Below is an explanation of words frequently used by public sector managers and keenly encouraged by government business support services in their rush to placate the culture of sounding good but meaning nothing. Like Orwell's Newspeak the language of the public sector is designed to integrate many other terms and words with similar, but not the same meaning and thus shrink the language. Thus by reducing the words available to the small number of licensed dissidents that are permitted to comment on the centralised free market 'they' remain in total control. Such is the subtlety of this technique that a only a short explanation is possible without appearing to be a freak.
Best Practice
Establishment-approved ways of doing things
Carrying forward
To appear to be supportive and pro-active whilst in actuality doing nothing
Centres of excellence
Establishment-approved set-ups
Civil society
Members of any special-interest group
Consensus
The apparent unanimity resulting from the elimination of opposition by a skilled' 'facilitator
Consultation
The process by which 'stakeholders' are fooled into believing that they are wanted to go down those paths anyway.
Delivery
The end result of a process of meaningless 'help' by stakeholders in a government backed project that looks good in objective planing documents.
Devolution
Often used when meaning regionalisation, much used in the North East during the recent referendum. Devolution is the process of transferring power from central government to the a local government whilst giving the impression of greater accountability.
Delivery
The end result of a process of meaningless 'help' by stakeholders in a government backed project that looks good in objective planing documents.
Environmentalism
A lose concept to cover a growing trend to sound caring about the planet and fluffy animals in particular.
Equal Opportunities
Favouring one group at the expense of all others and sounding sanctimonious at the same time. The women only candidates policy in safe Labour seats being a good example.
Europe
Once a term for the continent of Europe now used to refer to the European Union which is a political project to bring together the people of Europe so they don't have different ideas of how to govern themselves on their own and create untidy democracies that are not integrated and harmonised.
Equal Opportunities
Favouring one group at the expense of all others and sounding sanctimonious at the same time. The women only candidates policy in safe Labour seats being a good example.
Executive
A term frequently used by a non functioning committee to sound important. Increasingly now is a trend merge the legislature and the judiciary nationaly for administrative convenience.
Facilitator
The stooge trained in group dynamics who make sure the 'consultation process' doesn't go astray.
Governance
The replacement of representative government with techniques that steer tame stakeholders along pre-determined paths towards a desired outcome. The word is increasingly wrongly used by Business Link types as a new bonding term when they are referring to regional government or parliament.
Integrated approach
The reduction of choice and controlled participation.
Law Maker
An up-and-coming term, increasingly used as a synonym for representatives to government support agencies.
Networking
A misused functional commercial term now meaning collusion among 'stakeholders' in pursuit of their own interest, with out regard for those barred from participation in 'participatory democracy'.
Opinion-formers
The supranational political and academic establishment, plus influential 'stakeholders' who have achieved 'consensus via corruption of the 'consultation process'.
Route to Market
A term used by public body types so as to sound knowledgeable about business.
Voting
A democratic right well fought for over many centuries now used as a control method of corrupting democracy. Increasingly the trend of soviet style methods particularly of not revealing results to participants has sought favour by licensed dissident business organisations.
Best Practice
Establishment-approved ways of doing things
Carrying forward
To appear to be supportive and pro-active whilst in actuality doing nothing
Centres of excellence
Establishment-approved set-ups
Civil society
Members of any special-interest group
Consensus
The apparent unanimity resulting from the elimination of opposition by a skilled' 'facilitator
Consultation
The process by which 'stakeholders' are fooled into believing that they are wanted to go down those paths anyway.
Delivery
The end result of a process of meaningless 'help' by stakeholders in a government backed project that looks good in objective planing documents.
Devolution
Often used when meaning regionalisation, much used in the North East during the recent referendum. Devolution is the process of transferring power from central government to the a local government whilst giving the impression of greater accountability.
Delivery
The end result of a process of meaningless 'help' by stakeholders in a government backed project that looks good in objective planing documents.
Environmentalism
A lose concept to cover a growing trend to sound caring about the planet and fluffy animals in particular.
Equal Opportunities
Favouring one group at the expense of all others and sounding sanctimonious at the same time. The women only candidates policy in safe Labour seats being a good example.
Europe
Once a term for the continent of Europe now used to refer to the European Union which is a political project to bring together the people of Europe so they don't have different ideas of how to govern themselves on their own and create untidy democracies that are not integrated and harmonised.
Equal Opportunities
Favouring one group at the expense of all others and sounding sanctimonious at the same time. The women only candidates policy in safe Labour seats being a good example.
Executive
A term frequently used by a non functioning committee to sound important. Increasingly now is a trend merge the legislature and the judiciary nationaly for administrative convenience.
Facilitator
The stooge trained in group dynamics who make sure the 'consultation process' doesn't go astray.
Governance
The replacement of representative government with techniques that steer tame stakeholders along pre-determined paths towards a desired outcome. The word is increasingly wrongly used by Business Link types as a new bonding term when they are referring to regional government or parliament.
Integrated approach
The reduction of choice and controlled participation.
Law Maker
An up-and-coming term, increasingly used as a synonym for representatives to government support agencies.
Networking
A misused functional commercial term now meaning collusion among 'stakeholders' in pursuit of their own interest, with out regard for those barred from participation in 'participatory democracy'.
Opinion-formers
The supranational political and academic establishment, plus influential 'stakeholders' who have achieved 'consensus via corruption of the 'consultation process'.
Route to Market
A term used by public body types so as to sound knowledgeable about business.
Voting
A democratic right well fought for over many centuries now used as a control method of corrupting democracy. Increasingly the trend of soviet style methods particularly of not revealing results to participants has sought favour by licensed dissident business organisations.
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