Mairi McAllan: “I think I’m not alone in feeling that I should far rather have that money invested into education than in managing…”

This conditional support reflects an exceptional cross-sector partnership and demonstrates what can be achieved when government, funders and cultural organisations work together around a shared vision.

I stand by my categorisation of the family C case as a catastrophic failure.

Among the Act’s most important measures is the introduction of areas of linguistic significance, which will sustain Gaelic through a range of activities in which speakers can use the language and help it to thrive.

The imperative now is that action is taken to learn every lesson and that no stone is left unturned in that case.