Government Insiders Pillows

Junior Ministers in the Cuts Department would often moonlight, looking for unturned stones.

"National security adviser"

Round up all the king's horses and all the king's men for questioning.

"These few weeks off school have convinced me that I'm definitely a stay-at-home kid."

"Hold everything! I just thought up a terrific loophole!"

'Somebody close the window. Those pesky drones are getting in.'

"Dad, why does a huge beast like that let such a small bully control it?"

'Voodoo economics was bad enough, but this voodoo foreign policy....'

"I'll match donations when you match my tax payments."

Man on left - 'What do you call a public servant who spends half their time doing private work?' Man on right - 'An MP?'

Whitehall: Gave honest impartial advice

'Take a letter,'

Fiscal cliff

"I feel that what would really give your next album a major boost would be some kind of well-publicized personal problem."

'Lessee... He's keepin' my ol' guy at Defense, he's got a corrupt warmonger at State, a tax cheat at Treasury, an' the old Marc Rich pardon guy at Justice.... Nope -- I couldn'ta done a better job myself!'

"It's part of a deal I worked out with the I.R.S."

'I know the Oval Office is in the West Wing. I wonder what mischief goes on in the East Wing?'

"Will you two stop giggling every time I say 'assets'?"

"I got another callback. My agent says it's between me and the guy who's going to get it."

The Filibuster.

"Discussing research funding with ministers can be a little fraught..."

When government regulations go too far.

Man about executive: 'Success went to his head. There was plenty of room there.'

Merchant Bankers - Patience is a virtue, anyone displaying it will be dismissed

'Frankly, I don't know if I feel like having a cup of coffee or trying to misappropriate some funds.'

Trump's firings

A Week in Politics

''Fasting' doesn't mean eating fast food!'

'Why aren't you guys profiling minorities like other las enforcement agencies?'

"I wasn't invited to this great party. That proves I'm not a Washington Insider."

"If we're going to keep this quite, we'll need a public enquiry."

Medical Group: Specializing In Treating The Insured.

'Well, well. You made more money last year than you did the year before -- You people never learn, do you?'

"If the men go on strike, we'll run the plant ourselves. Somewhere find out where it is."

"This won best award show last year."