years after he died
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High court victory as widow promised husband’s death certificate in Welsh
Eleanor Storey, Press Association The widow of a former BBC editor has successfully campaigned to receive his death certificate in the Welsh language, more than three years after he died. Aled Glynne ...
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The “top left-hand corner of Wales” - will forever be the land of Ivor the Engine
Ivor the Engine passes the the signal box in an overcast day and Jones the Steam greets Owen the Signal 
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Deagh phost bho Dhr Cymraeg.
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
OK a chàirdean - nan dèanamaid seo sa Ghàidhlig, cò a dhèanadh na guthan? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Star Wars dubbed in Welsh for the first time to celebrate landmark anniversary
The Welsh language version of the classic 1977 film will feature Matthew Rhys as Han Solo.
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Ooh! Nach biodh sin math! (Cho fad 's a bhiodh na prìsean reusanta!) www.thenational.scot/news/2643703...
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Plan for rail link from Scotland to mainland Europe takes first steps
A new route between the Highlands and mainland Europe could be on its way, after a working group met for the first time to assess the feasibility of…
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Is fheàrr leam Colosseum II - an còmhlan prog/jazz fusion anns an robh Gary Moore sna 70an a rinn òrain saidhgeadaileach leithid "Dark Side of the Moog"!! 👾
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
670 a' dèanamh duais na Scots am-bliadhna.
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Derek Hollingsworth @derekholly7.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"A people without a language of its own is only half a nation. A nation should guard its language more than its territories—'tis a surer barrier, and a more important frontier, than fortress or river." - Thomas Davis ❤️ #Gaeilge #irishlanguage #Irish
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Random Sarah @random-sarah.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The people who push data centres, are the same people who bleat about turbines and solar farms being ugly 🙄
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
There were 27,391 new UK solar installations in June 2026, the second highest monthly installations volume on record, adding 132 MW of capacity And we've got plug-in solar coming at the end of August! www.pv-magazine.com/2026/07/31/u...
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UK solar capacity hits 22.8 GW as market prepares for plug-in launch - pv magazine Global
The UK added over 2 GW of solar capacity in the 12 months to the end of June 2026. With new plug-in solar regulations soon to take effect, a UK wholesaler boss tells pv magazine plug-in solar is a gre...
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Simon Varwell @simonvarwell.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
A surprisingly long and affectionate exploration of Esperanto’s past and present. “Many of its enthusiasts are undeniably eccentric: longhairs, train enthusiasts, nudists and Brazilian spiritists.” I’m only one of the above. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Nudists, peaceniks and freeloading travellers: the people keeping the Esperanto dream alive
Esperanto had always seemed to me like an idealistic movement that had failed. So why was its annual congress so vibrant and full of young people?
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
How the BBC’s Learn #Cornish #podcast could help boost this minority language theconversation.com/how-the-bbcs... via @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social #langsky
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How the BBC’s Learn Cornish podcast could help boost this minority language
In terms of heritage, visibility and identity, this inclusive introduction to Cornish could be crucial.
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Aplacaidean Anaragach X – Rathaidean-iarainn Èireann a Tuath Tha bùithtean air-loidhne cunnartach, nach eil? Dh’òl mi beagan fìona an latha roimhe agus dh’òrdaich mi leabhar mu thrèanaichean ann an Èirinn a Tuath agus an uair sin, dhìochuimhnich mi mu dheidhinn buileach glan gus an do nochd an…
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Aplacaidean Anaragach X – Rathaidean-iarainn Èireann a Tuath
Tha bùithtean air-loidhne cunnartach, nach eil? Dh’òl mi beagan fìona an latha roimhe agus dh’òrdaich mi leabhar mu thrèanaichean ann an Èirinn a Tuath agus an uair sin, dhìochuimhnich mi mu dheidhinn buileach glan gus an do nochd an leabhar tron doras! Is math nach robh e daor! Co-dhiù, tha mi beò glaicte le rathaidean-iarainn Ultach aig an àm seo agus tha mi a’ dol dhan ghala dìosail aig Rathad-iarainn Dhùn Phàdraig san Lùnastal – rathad-iarainn glèidhte snog ann an taobh a-deas Contae an Dùin.
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John Lipponen 🇫🇮 🇦🇹 @lippoenen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 26/07/2026
Opposition to the prospect of badger culling in Wales is continuing to grow after 10,000 people backed a petition calling on the Senedd to reject the policy
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Badger cull petition meets Senedd debate threshold after overwhelming support
Nation.Cymru Staff Opposition to the prospect of badger culling in Wales is continuing to grow after 10,000 people backed a petition calling on the Senedd to reject the policy. It follows the passing ...
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Corduroy Cheddar @corduroycheddar.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Fuck you, my heart will go on ~ Rage Against The Celine
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Chaochail* mo chat beag còir Còco an-diugh. Latha bronach. Clach air a' chàrn. *Tha fhios agam gum bu chòir dhut "bàsaich" a chleachdadh airson beathaichean, ach is e bèibidh daonna a bh' ann!
Cat ragdoll bàn
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David Leask @leaskyd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I am not sure that we appreciate how much hostility there is from the far right to the learning and speaking of languages. 1/2 www.thetimes.com/article/9a33...
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Language centre closes after ‘far-right intimidation’
The director of the Language Hub in Glasgow claimed the premises were no longer safe for staff after a ‘surveillance’ campaign by anti-migration activists
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Sgur den sgròladh agus tagh dà charactar a tha a' toirt toileachas dhut.
Hartley Hare bhon phrògram PipkinsMuc bhon phrògram Pipkins
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Chan eil sin na iongnadh. Steach dhan mhuir le AI!
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Naidheachd dhuilich. Bha i gu sònraichte math ann an So I Married an Axe Murder! "I'm on the Weekly World News Garth Brooks Juice Diet!" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Brenda Fricker: Oscar-winning Irish actress dies at 81
She won for her role in 1989 film My Left Foot and had well-loved parts in Home Alone 2 and TV's Casualty.
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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
In the Scottish Gaelic context, it's not just online but in "workshops" and in supposedly academic scholarship
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Nach do leugh na daoine seo sci-fi sam bith agus nach do choimhead air cus filichean horror mar a rinn mi fhèin? Dè idir a dh'fhaodadh a dhol ceàrr...
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 14/07/2026
An article from Byline Times has claimed that the Reform Party's proposed amendment to the Government’s elections Bill ‘would mean candidates using Irish and Scottish Gaelic would face up to six months in prison'
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Publication claims Reform UK 'plans to jail candidates' for using Cornish, Irish or Gaelic on election material
Nation Cymru staff An article from Byline Times has claimed that the Reform Party’s proposed amendment to the Government’s elections Bill ‘would mean candidates using Irish and Scottish Gaelic would f...
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Ben Goldacre @bengoldacre.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
SUVs are higher at the front and three times more likely to kill a child when they hit them. SUV drivers drag the child under their vehicle, and then they crush the child to death. It's incredible that SUVs don't have higher tax, and why not lower speed limits. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar
Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
OK a chàirdean! Dè a' Ghàidhilg a bu chòir a bhith air?
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I should do a scam like this! "Big language say it takes 1500 hours to reach fluency in Gaelic but a linguist in Glasgow has discovered a new method to learn in just 1 afternoon. They tried to destroy his Gaelic in 10 minutes course but it can be yours for just £1k." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Cool in 90 seconds' - the fake portable air conditioners sweeping the internet
The ASA says adverts claiming small devices can rapidly cool rooms were too good to be true.
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Very interesting post! I can't emphasise enough what a bad idea auto-translation is. unseen-japan.com/auto-transla... I've written about it's dangers for Scottish Gaelic here: treanaichean.wordpress.com/2026/03/04/d... @bordnagaidhlig.bsky.social
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Japanese Social Media Auto-Translation: a Blessing, or a Curse? - Unseen Japan
Is auto-translation on Japanese social media breaking language barriers or creating new problems? The illusion of certainty and its pitfalls.
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Man, chan urrainn dhut fiù 's bruidhnn mu thrèanaichean sa Ghàidhlig sna làithean seo gun na h-amadain a bhith a' cur ort!
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 08/07/2026
Once close to extinction, can Cornish find a new generation of speakers? ✍️Merryn Davies-Deacon wp.me/p8Mk4U-1oyF
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 07/07/2026
The Welsh Government is hoping to secure a stronger future for the Welsh language, the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language told the Senedd today
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Welsh Government renews drive towards one million Welsh speakers
Nation.Cymru staff The Welsh Government is hoping to secure a stronger future for the Welsh language, the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language told the Senedd today. From the early ye...
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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This really shouldn't need to be said, but alas, it does. Thanks to @ciol-linguists.bsky.social, the ATC and the ITI for writing this letter. Fingers crossed that someone will act on it! www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Cutting language courses will be a costly mistake | Letters
Letters: Sara Robertson, Raisa McNab and John Worne fear that Britain risks becoming a monolingual island in a multilingual world. Plus letters from Dr Darren Paffey, Janet Fraser and Ilona Marchant
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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
New Scottish Government stats on Gaelic-medium secondary education in Scotland. A very useful overview and it's the 1st time the Govt rather than Bòrd na Gàidhlig has made such a report. Scottish Languages Act 2025 gives the Govt more responsibility for Gaelic education www.gov.scot/publications...
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Gaelic Medium Education in Secondary Schools, 2025/26
Headline statistics on Gaelic Medium Education in local authority secondary schools in Scotland.
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Solidarity to everyone else within earshot of the UK media who either isn't into football or is into football but not enough to cope with the volume of football currently being produced.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 05/07/2026
Cutting language courses puts social mobility at risk, say UK experts
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Cutting language courses puts social mobility at risk, say UK experts
Exclusive: University moves and falling exam entries fuel concerns about opportunities for working-class pupils Cutting language courses at universities and schools risks undermining social mobility and vocational skills, former education secretaries and experts in the UK have warned. More than 70 languages academics were among 500 staff at the University of Exeter to be told last week they were at risk of redundancy as it seeks to cut 150 full-time posts, predominantly in the humanities. The announcement followed the proposal by the University of Nottingham to become the first Russell Group university to offer no language degrees. Continue reading...
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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Good report on the success of BBC ALBA and the need for additional funding for Gaelic media - currently under consideration by the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1643922...
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BBC TV boss reveals how shows are helping boost the ratings of Gaelic language
THE powerful Scottish Affairs Committee has this week launched an inquiry into the future of Gaelic broadcasting – with experts warning services face a “time of great jeopardy”. MPs at Westmi…
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Nick Sanderson (he/him) @nsanderson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The Campaign to Electrify Britain’s railway is back on. We’ve launched our new analysis of the diesel premium British passenger operators have paid and will pay, hitting passengers and the public purse as we renationalise.
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Tha mi a' feuchainn ri aithris nan cisean agam a dhèanamh ach gach turas a shuidheas mi aig a' choimpiutair, leumaidh an cat air a' mheur-chlàr. Muncaidh beag a th' ann!
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Tha gearaidhean air faire ann an Oilthigh Exeter a' gabhail a-steach san Institiud airson Rannsachadh Còrnach, a bheireadh droch bhuaidh air #Kernewek Litir fhosgailte/athchuinge: docs.google.com/document/d/1... www.change.org/p/stop-redun...
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Open Letter - Institute of Cornish Studies
Open letter on proposed cuts at the Institute of Cornish Studies, University of Exeter Important information: Hello reader! The below is a letter I’ve written against the proposed cuts to staffing at ...
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Alasdair MacCaluim @am-broc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Cuts are currently planned at the University of Exeter, including deep cuts at the Institute of Cornish studies which will do great harm to #Kernewek - the Cornish language. Please sign the open letter and petition. docs.google.com/document/d/1... www.change.org/p/stop-redun...
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