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This seems to undermine the point at the end of the GP comment: > Remember that Yes Minister is a manual for politicians, not a comedy. It seems like the deep
by AlexandrB 7y ago
This seems to undermine the point at the end of the GP comment:
> Remember that Yes Minister is a manual for politicians, not a comedy.
It seems like the deep state was (more) right on this one and the politicians are/were the ones trying to downplay the danger and generally mislead.
- jacquesm 7y agoThe proper name for the deep state is civil service employees and they generally tend to be right on a lot of stuff because they've been at it for decades rather than a couple of weeks to months. The whole idea that some politician lands in a chair and starts making policy by their lonesome is laughable.
- dmix 7y ago> The proper name for the deep state is civil service employees It's funny how that has become the new explanation/softer excuse. I remember when "Deep State" was used to describe groups like the Koch Brothers and similar power brokers well before it was adopted by the right-leaning popular media to describe the puppet masters of the 'establishment' on the other side. Now it's spun as an attack on simple 'civil servants'... I guess it means whatever people want it to mean, depending on the context of your ideology or position on the matter.
- Symbiote 7y agoThe episode in question is episode 6 of series 1 of Yes, Prime Minister "A Victory for Democracy". Highly recommended!