http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/05/28/joe-collier-word-watching-%e2%80%93-checking-for-tricks/ Just another blogs.bmj.com weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:48:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/05/28/joe-collier-word-watching-%e2%80%93-checking-for-tricks/#comment-2459 David Baines Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:09:47 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/05/28/joe-collier-word-watching-%e2%80%93-checking-for-tricks/#comment-2459 Typical weasel attitude of politicians (I am not sure that this is not a calumny on weasels!) but I think that the Press would have had such a field day that Government would have either had to admit to more rationing or put NICE back where it belonged - out to grass. Typical weasel attitude of politicians (I am not sure that this is not a calumny on weasels!) but I think that the Press would have had such a field day that Government would have either had to admit to more rationing or put NICE back where it belonged - out to grass.

]]> http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/05/28/joe-collier-word-watching-%e2%80%93-checking-for-tricks/#comment-2456 Will Atkinson Wed, 28 May 2008 15:40:31 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/05/28/joe-collier-word-watching-%e2%80%93-checking-for-tricks/#comment-2456 It's easy to be high-minded about the use of words when you are not in the firing line. Imagine the tabloid storm if Dawn Primarolo had used the word 'rationing'. Would the press really have conducted a useful and constructive debate? It’s easy to be high-minded about the use of words when you are not in the firing line. Imagine the tabloid storm if Dawn Primarolo had used the word ‘rationing’. Would the press really have conducted a useful and constructive debate?

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