´óÏó´«Ã½

Listen to Graham's shows on the iPlayer
« Previous | Main | Next »

Does the Gaelic language need to be saved?

Post categories:

Graham Stewart | 07:58 UK time, Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Gaelic sign in Harris
The Scottish Government has by £800,000. The culture minister, Mike Russell, says more people will have to use the language in everyday life if it's going to have any chance of survival.

But with no great increase in the number of speakers over the years, does spending more money on what many see as a dying language make sense?

We had a lively debate on today's Morning Extra and you can continue the debate here.

Comments

or to comment.

Jump to more content from this blog

About this blog

Have your say on the topics raised during ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland's Morning Extra — the nation's biggest phone-in show. We're on-air from 9am every weekday on 92-95 FM, 810 MW and all the digital platforms. Phone lines are open from 8am on 0500 92 95 00.

Subscribe to Graham Stewart's Morning Post

You can stay up to date with Graham Stewart's Morning Post via these feeds.

Graham Stewart's Morning Post Feed(RSS)

Graham Stewart's Morning Post Feed(ATOM)

If you aren't sure what RSS is you'll find useful.

´óÏó´«Ã½ Blog Network

´óÏó´«Ã½ iD

´óÏó´«Ã½ navigation

´óÏó´«Ã½ © 2014 The ´óÏó´«Ã½ is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.