language suffered defeat last week.
policy of dividing coverage between BBC2 and the new IBA second channel, they have now agreed to concentrate the coverage on ITV2. This will allow real programming of the language at peak viewing time the language just a little.
By Bob Murphy and Steve Potter THE FALL of the Italian government weekend and the decision of the giant car firm Fiat to suspend its decision to sack some 15,000 workers at Turin plant is being hailed as a victory by the Italian workers.
The result of its austerity policies failing to gain a maJorly In the Italian the backdown by the riat bosses emphasises that the Italian ruling class were not confident that they could be TORY policy to wipe out the Welsh an embarrassing After months of sticking firmly to their up language lifting the siege on But the face : of continuing acts CIVI disobedience Wales. weakness Wales where they only con trol 11 36 consti.
cem of little significance ti The slas SOCHINA CHARGe CONS worth taking look happening the Welsh lang During Welsh has declined from be ing the majority language in the 1901 census to the situation today where it is spoken Welsh has been the victim need for a purposes of commerce and admovement fought most organisations are increasngly raising policies in it Both the Council of Labour and th Velsh TUC have supporte Iced for a fourth chai with a high proportion WeSt language programmes.
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