yes prime minister

A helpful primer for my fellow Americans when sorting out the British papers.

I believe that all of this is still broadly correct.

“The Bishop’s Gambit.”

Via email, somebody reminded me of this episode.

It is well worth watching all the way through, whether or not you’ve actually watched Yes, Prime Minister or not.

Amazing how things can not change over time, huh?

Having seen the Yes, Prime Minister clip found here I went looking for some more. This one here is biting (and still relevant), on a variety of levels:

…and it’s just as well that the embedding is disabled on this one, because the last line is simultaneously perfect and possibly distressing to those of delicate sensibilities.

Crossposted to RedState.