London Diary: Brexit is a dirty word now – National Herald

Its now official. At least one state government in the UK has declared the term Brexit politically too toxic and banned its use in official correspondence and statements.

The Labour-led Welsh Government has ordered its civil servants not to use Brexit to refer to Britains exit from the European Union. The period between February 1 and December 31, 2020 when Britain was in the process of leaving the EU, is to be referred to as the transition phase.

The Brexit has acquired a divisive connotation because of the way it was used by Boris Johnson and his supporters during the 2016 referendum to polarise public opinion portraying opponents of Brexit as anti-national. It triggered widespread xenophobia leading to immigrants from EU countries being targeted and told to go home.

Other terms banned in an updated official style-guide issued by the Welsh Government include HM government (Her Majestys government) to refer to the Central UK government; BAME for members of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities; and able-bodied. Substitutes recommended are UK government, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, and non-disabled respectively. And, oh, Welsh Assembly is no longer Welsh Assembly. Its Welsh Parliament.

The move has been greeted with mockery with some officials accusing the government of behaving like a Big Brother gone bonkers by banning words and phrases used every day by ordinary people.

Is this whats called losing the plot? as one official said

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