A bowling club in another coastal town, he says, has managed to keep gulls off its green by crisscrossing it with red tape when it is not in use.
He told MPs regulation of gangmasters was abolished in 1994 because "apparently it was a manifestation of the nanny state, it involved red tape and it involved snooping.
In its response to the plans it said red tape stopped firms from developing and politicians needed to bring in laws to help businesses.
It opposed the tax holiday provision and is now trying to hobble it with red tape.
Will it actually allow us to build the next generation of world-beating companies or is it shifting red tape from Brussels to London and increasing the cost of trading and working with Europe?" Riaz Kanani, MD & Founder, Radiate B2B.
It's red tape pure and simple.
It is red tape in the NHS, not privatisation, that draws his fire.
Rather than fostering entrepreneurship, the president has stifled it with red tape.
The prime minister wants a European Union dedicated to free trade and competitiveness, which helps business rather than tying it in red tape.
