On November 2nd 2008, The Sunday Telegraph published a piece about some councils who had banned certain Latin words and phrases from their documents. Peter Jones was asked by the Today programme to write a letter to Communities’ Minister Hazel Blears on the subject. It was broadcast on November 3rd at 7.40 am. Here it is, the Latin in blocked capitals (for Peter's benefit, he hastens to add, to help him read it clearly):

‘Dear Ms Blears,

You will be aware that a number of councils has decided that all Latin words and phrases should be subject to a VETO from their communications with the public, E.G. E.G., ETC. As the Spokesman for the Plain English Campaign said, ‘Often people in power are using the words because they went to feel self-important. Voters should not suffer because of an official’s EGO.’ Precisely.

ERGO you must take action at once, put this on your AGENDA and produce a MEMO (or VICE VERSA) on the topic, because the list is not nearly long enough, I.E. they have left out too many words that are absolutely incomprehensible to any COMPOS MENTIS Englishman. VIA the web, I have identified (INTER ALIA) ALIBI, ALIAS, ANNUS HORRIBILIS, APPARATUS, EXIT, FACSIMILE, HABEAS CORPUS, IGNORAMUS, INSIGNIA, INTERIM, OMNIBUS, PAR, PROPAGANDA, PER CENT, RIP, and TERMINUS, to name but a few.

Some will think this HOCUS POCUS, but I say you cannot allow the STATUS QUO to remain as it is. If you were to have a REFERENDUM on the subject, Latinists VERSUS plain-speaking ANGLOS, the decision to reject all Latin from our language would be carried NEM. CON..

NB I do not demand a REQUIEMfor Latin IN TOTO, let alone an IN MEMORIAM. Without Latin, of course, you could not call yourself Secretary (derived from Latin) of State (L) for Communities (L) and Local (L) Government (L, derived from Greek). That would be a complete NON SEQUITUR.
QED
Dated CIRCA 8.30 AM, or thereabouts, November 2 AD 2008
PS  Sorry: it’s 8.30 PM’