Ludicrously slanted article
1. Freeview is a *TV* platform. It would be nice if a way of keeping the radio channels could be found (and I know the Trust asked the BBC to look at ways of doing this). But we've always got, y'know, radios we can use for this.
2. Gaelic's had centuries of hostility and enmity from central government. A small (and it is minuscule, when set against other governmental expenditure) contribution to the language is arguably the least that can be expected. And this money provides economic assistance to some of the poorest areas of the country, almost for free.
3. Have you watched the programmes? They all have subtitles so are accessible to anyone who can read. They aren't all amazing tv, but many of them are (and exceptionally distinctive and differentiated from English-language TV to boot).
4. Take this chance to explore one of the last indigenous languages of the British Isles. You may even end up speaking it.
Feasgair Math!
Biting the hand that feeds IT
