Local Government Officer Mugs

'Every year local authorities whinge on about needing more money to maintain services.'

"They're spelt differently!"

"Nation-building never works."

"You're fired."

"1984 by George Orwell. Project 2025. Presidential transition project."

"Obama didn’t get to name a Supreme Court justice during his final year. So how come Trump does?"

The Anti-Agent

"Oh, I'll be bi-partisan alright, punishing both sides of the aisle."

"HR-bill 9495. Cutting down non-profits."

They're Not Just That Into It

Mario Draghi

Pretty Flowers

"We seem to be spending more on defence than on things to defend"

US Immigration and Naturalization Service: If you're yearning to breath free...Get Out.

A Q&A with President Obama over jobs

'To most people, 1984 is just a novel; around here it's our instruction manual.'

"Who's got the hammer?"

The Henderson's move to a vertical city took some getting used to.

"You may have been the victim of a mis-sold PFI contract."

Quality Control

'You realize, we can't use the 'benign neglect' method for everything.'

You Are Here - Uncle Sam's Exit Strategy

"National security adviser"

'You think I'm crazy; I think you're crazy...finally some common ground!'

"Excellent, excellent. A fine blend of truths, half-truths, and blatant falsehoods."

Political convention

'Let's just wait here until the federal stimulus returns.'

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

"What was I thinking?!"

Washington D.C., Acronym Capital of the World

The Circular Logic of Fascism

CIA report

'And this one's framed in beautiful Brazilian hardwood.'

"... And to our friends in the Liberal Democratic party I award thirty pieces of silver."

Fiscal cliff - US dollar falling over the edge.