Yes, Minister, Series One (1980)
Yes, Minister and its sequel Yes, Prime Minister are British television shows that were broadcast between 1980 and 1988. All episodes were written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. more »
[How to guide ministers to making the right decisions]
Sir Frederick:
[...] there are four words to be included in a proposal if you want it thrown out.
Sir Humphrey:
Complicated. Lengthy. Expensive. Controversial. And 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"!
Submitted by wikidude on June 03, 2024
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