The use of the term 'issue' gets wilder by the month. The BBC News recently told us that the Metropolitan Police Force "has issues around racism . . ."
'Having an issue' is a bad enough construction; but 'an issue around racism' is worse. As this blog has tried (fruitlessly) to insist in the past, the term 'issue' really means an 'outcome', or a 'matter of dispute awaiting an outcome'.
It should not be used to mean 'a complaint' (although a complaint may itself have an issue or outcome); nor are the usages 'an issue with' or 'an issue around' acceptable.
So there. I am aware that no one will take much notice of the likes of me taking issue with issue-twisters.
A Rag-bag of Issues
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