The UK spends billions on committees and investigations, a tactic well described in Yes Minister for burying the truth. Is there a better way to hold people to account?

#politics #government #coverup #burying #reports #committeees #yesminister #westminster #government

Keir Starmalade, anyone? Will marmalade really have to be rebranded in UK? Britain is reportedly considering aligning with EU rules in what Daily Mail is calling the PM’s ‘breakfast reset’

This is "Emulsified High-Fat Offal Tubes" all over again.

#YesMinister

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Jonathan Lynn Filmmakers Jonathan Lynn (born April 3, 1943) is an English stage and film director, producer, writer, and actor. With Sir Antony Jay he co-created and co-wrote the television series Yes Minister (…

#HappyBirthday #JonathanLynn #writer #filmmaker #actor #BAFTAWinner #YesMinister #YesPrimeMinister #ClueTheMovie #NunsOnTheRun #MyCousinVinny #SgtBilko #TheWholeNineYards #BritishTV #geek #blog #film #tv #GeekWithClipOns #IReviewStuff #IRS

[the Minister asks for a different chair for his desk]

Bernard Woolley:

"It used to be said there were two kinds of chairs to go with two kinds of Ministers: one sort that folds up instantly, the other sort goes round and round in circles."
😏😏😏

#YesMinister

truth about data by minister of administrative affairs, the hon. gentleman Hacker #yesMinister

TV poster: “Yes Minister: Party Games” by Antony Jay & Jonathan Lynn (BBC 2, 1984)

Broadcast two years after Series 3 concluded, this Christmas special served first and foremost as a nostalgic coda, but also to test the waters for Yes, Prime Minister. Not as punchy as a regular episode, but suggestive of the programme’s ongoing appeal. #YesMinister #PartyGames

'Emulsified High-Fat Offal Tube'. #yesminister

'Yes, Minister' would not be accurate today because politicians' focus is now on SURVIVAL A co-writer of the hugely popular sit-com Yes, Minister has claimed its enduring appeal is that nothing has changed.

‘Yes, Minister’ worked because bureaucrats blocked change. Now politicians block it, fearing unelectability. Starmer is a frontman for a PR campaign.
#UKPolitics #Labour #YesMinister #Starmer
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#KwootvandeDag
#YesMinister

"Ken & Barbie": Spottgedicht im Außenamt über Baerbock und Habeck veröffentlicht Im Mitarbeitermagazin des Auswärtigen Amtes löst ein satirisches Gedicht mutmaßlich über Baerbock und Habeck Aufsehen aus. Die spöttischen Verse wurden mittlerweile entfernt.

#YesMinister: Ambtenaren die hun chefs belachelijk maken omdat ze van een andere partij zijn. Kan dat in Duitsland? www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...

Photos: I’m Sorry, Prime Minister in rehearsals starring Griff Rhys Jones & Clive Francis | West End Theatre Check out the latest photos and videos of West End comedy I’m Sorry, Prime Minister starring Griff Rhys Jones and Clive Francis.

Photos: I’m Sorry, Prime Minister in rehearsals

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Go behind the scenes of rehearsals for #ImSorryPrimeMinister #JonathanLynn’s #YesMinister political comedy (#ApolloTheatre 30 Jan-9 May)

Stars #GriffRhysJones #CliveFrancis #WilliamChubb #StephanieLeviJohn

‘A Yes Minister farce’: ScotGov pensions body challenged over ‘meaningless’ letters Holyrood has summoned the boss of the Scottish Government's pensions agency as MSPs remain unconvinced it is treating the £1.7bn retirement age…

EXC - 'While Yes Minister was satire, I can assure you it has found modern day reality in the shape of the SPPA' Campaigners say the ScotGov pensions agency has mastered paperwork — not payment. #YesMinister #Pensions #Holyrood

‘A Yes Minister farce’: ScotGov pensions body challenged over ‘meaningless’ letters Holyrood has summoned the boss of the Scottish Government's pensions agency as MSPs remain unconvinced it is treating the £1.7bn retirement age…

EXC - From satire to reality? #YesMinister invoked over Scotland’s pensions 'meaningless' compensation letters. #PensionsCrisis #Holyrood

#SirHumphrey has a message for you all. #YesMinister

Je n'aurais pas pu le dire plus clairement 😉

JOYEUX NOËL !
Happy Christmas -- Feliz Navidad -- Bon Nadal !

#YesMinister

In what is becoming an annual tradition of mine, I will leave it to Sir Humphrey Appleby to express my #Christmas wishes to you all :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=vShJ... #LDReporter #Somerset #MerryChristmas #Christmas2025 #YesMinister

There’s a 21-minute cut of the 1980s Yes Minister Christmas Special on YouTube. Officially. BBC Comedy posted it today.

Worth your time.

https://youtu.be/Ltv--iZh98Q

#BBC #Comedy #YesMinister

“I gather he was as drunk as a lord, so after a discreet interval they’ll probably make him one” #yesminister

Politiikka | Tutkijat lähtivät hankkeesta poliittisen sekaantumisen vuoksi – tieto vetäytymisestä haluttiin kätkeä Tutkijat irtisanoutuivat ministeriön tilaamasta luontoraportista. He kokivat, että poliittisen ohjauksen sotkemalla raportilla voi olla ikäviä seurauksia luonnolle ja tieteen uskottavuudelle.

#yesminister

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Oh boy, this #CultureWar over sweets has ‘Yes minister’-vibes all over.
For over 40 years, national food (like #sausages) has been a weapon against #Europe.
Watch this clip from #YesMinister, where Jim Hacker takes on the Eurosausage. Prophetic 😂

youtu.be/OzeDZtx3wUw

Let it be: Paul McCartney urges EU to drop ban on veggie ‘burgers’ and ‘sausages’ Former Beatle argues use of terms for meat-free products ‘encourages attitudes essential to our health’

A BBC #YesMinister repeat! www.theguardian.com/business/202...

UK Parliament, 2009: “Bad Language: The Use and Abuse of Official Language” This is a fun official read: Sir Richard said: “The evidence must be that this discontentment built up and this behaviour was such as could not go on.” In English, this would be translated as: “Peo…

UK Parliament, 2009: “Bad Language: The Use and Abuse of Official Language”
https://alecmuffett.com/article/130555
#UkGoverment #YesMinister

Huh, it was the Year of The Lord 2025 when I discovered that #YesMinister is a bloody brilliant comedy series. I know I know, I’m a bit late to the party, but it is wonderful to finally be enjoying it.

And relevant, even (or especially?) today.

#YesMinister and #YesPrimeMinister for #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision #EastCoastKin. #Westminster #HousesOfParliament #London #UK #Photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky

I need to #rewatch #yesminister

Iago walked so Makima and Sir Humprey could run #Iago #Shakespeare #niche #CSM #Chainsawman #YesMinister #WowItsAnotherPostByRoot

I can almost hear Sir Humphrey advising Bernard:
"On second thoughts, best not to talk about donkeys in connection with the PM"
#YesMinister #YesPrimeMINISTER