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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Kirby

Therese Coffey under fire over instructions regarding Oxford comma

PA Wire

New health secretary Therese Coffey has come under fire after her office issued guidance telling workers to “be positive” and avoid using policy wonk “jargon”.

An email, understood to have been sent to staff at the Department of Health and Social Care and sent on to workers at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), is reported to have told them to avoid using “Oxford commas” – the final comma used in a list of things.

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