Really disappointed to hear a @BBCr4today programme interviewer talk about 'illegal asylum seekers'. No such thing.
On such a big issue, how is it possible to get basic terms wrong?
@omrgriffiths
On such a big issue, how is it possible to get basic terms wrong?
@omrgriffiths
#r4today was getting this wrong 20 years ago when I used to work for a refugee charity - and when we had Straw and Blunkett thinking the answer to the asylum system was tough-talking not smart-acting
Years ago. The now defunct Press Complaints Commission issued editorial guidelines on the correct terms to use on asylum & immigration- overseen by @StigAbell
Here's the PA copy on those guidelines- PCC warning that incorrect terms can mislead or distort debate 
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