Does the path to political plain speaking lie with Twitter?
I am going to speak in plain English in this sketch but, frankly, I can’t do much about the people I’m quoting. Thus it is with heavy irony that I report the welcoming words of Tony Wright, chairman of the Public Administration Select Committee, to his panel of plain language experts. “Welcome stakeholders,” he cried. “We look forward to rolling out our dialogue on a level playing field so that going forward in a public domain we have a win-win step change.” This brought giggles. “He’s thinking outside the box,” cried David Crystal, one of the four experts lined up before the committee like words in a very short sentence. “Ten pounds in the swearbox,” chirped Marie Clair, the woman from the Plain English Campaign. Sadly, I must report that there was nothing plain about these four. First there was the bizarre fact that Professor Crystal and Ms Clair (who is not related to the magazine in any way) were next to each other and so, as a duo, they were almost crystal clear. Plus there was Ma
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