マリオ (Mario Menti) @mario@neko.cat
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"In 2014, the all-party parliamentary group on modern languages estimated that the UK’s untapped linguistic potential was worth £48bn. It’s £8bn more than Reeves added to the tax bill last year, and if anything it has grown, since Brexit has re-oriented “global Britain” towards customers beyond Europe. Ask any native English speaker who trades internationally: if you’re buying, English will do, but if you’re selling, better to speak the client’s tongue."

Swahili? Mandarin? The UK is increasingly multilingual – yet our politicians won’t talk about it | Laura Spinney | The Guardian
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Swahili? Mandarin? The UK is increasingly multilingual – yet our politicians won’t talk about it | Laura Spinney

Even the census ignores them, but multilinguals could hold the key to Britain’s social and economic future, says science journalist Laura Spinney

www.theguardian.com · the Guardian

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