Red Tape Ruffian Gifts

'Let's run it through legal.'

'Let's not go by the book.'

'So do you want me to minute that George is dying of boredom and Nigel will rip my head off if I don't stop boring him with my blather?'

European Union Health and Safety Direcorate rules

'I'm afraid we can't deliver your baby until your CRB check comes through.'

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.

'I hope you have planning permission for that?'

"Staff are always complaining about supposed bureaucracy, but if no one completed form M74/cd3 then how would we know how many M74/cd3’s had been filled out!"

Painter removes 'wet paint' sign from park bench and replaces it with a 'dry paint' sign.

Distractions: Work Disputes

"UK government aren’t budging boss. Sole supplier or not under the new procurement regulations our new contract has to have three KPIs..."

"I'm afraid you neglected to submit the proper development permit application."

How many workers does it take to put up a Christmas decoration?

'Item 56(B), we need to schedule a series of meetings to discuss whether we should have a meeting to look at whether we're having too many meetings!'

"Before we test this, do you know how to fill out an accident report?"

Planning permission REFUSED...

Unnatural Selection.

Diabolical bureaucratic management

IRS agent to lady: 'Your refund was delayed because of shredded paperwork ... but we're putting it all together with red tape.'

'Hi this is Brussels - we're going to need to order some more red tape.'

"It can cut through anything ... well, almost anything. There still is governmental red tape."

Bureaucrat Walking his Pet

'Does he mean before or after the needs survey?'

Bureau of Red Tape

A day at the UN.

Happy holidays from the IRS! To celebrate we've switched our usual red tape to red ribbon!

"So we are four days into the new Procurement Act. How are you feeling?"/"I am ok and everything seems to be fine, but I miss the anticipation."

'It's an EIEIO!'

'Ruddy european labelling legislation'

"By the time we'd lobbied the government, got planning permission, raised capital, put the job out to tender and built it we didn't need it any more!"

"What do people mean when they say the recruitment process was 'opaque'?

'Building Inspectors During Their Off Hours.'

'I helped write the new tax code and even I don't understand it.'

"Have you read this report? Staff are spending 60% of their time on admin!"

"OK team, what are we not going to accomplish today?"