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Article: In plain English, it's all a row about 'facile gibberish'.(News)

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The Birmingham Post (England)
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February 1, 2000
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The West Midlands development agency has come under renewed attack after plain English campaigners forced it to apologise for wrongly claiming they had endorsed its flagship document.

MP Mr Peter Luff (Con Mid-Worcs) stepped up his attack on Advantage West Midlands after it cited the approval of the Plain English Campaign in its defence when he ...

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