"It’s certainly a positive thing to see Gaelic and Scots campaigners organising together, as Iain Crichton Smith says “Let our three voiced country sing in a new world”, but the appointment of a Minister for Scottish Languages would need to coincide with a Scottish Languages Bill with real bite, and with the clout of having a substantially increased budget to deliver from. We are welcoming pitches and organising commissions on how to do more than ‘protect’ Scots and Gaelic in the coming weeks.
Ideas we are looking at include: radical rural housing reform; mandatory gaelic immersion in the Gàidhealtachd; dedicated Scots radio output; much greater resources and funding for the provision of adult Gaelic courses; greater support in place for those raising children with Gaelic as their home language, including regular grants for Gaelic-speaking families; integration of Scots curriculum into schools including Higher Scots."