Policy Maker Gifts

'If we do applaud transparency, will anyone see it?'

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

"The disasters are collaborating better than we are!"

"The only solution I can see is to hold a series of long and costly hearings in order to put off finding a solution."

'Actually I think you'll find it's really more like this.'

"I keep my core beliefs written on my palm for easy reference."

'Globalsiation risky? How d'you mean?'

'Susan, hold all calls for the next six hours. I'm trying to comprehend the Affordable Care Act.'

'In a Washington economic summit, a panel of three economists offered two dozen opinions about the direction of global economics.'

"We need an end to short-termism, at least until next week"

"I'll be honest... there are books by James Joyce that are easier to follow than these bad boys."

European Union Health and Safety Direcorate rules

The worker/the man who monitors the worker/the man who wrote the draft policy guidelines on how to monitor the man monitoring the worker.

'Bad news... we've run out of unlimited resources.'

"So we're agreed then - there's no need to make any changes to our equal opportunities employment policies."

'Can't say. It's private.'

"We're developing a plan to fix this."

National Health Service

Fossil Fuels.

'I think I see the problem,,,'

Focussing on what's REALLY important

'I want to offset my carbon footprint Jenkins, cancel your holiday flights.'

We should wait and see if climate change is happening before we do anything

'Have you heard about the new Medicare drug plan called plan C? Medicare gives you $30 for a bus ticket to Canada!'

"We could finally make a decision, but it's so much more relaxing to keep mulling our options."

The Fed's Next Interest Rate Hike Is Near!

"Hey, I just got a burst of consumer confidence- let's go buy something."

In the future, wars will be fought over water.

Department of Work and No Pension

Performance management

Environment policy.

What Population Problem?

Gobbledygookologist

"No one will take me seriously in these shoes."

The Jeopardy of Progress