Golden Bull Award

The golden bull award is given for the year's worst examples of gobbledygook, as chosen by the Plain English Campaign. Started in 1980, this award has been famously (or infamously) given to the NHS for a 229 word definition of a bed, and in 1981 winners were sent a parcel of tripe through the mail. One example is the following statement in certain Wanadoo UK terms and conditions
*The failure to exercise or delay in exercising a right or remedy under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of the right or remedy or a waiver of any other rights or remedies and no single or partial exercise of any right or remedy under this Agreement shall prevent any further exercise of the right or remedy or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies contained in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

List of 2005 winners

* Australian Taxations Office
* Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust
* Department for Culture, Media and Sport
* Halton Borough Council
* Poole Lighting Limited
* Scottish Executive
* uk2net
* Wanadoo UK

External links

* [http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/goldenbulls.htm Golden bull awards page on plain english campaign website]