I'm still melting.
This has indeed been a most enthusiastic summer. Not only did we have a record breaking May, but the last few weeks have been, let's say, a bit trying. Soaring temperatures during both the day and the night aren't helpful for creative thinking.
Instead, I have had to distract myself as best I can. This has included a revisit to one of the best comedy series of all time: Yes Minister/Prime Minister.
As long as we have bureaucracy and political parties, this show is relevant. It's also trueer than one might think.
Many of the jokes in the show, like a hospital with full admin staff but neither doctors or patients was real. Likewise, setting up a 'communications room' in a fictional Islamic country and filling it with booze for an otherwise sober reception, has happened for real. Truth and fiction, right?
Anyway, the core of Yes Minister is the relationship between Permanent Secretary (later Cabinet Secretary) Sir Humphrey Appleby and James Hacker MP. The Political Will and the Administrative Won't.
What I have for you today, is a three part documentary about what the real Cabinet Secretaries and what really happens in Whitehall.
I shall see you again next time, so until then, have a magnificent week!
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utDEkUWyQ8Y
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpK7jajX-rQ
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w55A9o9AGiY
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