Public Service Defender Gifts

Spring House Cleaning: Sweeping Cuts

The Fighter

"On a more positive note the guidance we’ve published on the services we can’t provide is published in 37 different languages."

'Am I being too suspicious or do you think it's possible that they're crooked?'

'...We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause..."

"What was I thinking?!"

'Now that everyone's street is online, we're mapping interiors.'

Elections

Flat tax - equal burden?

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

'It's historic that the inauguration of a minority is now routine.'

'Never trust emails. You can't shred them.'

Pile of top secret files on a train. Man saying 'Is that seat free'

Budget

"Mr. Miranda....we are using 'schedule 7' to hold you on suspicion of knowing someone who knew someone who was a whistleblower...."

"To be honest, I'm leaving public service so I can make some real money as a talking head on a cable news network."

"Efficiency savings...protect front line services BLAH! BLAH! refocus on core objectives BLAH BLAH!"

survival of the fittest

"So, when will we be getting the next batch?"

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

Planning for flooding - 'Well, we'll cross that bridge when come to it.'

'Hey, get out of my space!'

The world of surveillance.

Karine Jean-Pierre

"The government's finance settlement is coming out really late this year!"

Obama.

"My client will not answer that question as it presupposes his sanity."

'It drives me crazy when people whine about the collapse of the system!'

"Trust me, Son, you do not want to 'grow up to be president.' "

"The bad news is that we've had to cut most of the services. . . The good news is that we can now tell people in 23 languages what we don't do anymore!"