Policy Enthusiast Gifts

'Ms. Peters, hold all calls. I'm busy implementing yet another hastily conceived and unproven education innovation.'

Michael Gove at the Head Teachers' Conference: 'Mr Gove. We're not angry, we're just disappointed.'

'Looks like he's hitting his targets'

Heath care, then and now.

'Take this mission statement back to the committee and tell them to rework it. I'd like it to mention education.'

NHS recruitment.

Slimming down the budget

A typical gesture of Merkel.

"We deemed this criticism not constructive enough to warrant any changes on our part."

"Prohibition ends at last. Marijuana now legal in California."

'I'm afraid we can't PAY you but would you accept endless meaningless platitudes about your valuable contribution to the decision making process instead?'

IN-trays 'INSIDERS' and 'OUTSIDERS'.

"One catch phrase sums up direct EU taxation."

In Guns We Trust.

Humbug! What has health and safety ever done ! Apart from dramatically reduce accidents at work...cut serious injuries...reduce time off sick...

'Who has the best insurance?'

'And for a few hundred more, you get this policy, which covers you in the event you miss a payment on this policy.'

G-8 Summit Result.

"Isn't there anything the government can do to help?"

'So FOR THE RECORD . . . are you ADMITTING that there are circumstances in which you would not DEMAND an MRI scan for a child with a sniffle for purely BUDGETARY reasons.'

'You have primary insurance and secondary insurance. I like that in a patient.'

Approval rating polls.

Bernanke gets his wish for Christmas.

Health Care Games: 'Sorry folks. . . no winners.'

Tribunal Claims office with 'Direct Discrimination' tray and 'Indirect Discrimination' tray.

'Sorry your legislation was ruled unconstitutional, Ferguson, but it was fun while it lasted!'

NHS demand higher than supply

'Did you clear this through Legal first?'

Health care reform

'This is the 'place' in 'repeal and replace'.'

Illegal Immigrants.

"No wonder this thing won't run."

'You can never have enough insurance, which is why we offer this 'You Can Never Have Enough Insurance' policy.'

'We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.'

"One day son, none of this will be yours!"