UPDATE: SNP's @AngusMacNeilSNP, who speaks Gaelic, and Plaid Cymru's @JonathanPlaid react with fury at Johnson's "imperialist" attitude in making "dog whistle" comments.https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/boris-johnson-too-many-areas-where-english-is-not-first-language_uk_5d1f367be4b04c48141237d2?mj5 …
They're being silly. The idea fluency in English is not prerequisite to living in a modern democratic UK is absurd. Speaking Gaelic or Welsh without fluency in English is a non viable set up. Republic of Ireland tried this road and Gaelic continues to shrink in importance.