All four covers bear symbols of control or authority, that have been subtly twisted by the artist in order to poke fun at the state. The machine gun presented in Bad Meaning Good 1 is painted with a huge pair of shoes, reminiscent of clown shoes as if this weapon was a joke or a fake.
The military vehicle in Bad Meaning Good 2 is ridiculed and compared to a toy with its bunny ears and bow. The police car depicted in Bad Meaning Good Volume 3 is defunct, its tyres removed, whilst Bad Meaning Good Volume 4 presents a street camera damaged by crows. Banksy ridicules these familiar signifiers until they are reduced to harmless jokes, turning them from bad to good.