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Why is MSE insulting the Welsh?

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  • -taff
    -taff Posts: 15,585 Forumite
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    be careful, or the taff-ia will be after you...leaving you a sheeps head or something..or maybe a nice bit of bara brith...
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  • DaftyDuck
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    LandyAndy wrote: »
    I thought Dafydd was the welsh equivalent of David.

    What is the welsh equivalent of Dave? Daffy seems appropriate.

    Oi! NO! Well, I'm actually a Dafty..... I guess it's having "t" wot makes me English..

    Mind you, it was my ... um... dippyness that got me a nickname from my students, so maybe that's welsh peeking through, if mse is to be believed....
  • need_an_answer
    need_an_answer Posts: 2,812 Forumite
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    Poor MSE Billy has only made 3 posts and hes a new user to the site...lets be gentle on him.
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  • ProDave
    ProDave Posts: 3,785 Forumite
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    So trying to be sensible.

    IF you are in Wales can you genuinely get a reduction on your council tax if you are "severely mentally impaired"

    The big question has to be why can we not qualify for the same in England Scotland and NI?
  • elsien
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    ProDave wrote: »
    So trying to be sensible.

    IF you are in Wales can you genuinely get a reduction on your council tax if you are "severely mentally impaired"

    The big question has to be why can we not qualify for the same in England Scotland and NI?

    You already can in England.
    Not sure about the rest.
    All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.

    Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.
  • p00hsticks
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    ProDave wrote: »
    IF you are in Wales can you genuinely get a reduction on your council tax if you are "severely mentally impaired"

    Yes
    ProDave wrote: »
    The big question has to be why can we not qualify for the same in England Scotland and NI?

    You certainly can in England - not sure about Scotland, as it may be a devolved area that's up to the Scottish Parliament to decide on, and I think Northern Ireland still doesn't have council tax, they have rates instead ?

    https://www.gov.uk/council-tax/discounts-for-disabled-people
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