SteveW wrote:

I write Engineering documents and spend a lot of time and effort
eliminating ambiguity and possible misinterpretation. I want my
documents to inform a supplier clearly what is wanted, without any doubt
or loopholes. The massed intelligences of government are surely able to
achieve the same end when preparing legislation, unless they choose not to.

I have been in the same position, and echo your point. However,
the problem sometimes seems to be that the experts who draught
legislation often see their work hacked to bits as it is
subsequently debated and endlessly amended.

Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


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