Local Council Worker Gifts

'I'm a little surprised you got planning permission.'

'So we've put the bin out ten minutes early, it's not as if the council will know...'

'Notice to clear vegetation' hacks his way through garden using a machete.

'It's a wage restraint device.'

"Living in a city with functional infrastructure must be so boring."

"Who's got the hammer?"

Quality Control

'I'm afraid the cuts are beginning to bite!'

'Someone's got to do something about these pot-holes!'

Man from refuse department says: 'We'll send you a new wheelie bin, Mrs Trubshaw, there's really no need to 'orchestrate a mass Twitter campaign'.'

Danger Falling Leaves

The Milky Way (Detail)

'It's not easy to get one of these - before that you have to have found a parking space!'

'If congress regulates obscene bonuses, isn't that a violation of the first amendment?'

Unsafe Drain Covers!

"Brian's been pursuing a successful career in the City for 25 years..."

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

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

'He's put in a tender to run down public services.'

'No reason, other than that fishing relieves stress.'

'One day son, all this will be collected.'

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

"I hate when a parking spot in the city opens up."

"You know, turning a hobby into a job kinda takes all the fun out of it."

Unpopular Street Signs: Go, Please Litter, Yes Parking, Garbage Collection - Sometimes Never - Mon-Fri.

Man at council planning offices can't get through door due to position of steps.

'So, you're a little Hitler? You're hired.'

Urban lunch

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

'You got much on at the moment?'; 'No, nothing really.' (Naked man)

Corruption Contest

"It doesn't mean you, Hickford!"

Budget cuts were beginning to bite at the local council

"I hear you're something big in the city?"

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