My favourite is 'I make no apology for' followed by something nobody would say sorry for. 'I make no apology for putting this country first', 'I make no apology for focusing on the NHS' etc.
I googled this when I heard the term for the first time yesterday and found a Conservative Home article that opened 'I am sure that Conservative Home readers are familiar with the concept of a ‘Bleeding Stump strategy’.' 🤷♂️
More recently, you notice the odd politico mumbling about cakes and cakeism, but that might just be trying to attract the beatific of being noticed by Nigella
Except it’s really annoying for markets people, because a ‘dead cat bounce’ already existed, and meant something completely different. (A slight rise in markets after a large fall, which is unlikely to be sustained, and may even be the precursor to worse falls.)
There was a whole ghastly video of Sturgeon piously and pompously ‘taking no lectures from…’; she deserves whatever criticism people want to give her just for that frankly.
‘Going forward’ is similar adopted corporate speak but worse!
At least ‘at pace’ indicates new information (speed), whereas ‘going forward’ simply confirms the arrow of time - which I’m content to take for granted…
‘No brainer’ aims to shut down discussion- also ambiguous as to whether the ‘no brainer’ is something that even brainless people would choose, or only brainless people would choose.
the one that still makes me SCREAM in inchoate rage is "I don't accept that..." when the thing they "don't accept" is a recorded fact rather than an opinion or value judgement. (i usually end up shouting "YOU'VE JUST ADMITTED INSANITY!". Ahem. Sorry.)
Strong urge to enquire whether there is an imminent policy proposal to fund sprinkling of seeds and breadcrumbs in parks and gardens, just to prompt the response...
In Washington budget circles these are called "Washington Monuments", after the idea that the Department of the Interior would threaten to close the high-profile monument if they were asked to cut their budget, instead of cutting a less salient activity.
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(Along with the largest empire the world has yet seen.)
I did think we could go back to the previous bash and say “your country needs you” or “they shall not pass”.
I think.
"Let me be absolutely clear" I feel is Blair-ish and has never gone away.
Current Labour government uses "clear" very frequently, annoyingly, especially Reeves & Starmer.
Maybe you should. Maybe you might learn something.
At least ‘at pace’ indicates new information (speed), whereas ‘going forward’ simply confirms the arrow of time - which I’m content to take for granted…
What's so weird is that nobody involved ever asks themselves if this is language that normal people would use.
(despite it being comprehensively proved in court* that it is not obscenity...)
*R v Searle 1977
‘I can’t recall …’
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm198990/cmhansrd/1990-04-03/Debate-1.html
And Chaminda, he's also here.
I know it as 'shroud waving'