Aland: General Secreatry Visit

April 25, 2011

ALAND: GENERAL SECRETARY VISIT The general secretary (GS) of the Celtic League has just returned from a conference of the European Free Alliance (EFA) on the island of Aland. Aland (pronounced oar-land) is an autonomous part of the state of Finland, but culturally

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Manx Finance: Links To Torture And Death

April 22, 2011

MANX FINANCE: LINKS TO TORTURE AND DEATH It has been revealed that hospital staff treating injured pro-democracy protesters in a country with which the Manx government concluded a tax deal earlier this year are being subjected to a wave of terror. The Celtic

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Wales: Hotel Language Ban Protest

April 22, 2011

WALES: HOTEL LANGUAGE BAN PROTEST The Welsh language organisation Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg has staged a protest at the hotel on Anglesey which is at the centre of a row over the language. A letter of protest was handed in. The Chair of

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Nuclear Safety: Sellafield Leak And Power Station Issues

April 22, 2011

NUCLEAR SAFETY: SELLAFIELD LEAK AND POWER STATION ISSUES The latest quarterly statement from the Office for Nuclear Regulation indicates that there was a small leakage of plutonium contaminated liquid at the Sellafield reprocessing plant during the first quarter of 2011. Details of the

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Mannin:Role Of Governor Not Compatible With Democracy

April 22, 2011

MANNIN: ROLE OF GOVERNOR NOT COMPATABLE WITH DEMOCRACY The concept of the continuing appointment by the United Kingdom* of `Governors’ to oversee Crown dependencies and British overseas territories has been attacked by the Celtic League following the recent appointment of a retired British

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North Wales : S4C Funding Protest Continues.

April 20, 2011

NORTH WALES: S4C FUNDING PROTESTS CONTINUE UK government plans to fund Welsh channel S4C from the BBC licence fee are continuing to cause concern. Welsh language supporters believe that the plans will compromise the independence of S4C and in effect the channel will

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Hotel Welsh language Ban Sparks Anger

April 20, 2011

HOTEL WELSH LANGUAGE BAN SPARKS ANGER The Celtic League General Secretary is to enquire into an incident in which it is alleged that Welsh speakers employed at a Hotel in Wales were told they could not speak Welsh on health and safety grounds!

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Ireland:MOD Access To Irish Data Above Board Say DPC

April 19, 2011

IRELAND: MOD ACCESS TO IRISH DATA ABOVE BOARD SAY DPC It appears that despite the provisions of the Defence Act 1954 (IRELAND) it is perfectly lawful for educational authorities and employment agencies in Ireland to supply data to the United Kingdom Ministry of

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FCO: Dictators Offshore Assests Under Scrutiny

April 11, 2011

FCO: DICTATORS OFFSHORE ASSETS UNDER SCRUTINY The North Africa Section of the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has responded to a query from the Celtic League about the freezing of the assets of deposed leaders of Tunisia and Egypt which may

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Tynwald Questions over US Officals Visit

April 11, 2011

TYNWALD QUESTION OVER US OFFICIALS VISIT There are to be questions in Tynwald (the Manx parliament) next week about a recent visit to the Isle of Man by officials of the US Government. In March, as part of a protracted exchange with the

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