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A level playing field
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- Created on Monday, 11 April 2016 14:01
Plain English Campaign were among the guest speakers at this year’s ‘Active Communications Conference’ in Manchester.
The conference, run by the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS), also included guest speakers from Sport England, Abilitynet and Big Voice Communications.
Staffordshire Bull Terriers
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- Created on Thursday, 24 March 2016 11:42
The 17-year battle to save a Staffordshire horse-riding route has led to an early Plain English Campaign Golden Bull Award frontrunner.
Campaigner John Bainbridge has been fighting to get Tory MP Philip Atkins to reopen the Clifton Campville route with no success. And Atkins’ latest response – delegated to Jean Evans, his ‘Head of Law’ – is a four-page stream of nonsense well worthy of our Golden Bull award.
Plain English Campaign versus jargon
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- Created on Monday, 29 February 2016 16:09
We at Plain English Campaign need no invitation to join the chorus of disapproval about jargon.
We recently highlighted yet another example of typical nonsense from our friend Donald Trump, and always keep a watchful eye on the worst in gobbledygook.
A matter of life and death
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- Created on Wednesday, 24 February 2016 15:28
Later this year the NHS will introduce a new form which could cause confusion and poor communication between families and medical staff.
The form will replace controversial ‘do not resuscitate’ (DNR) orders. DNRs give doctors the right, without consulting a patient or a patient’s family or carers, to let a patient die.
The Internet Crystal Mark – why you need one
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- Created on Wednesday, 20 January 2016 10:23
A website that puts obstacles in front of its audience is not doing its job properly. Get rid of any on your website, and get our Crystal Mark accreditation to boot.
Obviously, easy-to-understand text is very important. But what if that text is badly laid out, difficult to read or hard to find?
