Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (The Welsh Language Society) has claimed that the cuts to the World Service announced today show that S4C won't be safe in the BBC hands.650 jobs will go in the service after the Government cut its grant to the channel 16% and decided to fund it via the licence fee, a similar plan to the one proposed for S4C.Menna Machreth, broadcasting spokesperson for Cymdeithas yr Iaith commented:"The cuts announced today are not good news for S4C. Under the tumb of the BBC, it's likely that S4C will get the same treatment and the World Service, namely substantial further cuts to the resources for the Welsh language channel. From the BBC bosses' perspective in London, S4C is a service that's even more marginal that the World Service."What's needed is an independent S4C with sufficient finance protected in statute. At the moment, the channel already faces cuts of over 40% to its budget, being gobbled up by the BBC, and powers to abolish the channel completely in the hands of the Westminster Government. Yes, the channel needs to perform better, but the Government's proposals won't improve anything."