Sarah Palin may use ugly non-words like "preferenced", doggone it, but at least it's fairly clear what she means. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, on the other hand, said:

"We are not legislating now on the basis that we are bringing it in now for something that might happen in the future. We are putting a provision for it if it becomes unhypothetical."

That's quite a big if. Probably. Talking of gobbledegook, Harrow Council has banned it. From The Times:

Their meaning has become one of the most perplexing riddles of modern life, but soon “stakeholder engagements” and “multi-agency approaches” could be a thing of the past, in part of the country at least.

A council has banned seven of the most bewildering jargon phrases when speaking to members of the public. Civil enforcement officers, school crossing patrollers and civic amenity sites will become traffic wardens, lollipop ladies and rubbish tips, under new guidelines from Harrow Council. The list of banned phrases was drawn up after Harrow councillors asked a panel of local people about their experiences of dealing with council staff.

Councillor Paul Osborn said: “Our residents want to hear plain speaking and that is what we’ll deliver."

Deliver? Dear, oh dear. There will have to be some improvements going forward.