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Guest Post: Clarity is king – the evidence that reveals the desperate need to re-think the way we write

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Mark Morris is Head of Clear English at the Department of Health and a former speechwriter for the Health Secretary. Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so he is. So said Publilius Syrus, about two …

A checklist for digital inclusion - if we do these things, we’re doing digital inclusion

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Digital Inclusion Checklist at GDS

As with most of our work at the Government Digital Service, we release things early for review and comment. The digital inclusion team, set up last year, would like to share and get your feedback on an alpha version of …

GDS this week: GOV.UK meets Ontario.ca and Digital Services Store now open

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This week GDS Head of Content Design Sarah Richards talks about meeting our counterparts from Canada, Ontario.ca, and their exciting One Site project, and Josh Russell and Warren Smith explain how the new Digital Services Store will make make it easier for government …

GDS this week

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This week we have three quick updates on work that's been going on at GDS recently. Brij Thakrar talks about how we're training people to write for GOV.UK, Allon Lister introduces the Carer's Allowance public beta and Amy Whitney explains …