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... Plain speaking EVEN Hugh Mac Diarmid said that Lallans, which he played a large part in 'reaufing. was “synthetic Seots.” This .is nothing compared with the verdict handed down by Professor Glanville Price‘on the “revival” of the old Celtic speech of Cornwall ...

... Speaking for Scotland ALAN BOLD: Modern Scottish Literature (26.95. 332 pp. Longmans). THIS book is something of a watershed. The main work of Scottish literature of the past m‘cmornnonupto ltudh;:yonwlg':m tv-g- cenmma writers, &Nop-wflwhat’m many of ...

... Speaking up THE Royal National Institute for the Deaf are calling for a fair hearing for the 3.9 miliion people in Britain who could benefit from balnhdfivon a hearing aid. They say chronic problems in many areas mean that current hearingaid services ...

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... Muldoon speaks THE NEW ZEALAND ' Prime Minister, -Mr Robert Muldoon, last I,g for the first time declared - himself pmonliz minu;mummd cs:rnmy; -South : African ringboks next July and August. His statement followed opposition to the proposed tour by some ...

... Plain speaking ‘Chairmen of state bodies are not known for outspoken . criticism of Governments. This is hardly. surprising since Ministers and their civil servants are unlikely to risk upsetting the even tenor of their days by giving a platform to someone ...

... Fairbairn speaks In regl.y to whether he considered ‘had been made a mr'. for the affair, Mr ) said: “Let those that watched it judge.” However, when asked:if he was taking the “rap”_he. replied: “That's’ one way of putting it.” He refused to say that ...

... speak out The hew Government-backed En%ineerihg Council are aiming to block the drain of Britain's best engineers into better-paid management jobs. In their first major policy statement, issued yesterday, the council say: “Some first-class engineers, ...