The Irish Language Act: Why are we waiting?
It was in October of last year that Brandon Lewis confirmed the UK Government will “take the necessary steps to introduce the legislation through the UK Parliament”. It is therefore greatly disappointing to learn that the British Government “will not…introduce an Irish Language Act for Northern Ireland at this stage” (emphasis added) – ostensibly on the grounds that it would not be “right or proper to introduce legislation during the election period”. However, the Northern Ireland Office Minister Conor Burns, …