So when a story came in on our national feed the other day - The worst phrase of the decade revealed - I couldn't resist taking a quick look.

And sure enough it's a treasure trove of doublespeak. Seriously, who comes up with this stuff?

The worst phrase is decided by the Plain English Foundation which has been picking its annual 'winner' since 2010.

So, I don't want to spoil the excitement for you, and won't tell you the winner. But let me say, you'll know it well. It was described by the Foundation as "an outrageous take on dishonesty".

To win, it has to beat some red hot competition including: reverse pork barrelling, efforting outreach, discretionary essentials and zumping (dumping a romantic partner on Zoom, of course).

It's well worth a read.

I don't normally write about my eating habits in this newsletter, but I don't think I can be alone here.

For the next week or so, my post-Christmas meal planner includes the following:

Ham and cheese omelette, ham and pea soup, ham and vegetable frittata, ham salad, ham and pineapple pizza, barbecued ham and eggs, and ham and pea pasta.

And that's just off the top of my head. To be brutally honest, ham vindaloo is not out of the question at this stage.

It's as much a part of Christmas as putting up the tree.

Oh for some fresh inspiration.

Rick Allen, Editor