Political Buzzword Watch

[William of Walworth]

Wasn't alarm clock Britain from that wanker Clegg?

Yes.

My pet hate-phrase for YEARS, after he said that

And not just because Clegg said it

(OK mostly because ... )

 

[William of Walworth]

Usual hatred of instant-twazzock-indicator-phrases still apply for me :

Elf and safety/Political Correctness/any variants thereof/'Gorn mad' (etc etc etc )


</many-many-times over-recycled 3-minute hates from me My arse! >

 

[brogdale]

"UK plc"
**vomit emoticon**

 

[William of Walworth]

"I'm not being funny but** .... "

<Guarentee that speaker will then add any politically obnoxious cliche you (dis)like, soon afterwards>

**And no, you're not

 

[The Pale King]

Meritocracy

 

[moochedit]

"REFORM" which can mean anything you want it to mean. (as in "we will reform the nhs" or "reform the benifits system")

 

[tim]

Yeah. 'Historic' sex abuse fucking Orwellian. Means nothing, makes it sound like it matters a bit less or something.

Orwellian!

 

[twentythreedom]

Orwellian!

Blairite

 

[ItWillNeverWork]

The Nanny State

 

[Calamity1971]

Blinds down society.

 

[nino_savatte]

Have we had "wealth creators" yet?

Then there's "prosperity".

 

[nino_savatte]

Here's the tweet from 10 Downing Street regarding the refugee crisis.


"We will continue to work with partners". Bland corporate-speak.

 

[Dogsauce]

Partners with guns and bombs, because that'll fix stuff.

 

[ItWillNeverWork]

Have we had "wealth creators" yet?

I'm afraid so, yes.

 

[tim]

Have we had "wealth creators" yet?

Then there's "prosperity".

At least "Prudence" seems to have retired.

 

[isvicthere?]

Used to describe someone with a conscience who happens to be wealthy.....

"Champagne socialist."

I thought this had died out until the recent ugly vilification of Charlotte Church. It has the unpleasant subtext that, if you support social justice, you are against success. See also: "the politics of envy."

 

[Quartz]

Used to describe someone with a conscience who happens to be wealthy.....

"Champagne socialist."

I thought that now referred to people who are rich and want people other than themselves to pay for good works. Or to gain a lot of money from that - directly or indirectly. (Q.v. Blair, Toynbee, et al.)

 

[Hocus Eye.]

At least "Prudence" seems to have retired.

She was Gordon Brown's "mistress".

 

[craigzz2014]

"Going forward"
"Delivering"

 

[William of Walworth]

Pretty much any use of the words 'family' or 'families' for dubious/questionable political purposes.

Such use happens almost daily on BBC Wales Today

 

[panpete]

I remember my boss, back in 1994, saying this word repeatedly, and we were civil servants, working for the VAT office at the time.

 

[Libertad]

"Welfare"

It's fucking Social Security you cunts.

 

[panpete]

'We need to have a conversation about X'

Translation: we have already decided to do X, and are now going to drum up the right kind of focus groups that will allow us to pretend it is supported by mainstream opinion.

Yeah, where did that spring up from?
What's the matter with the old way "We need to talk"
I hate this, "I ill go and have a conversation with..." "you need to have that conversation" aaaarrrrrgghhhh!!! <<<<<<my favourite emoticon, cos its funny

 

[panpete]

With Brown its Prudence with a purpose. Wasn't alarm clock Britain from that wanker Clegg?

why are they called 'alarm clock britain' don't most people use a clock?

 

[The Pale King]

Used to describe someone with a conscience who happens to be wealthy.....

"Champagne socialist."

I thought this had died out until the recent ugly vilification of Charlotte Church. It has the unpleasant subtext that, if you support social justice, you are against success. See also: "the politics of envy."

...all euphemisms for class traitor.

 

[gnoriac]

"Let me be very clear about this" and variants thereof. Particular offenders are David Cameron and Yvette Cooper.

 

[panpete]

"Let me be very clear about this" and variants thereof. Particular offenders are David Cameron and Yvette Cooper.

David Cameron is full of these soulless phrases.
I'm sure he is a robot.

 

[craigzz2014]

"Northern powerhouse"

 

[The Pale King]

'lifestyle choice' w/r/t social security etc

 

[nino_savatte]

At least "Prudence" seems to have retired.

He's recorded a programme for Radio 4 about Kier Hardie, a man with whom is he fuck-all in common.