Humza Yousaf (SNP First Minister) resigns
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Today, the Highlands and Islands region accounts for 55 percent of Scotland’s 58,652 Gaelic speakers. It is the island communities of Skye, the Western Isles and, to a lesser extent, the Argyll Islands, which are now regarded as the ‘Gaelic heartlands’.
Where is Gaelic Spoken? | The School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture | The University of Aberdeen
Where is Gaelic Spoken? Gaelic Studies, School of Language and Literature, University of Aberdeen
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I know a native gaelic speaker, she told me that to hear real gaelic being spoken, you have to go remote parts of Canada. The gaelic speaking immigrants that took the language there haven't had it diluted by English, like it has been here.
I think that was the Orkneys, much closer to Norway in terms of cultural and genetic heritage.
I believe the gaelic word for that area is machair.
“Independence feels frustratingly close,” Humza Yousaf proclaimed Monday as he resigned following the collapse of his government.
A five minute article at Politico goes into a little more detail on how wrong he is...with a warning that the pro-independence movement isn't far from the minds of a younger generation who will pick up the cause and carry it forward into an uncertain future.
A five minute article at Politico goes into a little more detail on how wrong he is...with a warning that the pro-independence movement isn't far from the minds of a younger generation who will pick up the cause and carry it forward into an uncertain future.
The SNP love coming out with rhetoric like this, no surprise given independence is their sole reason for being. If the polls generally floated around 60% for and 40% against at a minimum, you could understand their desire to try and force their desires through. However, polling doesn't reflect this.
Scottish independence poll 2024 | Statista
As of April 2024, 53 percent of adults in Scotland said they would not support Scotland being independent from the United Kingdom, compared with 47 percent who would support it.
www.statista.com
If Scots think Scotland isn't performing well under the current structure, good luck thinking it would be better if Scotland was independent with this shower in government ...
I agree the current polls show waning support for the SNP but give it another 20 or 30 years and there'll be different reasons to support the motion... like the ongoing failure of Bre*it to provide any tangible dividends. 
30 years away suits me, I'll either be 6 feet under or on my way!I agree the current polls show waning support for the SNP but give it another 20 or 30 years and there'll be different reasons to support the motion... like the ongoing failure of Bre*it to provide any tangible dividends.