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I watched a party-political broadcast last night, and ...
There seemed nothing to disagree with or take exception to in this PP Broadcast which is an odd thing to say, given that much of what you hear in the usual PPBs is either tendentious or "consciously dishonest" as Orwell...
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The never-ending war against cliché and jargon
I usually read Robert Fisk for other reasons, but his recent article on jargon and cliché caught my eye. Something to read, perhaps, alongside George Orwell's writing rules: 1. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech...
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LIFE – but is it an improvement on how we know it?
As the EAUC's LIFE fires up for its 1st November launch, publicity for it increases. The latest I have spotted is in the EAUC's own digital EARTH magazine where you will find the following: No time-wasting please! LiFE directly replaces...
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I recycle, therefore I ...
Listening to a bloke (a friend of the motorist) on Channel 4 News the other night, I came away thinking that the way to finish this sentence is probably: "... can do any dam'd thing I like." Well, in a...
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John F Disinger – an appreciation
John Disinger was an American environmental educator, and scholar. His was often a rational and clear voice amid the competing clamour and battle as one disposition or other tried to out-shout another persuasion, particularly in the shameful culture wars that...
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Google's name is mud(flats)
I see that the near-saintly Google has fallen from grace with at least some of the chattering classes in the USA, if a recent Mudflats blog is anything to go by, and I'm grateful to Paul Vare for bringing this...
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Endangered species spotted in Edinburgh
A curious piece in today’s Telegraph about a speech by the Princess Royal’s being ‘disrupted’ (their emphasis). She was in town to take over from her dad as Chancellor and was presenting JKR with some award or other for gifting...
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Rambling locally – thinking globally?
Now that Hetan Shah has moved on (and up) to the Royal Statistical Society – and I do wonder what odds you could have got against that a year ago – Think Global has acquired a new CEO: Tom Franklin who has...
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Pestering Parents with Questions
The Co-op has been researching children's and parents' views on environmental issues and concludes that "pupils want lessons on green issues". This is good news for them as it fits nicely with their Green Schools Revolution programme. The Press Association...
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Offering bad Advice to Brad
If you'd like to experience a hapless simulation, waste your time, and be frustrated into the bargain, you need look no further than the Met Office's new game, advising Brad the ice cream man on the weather. As the...
