Comments on: Britain can’t cope with the popularity of travel http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/08/03/britain-cant-cope-with-the-popularity-of-travel/ Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Wokingham Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:27:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Steven_L http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/08/03/britain-cant-cope-with-the-popularity-of-travel/#comment-4343 Steven_L Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:55:02 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=398#comment-4343 Why is it always the case that when a senior politican is suddenly subjected to the same level of bureaucracy as the general public put up with on a day to day basis (usually at airports) they come back ranting and raving about how ridiculous it is. Could it be there is too much bureaucracy? You've probably never been made redundant and had to apply for jobseekers allowance. Ever tried to get a tax rebate of a few hundred quid or do you have an accountant? Being a VIP your mobile phone account will be held on a special list dealt with by highly trained people rather than undervalued and frustrated battery hens. When your office calls the local council or a civil service department to take something up on behalf of a constituent your enquiry will be flagged as 'VIP' and receive special attention. Now I'm probably being a bit unfair, as I'm sure the Palace of Westminster is a highly bureacratic place, however all it (and the Cabinet) ever churns out these days is yet more bureacracy. When is someone going to introduce a bill, to sole purpose of which, is just to get rid of all the legislation we don't need? Why is it always the case that when a senior politican is suddenly subjected to the same level of bureaucracy as the general public put up with on a day to day basis (usually at airports) they come back ranting and raving about how ridiculous it is.

Could it be there is too much bureaucracy? You’ve probably never been made redundant and had to apply for jobseekers allowance. Ever tried to get a tax rebate of a few hundred quid or do you have an accountant? Being a VIP your mobile phone account will be held on a special list dealt with by highly trained people rather than undervalued and frustrated battery hens. When your office calls the local council or a civil service department to take something up on behalf of a constituent your enquiry will be flagged as ‘VIP’ and receive special attention.

Now I’m probably being a bit unfair, as I’m sure the Palace of Westminster is a highly bureacratic place, however all it (and the Cabinet) ever churns out these days is yet more bureacracy. When is someone going to introduce a bill, to sole purpose of which, is just to get rid of all the legislation we don’t need?

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