The local Government Association has released a list of 200 words and phrases which councils should avoid as they are unclear. Included on the list are the following terms and their recommended replacements: Actioned – Do Core message – Main Point Functionality – Use Outcome focused output – Result Potentialities – Chances Transformational – Change […]
Politically Correct
In response to the political scandal about MP’s expense claims, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (ipsa) has been set up. IPSA will consist of 80 members of staff and is expected to cost £6.5 million every year. This is on top of the £1.5 million that has already been spent on audits and enquiries into […]
Don’t Trust Them
I found a fascinating article on Euronews about the state of America’s security agencies. As well as the FBI and the CIA there are 14 other agencies, all of which report through to the “Director of National Intelligence”. Apparently what these 16 agencies don’t know between them isn’t worth knowing. The failings in US counter […]
You Are Kidding Me, Right?
A BBC photographer has been stopped from taking pictures of St Paul’s Cathedral by the police. The PC did this because there was a risk that the photographer could have been an al Qaeda operative planning on blowing the building up. You can see the BBC news clip here. I doubt very much that the […]
Are You Worth £150k?
A very interesting article today about how the government plans to cap the salaries of top earners. The BBC was called out as a particular problem. Apparently everybody with a salary of more than £150,000 who works in the Public Sector will have to explain to the government why they are worth so much. In […]
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