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Midweek quiz: Council jargon Midweek quiz: Council jargon
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Midweek quiz: Council jargonMidweek quiz: Council jargon
Councils have been told to cut the gibberish and speak plain English - and the Local Government Association has compiled a list of 200 banned words. But do you know your baselines from your blue sky thinking? Test yourself with this Call My Bluff-style quiz.Councils have been told to cut the gibberish and speak plain English - and the Local Government Association has compiled a list of 200 banned words. But do you know your baselines from your blue sky thinking? Test yourself with this Call My Bluff-style quiz.
1.) Council jargon quiz1.) Council jargon quiz
What does it mean when a department is "top down"?What does it mean when a department is "top down"?
  1. It is short staffed
  2. It has too many managers
  3. It's ignoring people
  1. It is short staffed
  2. It has too many managers
  3. It's ignoring people
2.) Council jargon quiz2.) Council jargon quiz
"Idea" is a simple word, but what do councils use instead?"Idea" is a simple word, but what do councils use instead?
  1. Seedbed
  2. Green shoot
  3. Sappling
  1. Seedbed
  2. Green shoot
  3. Sappling
3.) Council jargon quiz3.) Council jargon quiz
If councillors ask you to "cross cut", what do they actually want you to do?If councillors ask you to "cross cut", what do they actually want you to do?
  1. Work with them
  2. Cut costs
  3. Change jobs
  1. Work with them
  2. Cut costs
  3. Change jobs
4.) Council jargon quiz4.) Council jargon quiz
If you're "working out" a problem, what do councils say you're doing?If you're "working out" a problem, what do councils say you're doing?
  1. Coverturing
  2. Facilitating
  3. Scoping
  1. Coverturing
  2. Facilitating
  3. Scoping
5.) Council jargon quiz5.) Council jargon quiz
If a council is having "coterminous, stakeholder engagement" what is it doing?If a council is having "coterminous, stakeholder engagement" what is it doing?
  1. Sending out questionnaires
  2. Working with the local community
  3. Talking to people
  1. Sending out questionnaires
  2. Working with the local community
  3. Talking to people
6.) Council jargon quiz6.) Council jargon quiz
You may call people without a job the unemployed, but what do councils call them?You may call people without a job the unemployed, but what do councils call them?
  1. Career challenged
  2. Worklessness
  3. Home bound
  1. Career challenged
  2. Worklessness
  3. Home bound
7.) Council jargon quiz
If a council is "horizon scanning" what is it doing?
  1. Removing street clutter, like bollards and railings
  2. Doing an audit of council services
  3. Looking for early warning of potential problems
AnswersAnswers
  1. Top down means ignoring people, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).
  2. Seedbed is often used instead of idea, says the LGA.
  3. Cross cut means working together, according to the LGA.
  4. It's scoping, according to the LGA.
  5. "Coterminous, stakeholder engagement" simply means talking to people, says the LGA.
  6. Worklessness has been used by councils instead of unemployed, says the LGA.
  1. Top down means ignoring people, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).
  2. Seedbed is often used instead of idea, says the LGA.
  3. Cross cut means working together, according to the LGA.
  4. It's scoping, according to the LGA.
  5. "Coterminous, stakeholder engagement" simply means talking to people, says the LGA.
  6. Worklessness has been used by councils instead of unemployed, says the LGA.
  7. The council is looking for early warning of potential problems, says the LGA.
Council jargon quizCouncil jargon quiz
0 - 3 : Gobbledegook0 - 3 : Gobbledegook
4 - 6 : Make some sense 4 - 6 : Making some sense
7 - 7 : Plain speaking7 - 7 : Plain speaking
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