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Sandy May, who devoted a lifetime to Doric language and culture, dies aged 76

Sandy May, who devoted a lifetime to Doric language and culture, dies aged 76
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Searching for an answer to the loaded question: Where are you from?

ALAN Riach picks up from his essays on Niyi Osundare and African anglophone literature to ask a few pertinent questions about the virtues of translation and migrant identities, and what is “translation” anyway? THE African writers we looked at a fortnight ago are accessible to those of us who read only English but we can’t simply ignore the indigenous languages beyond English, any more than we can forget Scots and Gaelic. Imperialism suppressed languages in Africa as it did in Scotland, and linguistic imperialism sums up all other kinds. Understanding this is essential if we have any worthwhile hope for a new Scotland, so it applies very forcefully to Michael Fry’s assessment of Gaelic in Scotland, “We need more than political gestures to save Gaelic culture” (The National, April 20) and to the powerful letters in response to it from Jim Finnie, Derrick McClure and George Pattison, “Gaelic is only a ‘dying’ language because it was beaten out of us!” (The Nat

Scottish election 2021: Douglas Ross says he got Boris Johnson to ditch two damaging policies

Scottish election 2021: Douglas Ross says he got Boris Johnson to ditch two ‘damaging’ policies The i 6 hrs ago Chris Green © Provided by The i Douglas Ross said Boris Johnson was willing to listen (Photo: AFP) Boris Johnson decided to drop two UK-wide policies after being told they would be “damaging” to Scotland, the Scottish Conservative leader has revealed. Douglas Ross said he had personally advised the Prime Minister to ditch two far-reaching proposals since becoming leader of the party in Scotland last August. In an interview with i, he declined to give details of the scrapped policies but said part of his role was to ensure that plans that might harm Scotland “don’t see the light of day”.

Gaelic is only a dying language because it was beaten out of us

Letters In the past, pupils in the Highlands and Islands could expect the tawse for speaking in their native tongue I ALWAYS approach Michael Fry’s articles with trepidation. I am frequently annoyed by them – no doubt his intention – and on rare occasions I find myself agreeing. But his article on Tuesday was in the former camp (Political gestures are not a plausible solution for saving the Gaelic culture, April 20). I agree that you could go overboard in an effort to popularise the language through education but there’s absolutely nothing wrong with trying to preserve and reverse years of decline of a culture in which all Scots should have pride and attachment.

Reaching agriculture s $100 billion target will require more capital investment

Reaching agriculture’s $100 billion target will require more capital investment By Country News Billions of dollars in investment is needed for agriculture to become a $100 billion a year industry, says AgriFutures Australia managing director John Harvey. 1 of 1 5370537724001 Billions of dollars in capital investment in the agriculture industry will be required each year to reach the National Farmers’ Federations’ $100 billion target for the industry, a new report has found. The target of reaching $100 billion in farm gate output by 2030 would require $8.7 billion to be pumped into Australia s agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries every year for the next nine years. An AgriFutures report found the industry attracts around $1.2 billion of investment per year, with farm gate output valued at $63 billion.

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