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Health

Multilingual people may be more likely to take a vaccine if they read about it in English

— Vaccine hesitancy persists despite evidence of their effectiveness. A study found that reading vaccine information in English, as a second language, reduced scepticism, suggesting English’s global prestige boosts message credibility.

OPINION

Scotland’s severed tongues

— The Scottish Languages Bill aims to grant official status to Gaelic and Scots, enhance support for these languages in education, and address widespread ignorance about their historical and cultural significance in Scotland.

OPINION

Andrew Marr, Gaelic and Scots

— Andrew Marr’s comments at the Labour Party conference dismissing Gaelic signage at Edinburgh’s Haymarket station highlight ongoing ignorance about Scotland’s linguistic history. Despite Marr’s apology, his remarks underscored cultural marginalisation, Wee Ginger Dug argues.