https://opin.uk/ Opinion beyond the headlines en Sat, 07 Nov 2026 22:41:54 GMT https://opin.uk/field-guide-westminster-waffle-political-euphemisms/ https://opin.uk/field-guide-westminster-waffle-political-euphemisms/ Every trade has jargon, but political jargon is unusual: it is built to sound reassuring while meaning something slightly worse. Here are six phrases that deserve to be retired before the next Budget, along with the bill the rest of us pick up for them. Opin Culture Sat, 07 Nov 2026 21:03:31 GMT https://opin.uk/stop-asking-start-deciding-westminster-forgotten-how-to-govern/ https://opin.uk/stop-asking-start-deciding-westminster-forgotten-how-to-govern/ Reviews, taskforces, citizens' assemblies and call-for-evidence exercises have become a governing style rather than a stage in governing. When the answer is always another consultation, nobody has to own the outcome — and the country pays for the delay. Opin Politics Sat, 07 Nov 2026 21:03:31 GMT