Experts warn of deepening cliché

Europe is in danger of slipping into an era of unprecedented cliché, experts have warned.

Jargon levels are at an all time high, while hackneyed metaphors for the global situation have also reached record levels.

With the storm-clouds of analogy hanging ominously over the continent like a leaden simile, Europe risks falling into a period of platitude not seen since the trite expression of the 1930s.