[markdown]

Sir Humphrey Appleby: And to that end, I recommend that we set up an interdepartmental committee with fairly broad terms of reference so that at the end of the day we'll be in the position to think through the various implications and arrive at a decision based on long-term considerations rather than rush prematurely into precipitate and possibly ill-conceived action which might well have unforeseen repercussions.

James Hacker: You mean no.

[louthy]

A show that was perfect in every way. I had Nigel Hawthorne's voice going around my head whilst reading that.

[tim333]

The clip of him explaining Britain's joining the EU to muck it up is jolly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37iHSwA1SwE

It's kind of prophetic that Hacker goes from Minister to PM on the back of some anti-EU stuff whipped up by the tabloids. Of course it's basically BS and nothing much changes with the EU. We'll see how it works out for May.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_Games_(Yes_Minister)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko_J9e8DIPo