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By: City A.M. Comment Desk

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  • Worst corporate jargon of the week: Put a pin in it

    May 16, 2024

    The apocalypse may be nigh, but jargon users will be putting a pin in that until the four horsemen make a proper appointment, thank you.

  • The Debate: Should we ban smartphones for children?

    May 7, 2024

    Most people agree that children are spending too much time on smartphones. But what should the government do about it - if anything?

  • Worst corporate jargon of the week: Transform

    May 2, 2024

    The City is full of movers and shakers determined to "transform" every bit of corporate life. We're here to stop them - and stamp out jargon.

  • The Debate: Have flexible working laws gone too far?

    May 1, 2024

    Will new laws allowing workers to "request" flexible hours culminate in the irreparable breakdown of society?

  • Worst corporate jargon of the week: Mission

    April 25, 2024

    Offender: Mission  Every one of us has been an email chain which is borderline unintelligible for the amount of corporate lingo thrown in there. At City A.M., we’re taking a stand and calling out the worst jargon which travels around the City faster than you can drink an overpriced pint. This week: mission. What does [...]

  • The Debate: Is Shakespeare elitist?

    April 24, 2024

    To celebrate the Bard's birthday, our opinion desk and lifestyle desk go head to head to battle out Shakespeare's enduring legacy.

  • Worst corporate jargon of the week: Action

    April 18, 2024

    Action this, soldier: the obliteration of all cursed corporate jargon from our lives.

  • The Debate: Is English nationalism a force for good?

    April 17, 2024

    English nationalism: an evil ideology or an innocent necessity?

  • Worst corporate jargon of the week: The breakout

    April 11, 2024

    Is it a rash? An acute case of acne? The start of a musical number? A prison break? Nope, it's a Zoom splinter group and you're not free, you're trapped.

  • Worst Corporate Jargon of the Week: Talent

    April 4, 2024

    Human beings have been remarketed as 'talent'. That's terrifying.

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