To create a disunited Europe ..... worked as long as the UK was in ... now we are all happy they left ... Thank you Brexshiteers !!!
@Iskelderon4 күн бұрын
That's why it came to such a surprise that the Brits finally made good on their promise to piss off.
@ZipSlipHollingbrook10 күн бұрын
Humphrey's exasperating do-nothing-ism was played for laughs. It was satirical (I believe) these are the dangers of what your government MIGHT be IF...Reductio ad absurdum. These days, however if he existed he'd be a veritable Ghengis Khan of decisive action. Butt covering beyond a defensive survival tactic has become an active crusade. At least Humphrey did it all with his easy chair at the club in mind. There was material comfort and (I want to say) Scotch at the end of the day and the approval of his clandestine set.
@sinamirmahmoud760610 күн бұрын
Europe is a placeholder ... Asia... Africa... all of them
@Musicienne-DAB199511 күн бұрын
That joke about the UN was horrifyingly accurate, LOL!
@LeeDavid-si3gt16 күн бұрын
Get in, have Brexit. Fraxit, Nedxit to flow suit. So relatable.
@johngore512718 күн бұрын
Like Sir Humphry's enthusiasm when he says "pig's breakfast!"
@xa3558Ай бұрын
Pro EU you see😂
@xmifiАй бұрын
I'm confused. Why did they include a documentary episode in.
@yt_Ajay_Ай бұрын
Talk about the United Nations' impotence
@firestorm117Ай бұрын
WAS in the EU.
@VelhaGuardaTricolorАй бұрын
"You have to get behind someone, to be able to stab him in the back". British Foreign Policy from inception.
@garwynrosser8907Ай бұрын
And now you're out... You can't turn everyone against each other anymore.
@henkmagnetic3103Ай бұрын
This is still so relevant in 2024. It is most probably the most honest description of the English mindset. More so than from the politicians. Margret Thatcher days about the time of this TV series. I do not live in the UK but it was so obvious you were getting the wool pulled over your eyes regarding Brexit. Shout out to Rod Stewart; remember reading how he wanted to stay with Europe. Sings pretty good as well.
@njd2342Ай бұрын
Ted Heath has a lot to answer for, for taking us in despite the opposition of Foot & Co in the Labour Party.
@richardelson3261Ай бұрын
Simply never bettered. The writers used to take the Whitehall men for generous lunches and let them tell anonymous anecdotes. I’ll bet they loved it when their stories got into the series.
@glensmillie5101Ай бұрын
Crivvens! An especially poignant episode, remarkably consistent with current politics 😅
@fahmad7194Ай бұрын
He wasn't kidding 😂
@johnking5174Ай бұрын
One thing Brexit did was to scare the crap out of the other EU countries, some who might have thought of leaving the EU. Now they saw the shit storm and pigs breakfast made with Brexit, that it made the EU even stronger
@carlosrvraАй бұрын
I JUST realized that’s Cocto from DEMOLITION MAN 😄
@wakelamp2 ай бұрын
Are classics graduates still in demand in the public service?
@charlesvanderhoog70562 ай бұрын
Perfect explanation of the attitudes of the English elites towards European continent.
@chrislogan25572 ай бұрын
Just as relevant today as it was 40 years ago.
@Danijel-hr3pb2 ай бұрын
History repeats itself
@michaelsummerell86182 ай бұрын
I love the subtle, intelligent writing of this series.
@zombieGI2 ай бұрын
Tale as long as time!
@GV-xx7vh2 ай бұрын
SO SO CLOSE TO THE TRUTH !!
@paulgibbons23202 ай бұрын
This has aged so well.
@Durhandoni802 ай бұрын
„Butter Mountain, The Wine Lake, and Milk Ocean ...„ And now you have the no Butter valley, the wine pond and the milk wasteland. Have fun.
@sony52443 ай бұрын
Watching it now in 2024, this serial makes a lot of sense.
@user-iq4kl8wi7p3 ай бұрын
The last minute and a half is worth a 7 year post doc in politics.
@theflyingone3 ай бұрын
Wow so thats why we joined and got out to break up Europe 😂
@alessandrodigiammarco60553 ай бұрын
well this aged poorly
@thierryjambage11293 ай бұрын
"To break the European Union, the best way was to get in and destroy it from the inside".. So glad the UK is out of the EU. I am Belgian.
@johnking5174Ай бұрын
One thing Brexit did was to scare the crap out of the other EU countries, some who might have thought of leaving the EU. Now they saw the shit storm and pigs breakfast made with Brexit, that it made the EU even stronger.
@sumazdar3 ай бұрын
dziękuję
@abbofun90223 ай бұрын
This didn’t lose one bit accuracy. Only difference is that it is the UK that is stuffed now.
@CharlieVane213 ай бұрын
The best bit is that this is actual US policy. The reason the Americans disapprove of Brexit is because the UK is their spoon.
@redroger77453 ай бұрын
So of our times - goosebumps.
@John_Pace3 ай бұрын
And today it is the Ukrainians against the Russians...
@Unknown-jt1jo3 ай бұрын
Not the EU. He's talking about the EEC, which was a predecessor organization. The EU didn't exist when "Yes, Minister" was filmed.
@tombombadil91233 ай бұрын
and this, children, is why "Yes, Minister" is one of the best Britcoms ever
@dubiousName4 ай бұрын
How current this feels 😢
@BCHAOTIC4 ай бұрын
@BCHAOTIC
@obiwanfisher5374 ай бұрын
I don't think this aged very well. Also funny how the average british idiot thinks the UK is not in europe any more because europe and eu sounds too similar and they all noticed brexit.
@NoName-hg6cc4 ай бұрын
I think it aged like wine
@tonyatthebeach4 ай бұрын
Precursor to The Thick Of It
@bastiaanstapelberg90184 ай бұрын
Het is wel waarheid wat Humprey zegt 😂
@bastiaanstapelberg90184 ай бұрын
Het is wel waarheid wat Humprey zegt 😂
@pincermovement724 ай бұрын
Look what we have now , a real police state
@rick74244 ай бұрын
No you don't.
@williamjones71634 ай бұрын
And now that the UK's all upset over Brexit because they were successful in mucking up their own futures, they want to go back to the EU.
@eddiecalderone4 ай бұрын
Going back to the eu? Seriously… A few media outlets who never expected the outcome of the referendum are peddling the agenda of Brexit remorse… it’s a big lie. If there was any remorse, why no major political party is not talking about it? As in we are about to have a general election…
@secretbaguette4 ай бұрын
'Appling Cynicisim...' "Yes... We call it Diplomacy, Minister." It's difficult to sum up a profession in eight words but there you have it.