AIBU to be fed up with the word "reform"

Dismemberment might be more accurate in some cases. Governments and politicians in general have always been Humpty Dumpty about words.

I so agree, Jess, having spent some weary hours trying to follow the CAB's online training on the benefit 'reforms'. I would love to see IDS himself trying to understand all those twists and turns and manifold exceptions! As for our poor clients...

I seem to recall the last government using the same term, and its meaning the same things!

They all have pet words for their tinkering. Modernisation is another one.

Perhaps we could provide a change of words as I do agree that reform has been overplayed.
How about effectual change??

I too agree and found this irritating for some time - it is quite the wrong word.

Doesn't the word mean what it says? Re-form? Perhaps we put the wrong interpretation on it.

Agree with you totally Jess.

Change to meet fashionable sociological and economic theories that have been espoused by members of the currently governing political party party might be a better description

I find the word 'transparency' over-used and disingenuous when it's applied to 'reforms'.

It's as annoying as when they say that bus fares are going to be "revised". They mean "raised". If they were actually going to make the fares less, they would be very quick to say so!

At least 'fit for purpose' isn't being used so much anymore. That one drove me mad!