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By Civil Service World
06 May 2016
Civil Service World's regular guide to the very best in Whitehallese
Management initiative The latest attempt to show that “something must be done” to your “not fit for purpose” department. Just keep your head down, it’ll pass
Empowerment I hereby empower you to clean up this unholy mess of a policy
Thank you for bringing this to my attention Damn. I really hoped nobody was going to find out about that
Ministerial submission I know quite a bit more about this subject than you, minister, but convention demands that I pretend to seek your views
You will recall that No you won’t
You will wish to be aware No you won’t – and it’s bad news I’m afraid
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More in the series:
Terminological inexactitudes: handy translations of Whitehall jargon (Vol. I) Terminological inexactitudes: handy translations of Whitehall jargon (Vol. 2) Terminological inexactitudes: handy translations of Whitehall jargon (Vol. 3) Terminological inexactitudes: handy translations of Whitehall jargon (Vol. 4) Terminological inexactitudes: handy translations of Whitehall jargon (Vol. 5) Terminological inexactitudes: handy translations of Whitehall jargon (Vol. 6) Terminological inexactitudes: handy translations of Whitehall jargon (Vol. 7) Terminological inexactitudes: handy translations of Whitehall jargon (Vol. 8) Terminological inexactitudes: handy translations of Whitehall jargon (Vol. 9) Terminological inexactitudes: handy translations of Whitehall jargon (Vol. 10) Terminological inexactitudes: handy translations of Whitehall jargon (Vol. 11) Terminological inexactitudes: handy translations of Whitehall jargon (Vol. 12) Terminological inexactitudes: handy translations of Whitehall jargon (Vol. 13)
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