A Plain Language Guideline

Over at GovGab, Whitney Quesenbery provides, unintentionally I think, a great place to start with plain language: the first stuff to be converted into legible English (and whatever other languages deemed necessary to reach the populace, should be directive and informative stuff. It's a sign of true cluelessness that educational outreach materials aren't written in easy-to-understand terms. But at least it provides us with a project for government to tackle before getting to the tough questions about how to transform everything else the government publishes.