FSA versus the English language

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Ever tried reading Finnegans Wake or Moby Dick? How about Les Miserables, or maybe an FSA consultation paper...?

Like each and every FSA paper preceding it, last week's effort on proposals for its regulatory fees and levies for 2010/11 was a tough old read. If you haven't yet had the pleasure of going through it, we've pulled some of our favourite bits to see if you can make head or tail of them. Please do let us know what you think, or perhaps whether it's "just us". Otherwise, the campaign for clearer, jargon-free FSA communication documents starts here. Let's begin...

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