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Blears: Joined-Up Jargon Queen Quits Government

Colin Talbot By Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted:

Hazel Blears, Communities and Local Government Secretary in the Labour Government has announced her decision to leave the government on the eve of local government elections in England, in what is being widely seen as direct attack on PM Gordon Brown. “In this next phase of my political life I am redoubling my efforts to […]

Jargon-busting or dumbing down?

Colin Talbot By Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted:

The Local Government Association (LGA) has published a list of 200 “jargon” words and their ‘plain English’ equivalents. But is this really jargon-busting, or patronising dumbing-down?

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