More clueless bureaucrats in the UK
Given the recent lack of posts making fun of UK bureacrats I’ve decided to do an omnibus edition to catch up. Here is a round up of pettiness from the past two weeks.
- The Hampshire County Council decided that the tinsel adorning the stop sign of a lollipop man should be removed in case it distracts drivers. No drivers had been reported as distracted. A local councillor suggested he would look into the matter.
- Port Talbot police decided that a local shopkeeper was publishing offensive jokes in his shop flyers. He was warned that he could be prosecuted under a public order offence. The local police spokesman clarified that they made the right choice and that the correct action was taken to save the sensibilities of the locals.
- A woman in South Shields was warned by a local bureaucrat that her Christmas lights were likely offensive to her non-Christian neighbours. No neighbour had complained and it seemed the council employee decided to take it upon himself to warn her in their stead. Nicely the local council suggested that the worker was a twit.
- Tool storage shed break-ins at a leased garden in Bristol City have prompted the local council to tell locals not to lock their sheds since the maintenance of fixing damaged sheds is too expensive. A spokesman suggested that for those with expensive equipment a conversation with their insurance provider would help them determine if securing their valuables was a good idea. No mention was made of an idea to improve the security of the sheds.
Thanks to Reason for some of the links.
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