'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening'

On the birthday of the Queen of Soul (Aretha), Scott uses a royal triplet to talk about three linguistic strands in our language.

Why writing laden with abstract language doesn't land.

When writing a bid (or any sales copy, for that matter), if there's no discernible, navigable structure for the reader to follow, they're going to lose the will to live and stop reading. Pity the poor evaluator!

'The road to hell is paved with adverbs' (Stephen King). Replace needy verbs + adverb with one strong verb.

In response to the public backlash, the draconian Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill has been delayed till later in the year. The right to protest has won this battle, but not the war.

My short poem to Sarah, who was abducted close to where I live, then murdered. RIP Sarah.

1. Cure nounitis. 2. Turn passives into actives. 3. Use plain English. Ta-daaaa!

A poem of protest against the horrors of war, by one of the great WWI poets.

Nowhere is the written word more important than in how we draft the laws that govern us and allow freedom of speech and the right to protest. Part 3 of the PCSC Bill is a clear and present threat to those freedoms.