deceptive twaddle speak and Collective Codswallop. used in politics and a rough translation

deceptive twaddle speak and Collective Codswallop. used in politics and a rough translation

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There are certain phrases, sound-bites, euphemisms and words that need to be banned!
We’ve all heard the tiresome and meaningless claptrap, constantly recycled and pedalled by those in the media, the political and liberal elite.
Here are some that are beginning to grate.
totally non-Toxic.
Not a lot you can say about this one really. Except, whatever.
Brand.
Ugh. Everything has to be a ‘brand’ these days.
Challenge.
Just a synonym for ‘problem’ which they don’t want to admit to and anyway, it sounds better.
Political football.
Probably played with by the…..
Awkward squad.
Which I presume are going to…..
Kick it in to the long grass.
All of which are simply cringe worthy analogies.
UK PLC.
zzz...Yawn. Usually used by some pseudo financial reporter/expert/business type buffoon.
Boots on the ground.
Meaningless platitude.
War on terror.
Another meaningless cliché.
We’re all in this together.
Patently untrue.
Fix the roof while the sun is shining.
Good idea, but the builders don't know what they're doing.
Fix the problem.
Maybe we could if we can only…..
Find a solution.
What and then…..
Roll it out.
More, nonsensical business jargon.
The Westminster bubble.
It’s about time we burst that.
Economic migrants.
Sounds so much more innocuous than illegal immigrants.
Our European partners.
No, yours; not ours.
Big conversation.
Who with?
An Informed debate.
As opposed to?
Shoulder to shoulder.
By L'oreal.
It would be nice if the pseudo cosmopolitan types stopped prefacing every sentence they say with the word ‘So’ which is a new phenomenon that’s been noted.
When someone asks a question, you can just answer it without the need to begin with 'so'.
It would also be nice if politicians stopped trying to change the subject, by cutting across interviewers saying ‘Look’ in a defiant way at the start of their reply; only to be followed by irrelevant drivel.
It would be even better if all the pretentious liberal types stopped raising the tone of their voice at the end of every sentence, in a phoney Australian way; it’s so tedious.
Calm down dear, it’s only an inflection.