Public Sector Player Gifts

The Sleep of Reason Produces Bureaucracy

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

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

Quality Control

Why Cows Leave Home

'If you'll excuse me, my car is on fire.'

'We can't cut entitlements for federal employees. We're federal employees.'

Snow Plow Driver Relaxing at Home.

'Why don't you start a small business with a loan from a bank?'

'The government is telling us to get rid of 43% of meaningless targets within the next 6 months!'

'Dalrymple came to us from the public sector.'

NHS Reforms: See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Speak No Evil.

Funding Cuts for the Arts

Industrial Injuries Benefit.

U.S.Postal Service - Then and Now

Investments: Buy local! Our 'Value' funds are all New York values.

Clinical waste.

Wisconsin's War on Unions!

"Consult the people by all means, Your Majesty, but I don't think a referendum is a good idea."

"With a bit o luck we may be over the worst of it!"

"Cuts may need to be made but we have to protect essential staff!"

Bureaucrat's Brain

'With the threat of ABS's competing for Council work is going to get even harder...'

'I'm sorry, sir, this is the department of Immediate Dissatisfaction. Your appointment is with the Bureau of Eternal Frustration.'

The Elephant in the Corner.

Public Procurement Portal

'The government is DETERMINED to get rid of the 'target culture'...in fact we've committed to reducing targets by 68^ across 75% of the 76 most target driven departments within 96 days!'

"To describe our budget shortfall as a 'Black Hole' is both simplistic and inaccurate."

Many Organisms Respond to a Lack of Competition by Increasing in Size.

"Realigned public sector team leader seeks matched funding."

"This is Jim the Jolly council manager and LOOk it's Caring Clara who likes to work for minimum wage..."

"We managed to find a few potatoes for you Ted, we thought you might start a veg patch to supplement your pension!"

Root worker painting a unhappy face on the road.

"Public employee"

'We agreed that your contract was too complicated so we redrafted it to cover your new responsibilities.'