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Related: About this forumWhy the UK is in the EU
&t=75sGiven the Brexit negations are starting I thought this was relevant again.
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Why the UK is in the EU (Original Post)
nycbos
Jun 2017
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FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)1. That was great show
As well as the follow-up, "Yes, Prime Minister"
nycbos
(6,034 posts)2. One of my favorites was when Humphrey explains polling to Bernard
rpannier
(24,329 posts)3. My favorite line is still
Clarification is not make one clear, it's to put one in the clear - Sir Humphrey
nycbos
(6,034 posts)4. Mine is when Humphrey is explaining to Bernard how to block...
... things the civil service would like."
Sir Humphrey: "If you want to be really sure that the Minister doesn't accept it, you must say the decision is "courageous"
Bernard: And that's worse than "controversial?"
Sir Humphrey: Oh, yes! "Controversial" only means "this will lose you votes". "Courageous" means "this will lose you the election"