THIS new section will be expanded as new and ridiculous words come to
our attention.
The existence of councilspeak and the closely related
policespeak became apparent at a briefing meeting of Salisbury District
Council in the days of chief executive David Rawlinson......
In 1993 a swimming pool was known as a wet leisure facility ... we will be
including all the latest councilspeak nonsense in this section as it comes to
our attention.
New Councilspeak words and Phrases.
Comingling - Nothing to do with consenting adults but the practice of collecting cardboard and plastic recyclables at the same time.
Dual-hatted - Where one councillor sits on two separate councils and thereby has a conflict of interest.
Rurality - Apparently there are degrees of ruralness - utter tosh from people employed in council non-jobs
Interoperability - working together - this is a police favourite at the moment
Quaduplication - a local favourite as it describes the waste of
having four district councils in Wiltshire when it could all have been
trimmed back to one remote authority.
Retirement Services Co-ordinator - This comes from the housing association sector, apparently Wiltshire-based Sarsen Housing insists on using this confusing piece of nonsense when it is talking about wardens.
Scoping study - planning nerds use this instead of a feasibility study.
Third Sector - This is what they like to call the voluntary sector - just to make things a little more complicated for ordinary folk
Timeline - We think it means chronological ... but we're not sure
NB. If you see any councilspeak or policespeak used on this site please inform us as it is infectious.
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