Civil Service College Removes Course On ‘Whether Dictionaries Know Best’

The Civil Service College, which provides training to civil servants and the public sector, unveiled a new course programme last year: ‘Inclusive Writing’. Oh boy…

Civil servants could sign up for the £595 + VAT per day course  to spend their time learning what words are “exclusionary” in a six hour programme to how to “eliminate bias” from all content:

“We’ve all become increasingly aware of the importance of language in creating inclusive and equitable work cultures.