Petition State schools to teach New English/National English

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New English* to be taught in English schools as the national language of England, in addition to Modern/Common English (Eng-glob, English as global language), in the same way in which Welsh is taught in Wales as the national language of Wales.

*Germanic rather than Latinate, i.e., "freedom" not "liberty", "last" not "final", "worldwide" not "global", "two-wheeler" not "bicycle"

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Date closed 18 August 2012
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