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MSP Reminds Colleagues of National Poet’s Legacy. |
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 |
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 Dr Bill Wilson MSP (SNP) has lodged a parliamentary motion paying tribute to the life and works of Scotland’s National Poet, Edwin Morgan, and he called on MSPs to remember the words of his poem written for the opening of the Scottish Parliament building.
After lodging his motion, Dr Wilson said, “Edwin became the first ‘Scot Makar’ in 2004, essentially Scotland’s National Poet, having been already made Glasgow’s first poet laureate in 1999. Not just a poet, Edwin was a teacher and playwright while being an award winning translator of poems. In later life, he was diagnosed with cancer and lived out his days at a nursing home in Glasgow where he continued to write. “At the opening of the Scottish Parliament building in 2004, a poem which Edwin had written for the occasion was read out. ‘We give you our consent to govern, don’t pocket it and ride away’ is just one memorable line from it, a poem which MSPs – my colleagues and I – would do well to read often to remind ourselves of why we are here and how we should conduct ourselves. “Edwin Morgan was a man who used his experiences of Scotland to produce great works and inspire people the world over. A talent like this only comes along once in a generation. While it is a time of great sadness when we lose such a man, we can rejoice in the fact that he has left us the timeless gift in his poetry.”
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BBC Fails to Mention Scots Language |
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Wednesday, 04 August 2010 |
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 Dr Bill Wilson MSP (West of Scotland, SNP) has spoken of his disappointment over the BBC’s apparent lack of commitment to the Scots language.
Dr Wilson said, “I wrote to the BBC in July 2008 enquiring about their commitment to the language, and received a positive response. I was therefore greatly disappointed to see that two years later neither the BBC Audience Council for Scotland’s 2009/10 Annual Review nor the Report on the Year 2009/10 by the BBC Scotland Executive appears to mention Scots. “I have written again to the BBC to express my frustration and to urge them to make a commitment to a language which has both great historical significance and huge potential. While other indigenous languages in the UK – Gaelic, Welsh and Ulster Scots – receive significant BBC attention, it seems bizarre that Scots, as spoken in Scotland, is all but ignored, despite the fact that the Scottish Government has made clear its support the language and evidence that promoting it would have significant social and economic benefits. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 04 August 2010 )
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Call for Scots Language to be Used in Creative Scotland (Ingynit Scotlan) Name |
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Friday, 16 July 2010 |
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 Dr Bill Wilson (West of Scotland, SNP) has written to Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Culture and External Affairs, asking her to support a Scots language version of the name of “Creative Scotland”.
Dr Wilson said, “Creative Scotland is one of the main cultural bodies in Scotland and has a responsibility to foster the Scots language. Gaelic is already used in Creative Scotland branding with ‘Alba Chruthachail’ being shown in conjunction with its English equivalent. I feel it would be fitting if there were a Scots language alternative title too. I have asked that ‘Ingynit Scotlan’ be considered for this purpose, the Scots word ‘ingynit’ meaning, ‘to have intelligence, ability or to be gifted’. |
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Paisley Hockey Club Recognised in Parliament |
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Wednesday, 19 May 2010 |
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Kelburne Hockey Club has been recognised in the Scottish Parliament because of their continuing success on the hockey pitch. MSP, Bill Wilson, highlighted the club’s achievements in a parliamentary motion, detailed below. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 19 May 2010 )
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Bill Wilson MSP praises historic recognition for Scots language in census |
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Thursday, 29 April 2010 |
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Dr Bill Wilson MSP (West of Scotland, SNP) has welcomed the passage of the Census Order by the Scottish Government, with its historic inclusion of a question for speakers of the Scots tongue. In the March 2011 census, Scottish citizens will be asked to declare whether they can understand, speak, read or write Scots, along with English and Scottish Gaelic. Dr Wilson said, "After years of campaigning for the official recognition of Scots, it is exciting to see it incorporated in the census. This is an important step in giving it its due as an official indigenous language. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 May 2010 )
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