The Real Deal Strait Talk Express!

I loved reading the following from the Liverpool Daily Post so much it rendered me speechless …

COUNCIL bosses are embarking on a multi-agency exercise aimed at reducing the opacity of municipal information resource materials. Confused? So are they.

In a bid to end the practice of clogging up important documents with impenetrable language that neither they or the public understands, town hall leaders are turning “jargon busters” in a bid to put plain English back on the agenda.

And, in a sign the action could not come a moment sooner, the report in which the recommendation featured contained 117 uses of words on the banned list of confusing language from the Local Government Association (LGA). The recommendation itself contained three.

As part of the effort to bring the “jargonauts” back down to earth, the council is considering sending senior officers on courses to help them rediscover the benefits of plain-speaking.

Another option is to change senior officer job titles so it is easier for the public and other council employees to understand what they do all day.

It is hoped that straight-talking will encourage more people to get involved in local politics.

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