Thank goodness for Paul Murray.
A rail planning expert has written a report which slams the poor rail planning by the current government. Murray explains the report.
Murray includes brief quotes... which are incomprehensible.
The report appears to be written in public service waffle. The author has clearly mastered the jargon required for success. Even the short explanatory quotes are difficult to understand.
The general sentiment is -- as far as I can understand: sound. Politicians are ignorant, their advisors are motivated by political career aspirations, the public service has, or should have, experts who recommend good solutions... and who are listened to.
To take this a bit further: Politicians should take and consider advice from experts who have expertise rather than bias and favourite contractors.
For this to work... those public service experts must learn to write in clear English. In English which is clear to a politician. Which does not require interpretation by a journalist.
Clear English.
As if.
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Agreed
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