There’s a new selection of consultations for you to vote on for July 2009 — fill in the poll to the right, or let me know your choice in a comment! Here’s some background info: Adapting to Climate Change – ensuring progress in key sectorsThis consultation is less fun than it looks, it’s more about identifying which organisations […]
Read more "New poll — vote for your next translation"Yesterday I had the pleasure of going to Open Tech UK. I was surprised they even let me in the door, these things are usually password protected… Once I got over the initial shyness, I managed to talk to plenty of people who really care about getting people involved. They included: the Open Rights Group — these guys are big […]
Read more "Connecting the dots"This was as a request from a friend. The original is available on the Welsh Assembly website. You can also download the translated PDF.
Read more "Charging for carrier bags in Wales"It’s far too late, and despite my best efforts it’s still terribly wordy, but here it is, and you have two and a half days (until the 3 July 2009) to reply to it. I understand it’s a controversial subject, so no ranting please, unless it’s constructive and sent directly to the consultation email address! You can download the PDF […]
Read more "New translation on animal welfare"So said the leaflet that has dropped through every door in the United Kingdom. At my last ever literacy volunteering session in Birmingham (at the wonderful Brasshouse Language Learning Centre, with the tutor Nerys and all the adult literacy students), we went through this oh-so-important leaflet, and came up with stumbling blocks all over the place! […]
Read more "Important information about swine flu!"The next set of consultations is up for you to vote on! The one you chose will also (hopefully!) be taken up by the clever people at Write to Reply — who will be displaying my translation side by side with the real consultation, and you can comment on each paragraph, too. This month’s options are: How […]
Read more "What should I translate next?"The second half of this consultation is a little something for building planners, designers and local authorities. It’s supposed to be a handy guide suggesting how to build security into public places, but at nearly 80 pages, “handy” doesn’t quite cut it. This one is a little less complicated, at 7 neat pages. Download it here if you prefer […]
Read more "Working together to protect crowded places: part 2"More than 80 people voted in the latest translation request poll (thank you!), and most of you voted for me to translate the protecting crowded places consultation from the Home Office. This is actually two consultations in one. The first on general guidelines for how local authorities and businesses should tackle increasing their security against terrorist […]
Read more "Working together to protect crowded places — a translation"