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A dictionary has been published that claims to translate 'politician speak' into plain English.

The 2008 Lexicon is published by the Centre for Policy Studies which dubs MPs' speech 'Newspeak', a phrase borrowed from George Orwell's 1984.

Its translations include revealing that when a politician talks of "transformation", they actually mean "no change".

Jill Kirby, the director of CPS, said: "This Government has - whether wilfully or unwittingly - blurred the line between words and actions.

"Talking about a problem has come to mean the same as doing something about it."

The document wages war against Labour's favourite phrases. "Excellence for all" means "all shall have prizes".

"Let me finish", meanwhile, translates as "I will continue talking so that you cannot ask any more difficult questions".

One entry highlights the comment of Tessa Jowell, the Culture Secretary, as she announced that the Olympic budget had almost tripled, and said: "The Olympics will be legacy games."

According to the CPS, "legacy" means "the next Government will pick up the bill".