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Paul Leinster - Leading a Data Revolution in the Environment Agency

Posted by: dataenvagency, Posted on: 29 September 2015 - Categories: Open data

Today we have a short post from the retiring Environment Agency Chief Executive Dr Paul Leinster: I am coming to the end of my time as Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, an NDPB within the Department for the Environment …

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Why we use plain English

Posted by: Ben Clancy, Posted on: 24 September 2015 - Categories: Defra content design

We use plain English so you can understand anything we publish quickly and easily. Still with me? Thought so. I could’ve said: Simplifying language facilitates the comprehension process of our written guidance. You’d just about get it, but you’d probably …

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