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the welsh government has a target of creating a 1 million welsh speakers by 2050, but according to this morning s census results, we are heading in the wrong direction. the percentage of welsh speakers in wales has decreased by 1.2 percentage points since the last census. there has been a decrease in every local authority area, bar four, and there has also been a decrease of almost six percentage points in children who are able to speak welsh, so there seems to be plenty of work for the welsh government to do. i have come to a welsh learners class, an adult learners class, this morning, to talk to them about their responses. caroline murphy, tell me, what is your reaction to these figures? i m very disappointed. i was hoping by now that in the last ten years with all the work that has been going on, in terms of learning welsh

Census results1 millionBar fourLocal authority area1 2Adult learners classTell meCaroline murphyLearning welsh