Archive - First Draft

First Draft #33: a newsletter on public language

Populist truths; Kipling, the King and Christmas; what to do with milestones; Welby bombs

Dec 23, 2024

September 2024

First Draft #32: a newsletter on public language

Fake populism; "big asks"; Kamala echoes Keir; Jenrick clichés

Sep 9, 2024

May 2024

First Draft #31: a newsletter on public language

Election special: Two speeches - why Emmanuel Macron is more interesting than Rishi Sunak

May 23, 2024

March 2024

First Draft #30: a newsletter on public language

30 tips, tricks and rules for better writing

Mar 14, 2024

December 2023

First Draft #29: a newsletter on public language

Reading speed; climate jargon; small talk; the best of the number twos

Dec 1, 2023

October 2023

First Draft #28: a newsletter on public language

Writing by hand; “Lived experience”; Military idioms; Biden’s diplomacy

Oct 20, 2023

August 2023

First Draft #27: a newsletter on public language

I have a dream; Mission statement nonsense; Nike World Cup woes; “Learnings”; Omitting “that”

Aug 31, 2023

June 2023

First Draft #26: a newsletter on public language

Dreaded innovation speak; "Foster"; "Think big"; Amis and McCarthy

Jun 23, 2023

April 2023

First Draft #25: a newsletter on public language

“Reimagine”; the art of conversation; good apologies; "laser-like focus"

Apr 27, 2023

March 2023

First Draft #24: a newsletter on public language

Jeremy Hunt; "empower"; Budget rebuttals; Kairos; "robust"

Mar 17, 2023

February 2023

First Draft #23: a newsletter on public language

Love language; the State of the Union; “community”; "guardrails"; Sturgeon

Feb 16, 2023

January 2023

First Draft #22: a newsletter on public language

The language of layoffs; Sunak's buckets; medical jargon

Jan 12, 2023

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