Get it? That's the point of plain English

We believe government gobbledygook is:

  • not fair
  • not democratic
  • not honest
  • not necessary.

We need to understand forms, contracts and instructions straight away, at first reading —without a translator or a lawyer.

Is that so much to ask? After all, we're not stupid. A plain English document or web page can be understood by its intended reader. End of story.

What we really, really want: groups supporting our bill [PDF, 152 KB]
We believe all official information should be in plain language

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