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Introducing the Islington English Dictionary and Liberal Phrasebook

By Ed West Politics Last updated: September 7th, 2010

Now that the print edition of the Oxford English Dictionary is, alas, on its way out, now might be a good time to unveil my next writing project, the Islington English Dictionary and Liberal Phrasebook (liberal, of course, in the modern rather than classic phrase). Please feel free to suggest any commonly heard words and phrases, with a translation into English.

Anti-racism campaigner – Hamas supporter or other terrorist spokesman who’s so extreme he’s even banned from Saudi Arabia.

Charity - Body funded by the state through compulsory taxation, whose role is to lobby for more taxation.

Clients – Criminals (when described by members of the justice system).

Communities – Client groups.

Developing world – Parts of the globe which 40 years ago had the rule of law, secular government and an economy projected to match Europe within a generation; which are now ruled by medieval warlords, have a life expectancy of 50, and where rape is a capital offence – for the victim.

Diversity – Lots of middle-class people of various ethnic backgrounds who all went to the same schools, the same universities, watch the same programmes, read the same books and vote the same way.

Fairness – Tax.

Human rights – The right to have almost no possible limit on one’s personal gratification, whatever the reasoning and despite all commonly-agreed standards of natural justice.

Inappropriate – Something which is true but which it is impolite to mention in debate.

Justice – Socialism. Paying very well-off public sector employees to give other people’s money to those who feel in some way slighted or have some grievance, whether real or perceived. (See social justice, racial justice, climate justice, etc.)

Mumbai – The city that used to be called Bombay in English, before our culture became so riddled with self-hatred and imperialist guilt that we dare not even use transliterations of cities inhabited by former colonial subjects. (See Beijing. Don’t see München, Roma, Beograd, Warszawa.)

Peace campaigner – A humanitarian intent on getting himself, and his useful idiot friends from Europe, killed by taking on some commandos with blunt instruments.

Phobia – Scepticism of, disagreement with.

Poverty – Having less money than other people.

Resources – Taxpayer's money.

Vibrant – Has a high crime rate.

Victorian – The wacky idea that generational poverty might be linked to behavior and what was once called “morality”.

Vulnerable – Criminals, as in “society's most vulnerable”.

Xenophobe – Someone who believes in the nation-state.

Youths (French) – North Africans.

Source: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100052155/introducing-the-islington-english-dictionary-and-liberal-phrasebook/