Council Member Gifts

'Someone come and mediate our argument about mediation!'

Local Democracy: How it works. . .

'Wait a minute! Aren't you the chap who refused planning permission on the St., Mary's church extension?'

'You are lucky, I've already refused to see five salesmen this morning.' 'I know. They were me!'

"We've been campaigning for years to encourage central government to delegate more powers to local authorities..."

'Just take a smidgeon off.'

"Mistakes were made…lessons will be learnt. The council now accepts it was a mistake to use quicksand in the play area."

'Parish Council, working towards obsolescence'

"All those in favour of our township meetings doubling as a book group?"

Community Complaints Redress Mechanisms Bureaucracy

Bloom + Gloom

Jackie Weaver

"This spells out the council's decision - in easy to read emoticons."

"You'd better hurry. The council wants to ban all enjoyable sex."

"...Ever since he was elected to the town council."

'Our drug cartel would like to help Lambeth Council fight the cuts, respecting criteria of inclusion and diversity.'

Poll-dancing booth.

'Our local council's appallingly corrupt.'

This is not what I had in mind when I joined the Council!

'That's the Director of Housing. She isn't taking the news of the rates freeze too well...'

'The trouble with politicians is that they always put MY money where their mouth is'

"Of course it's a stupid sign, but you wouldn't believe how much money it brings in for city hall!"

Danger Falling Leaves

'Your copyright is invalid, you spelled (c) wrong.'

"Ah, you'll be wanting our red tape department, third door on the left!"

'I don't get it. He's got only one tongue and two ears, but he talks twice as much as he listens.'

"Rudy, did you realize it's illegal for a boss to tell his minion how to vote?...And that therefore, I would never tell you to vote for my friend Patsy Marionette, for city council?"

Typical...You don't see one for weeks then they all arrive together.'

"Having concluded, Your Highness, an exhaustive study of this nation's political, social, and economic history, and after extensive examining, Sire, the unfortunate events leading to the present deplorable state of the realm, the consensus of the Council is that Your Majesty's only course, for the public good, must be to take the next step."

'It's the council's flood defence system.'

"It doesn't mean you, Hickford!"

'Here - The Royal Safety Council said you have to wear this.'

Roller skater see a sign: Nightmareville Pop. 5679 Beware Of Government Red Tape

'I really think you should check your pools, sir.'

Gentrification vs Manchester...