Posts Tagged ‘S4/C’

Rydych yn dwyn, fy mab

Rydych yn dwyn, fy mab

The boom in foreign language television drama could open the door to a new future for S4/C. The opportunities are there – provided considerable barriers can be crossed first

Labour is setting straight its language record

Labour is setting straight its language record

As the Eisteddfod begins in her constituency, leading Labour MP Susan Elan Jones ponders the position of the Welsh language in relation to her party

Angen chwyldro yn S4/C

Angen chwyldro yn S4/C

Plaid Cymru’s heritage spokesperson, Bethan Jenkins AM, tells us why S4/C needs a radical shake up if it is to be saved.

The new fascism

The new fascism

Our society is suffering as more and more social conformities are being pushed by so-called liberal thinking into becoming something like unwritten laws – and democracy’s the loser

The loyal one

The loyal one

Rhodri Glyn Thomas is remembered for his gaffes. But it’s time he was remembered for the qualities he’s brought to the Assembly

Don’t throw the baban out with the bath water

Don’t throw the baban out with the bath water

Earlier this week, the case was made on WalesHome for the outright abolition of S4/C. Here’s the rebuttal

Let’s kill S4/C

Let’s kill S4/C

S4/C’s crisis has prompted numerous analyses and plans to preserve the service. Few people have stopped to ask whether a broadcast channel is even the best way to serve Welsh-speakers

Why we should all care about S4/C

Why we should all care about S4/C

The fate of the Welsh-language is inextricably tied to S4/C. The station has to do more than merely survive its current convulsions, it needs to adapt for Welsh-speakers of the future

Welsh Labour’s unpardonable folly

Welsh Labour’s unpardonable folly

The Westminster coalition isn’t anti-Welsh, as any sober examination of its record shows. By wrapping itself in this pseudo-nationalist rhetoric, Welsh Labour is abandoning its duty to come up with a credible UK-wide alternative to the Lib-Con programme

How S4C lost it

How S4C lost it

The calamity engulfing S4C is an abject lesson in what happens when a public body loses the trust of those on whose behalf it acts. Restoring that trust will involve learning an equally clear lesson about the importance of transparency

Is the UK Government anti-Welsh?

Is the UK Government anti-Welsh?

They’ve been slanging it out in the Chamber and on Twitter: and here leading Assembly Members Alun Davies and Peter Black debate a key issue for Welsh politics

Our channel, our culture, our jobs

Our channel, our culture, our jobs

Opposition to changes to S4/C continues to grow. Ahead of a rally tomorrow against the proposals at which Ieuan Wyn Jones will speak, the Heritage Minister outlines his way forward for the channel