The Treasury may have a handle on numbers but it seems their spelling needs some work. The Department’s officials have misspelled the names of at least two UK towns in press releases announcing a boost to regional transport across the country.
Middlesbrough and Rotherham are understood to be the places butchered by Rachel Reeves’s department in regional and national press releases. A Tory source said: “If Labour can’t even reheat old Conservative Government announcements without making basic spelling errors, what chance does the country have of recovering from the mess they are making?”
In one example, Middlesbrough was spelled “Middlesborough” in the email from Treasury sent to journalists on Tuesday announcing a £15.6bn transport boost.
It comes after eagle-eyed journalists spotted spelling errors in defence minister Al Carns’s letter to constituents about education in Birmingham Selly Oak.
Guarantee, apprenticeship, artificial intelligence, Britain, announced and survey were among the litany of words spelled wrong in the letter.
In his letter, he said: “I am also backing the Youth Gaurentee, which will ensure that all 18-21 year olds are either earning or learning. This includes new apprentiships in priority sectors like green energy and teaching support.
Many constituents have concerns regarding the future the creative sector and other industries as a result of developments in articicial inteligence (AI). It is vital that Britian is ahead of the curve on this issue, so that Al is a job-creator.
“I am pleased that in the Government’s Al Opportunities Action Plan, it was annonced that Skills England will work to ensure the British people are prepared for work in the growing Al-powered industries of tomorrow.”