UK Defence Policy - Yes Prime Minister

[@jm15xy]

"In the end they will start THINKING about it. They will come to realise the PROBLEMS, the FLAWS in the reasoning. The nation will get WORRIED. Agitation. Questions. Criticism. CHANGE." LOL.

[@NeidalRuekk]

Change?!

[@MisterFoxton]

Bernard's dry delivery is always spot on.

[@Ruperdepuup]

... CHANGE ... XD The implication being, of course, a change in leadership (i.e. the other party). And we wouldn't want *that* to happen, now would we?

[@azlanadil3646]

@@Ruperdepuup Have you watched the show? Humphrey doesn’t care about which parties in power, he’s a civil servant. By change he means just that. Change. The ancient enemy of bureaucracy.

[@ジジ黑貓]

@@Ruperdepuup change means "revolution" you idiot

[@scsutton1]

I'm now willing to accept this show as a documentary.

[@MrParksy92]

One of the best exchanges in the series "well stop him Bernard" one of my favourite lines

[@mighty-roman]

Almost everything is great about this bit. I especially liked the "But he's the prime minister." "Yes, he is" (as if you're reassuring a petulant child)

[@c2757]

For me Bernard's look and the twitch of the lip which he gives in response to Humphrey's instruction to 'stop him' is really excellent. A lot of meaning in non-verbal format.

[@ilcorvo9559]

The line about making Britain think it’s defended is golden.

[@jacobtebbe4435]

Honestly I was waiting for a crack along the lines of “what is the point of our defense policy? To defend Britain? No, that’s what the Americans are for”

[@markfox1545]

​@@jacobtebbe4435- moron. Our Trident subs defend us.

@@jacobtebbe4435 Nope, still wrong, the American can't defend, the only thing they can really do (and even that is debatable) is avenge someone/something. Defnse is also not what they love to do, but they love to take revenge. See death penalty. Compare to firearms regulations. How well did the US defend… Kuwait? Or, and even better example, Vietnam? (Better example because they obviously tried)

[@iddomargalit-friedman3897]

Same

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

And shockingly true!

[@Unknown-jt1jo]

"It's for all our simple, ignorant people, shuffling in and out of houses, buses, factories and the cabinet room." I almost missed that quick throwaway joke :)

[@ChelseaGirl6266]

No matter how many times I see these shows, they're still so accurate!!! Not to mention hilarious!!! It really was a magical blend of excellent writing, excellent acting, excellent comic timing, excellent direction, etc. RIP gentlemen, & thank you for still making us all laugh over 40 years later. ❤

[@EricDaMAJ]

The older I get the more accurate this series is.

[@EK-gr9gd]

It is still satire only!

[@DieFlabbergast]

Was, not "is." The civil service in those days was opposed to change, or at least too much of it. That is the very definition of conservatism: ensuring that society changes slowly and only when absolutely necessary, because every intentional change is always accompanied by unintentional side-effects. As Edmund Burke wrote: "Laws, like houses, lean upon one another." The civil service NOW -- two generations later -- has become captured by precisely the opposite ideology. They want as much change as possible, so that they may play the part of the White Knights who save society by completely reorganising it. We have seen this play before, written by such famous dramatists as Vladimir Lenin, Mao Zedong, and Pol Pot.

[@EricDaMAJ]

​@@DieFlabbergast You mistake elitist self interest and virtue signaling with fascist tendencies for communism. Though to be fair they'll probably wind up the same way.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

I've never seen this show before, but it is shockingly accurate!

[@coolersmoke]

No tv series script has been anywhere as good as this, since forever.

[@NataliePine]

I think the only show that comes close is The Thick Of It

[@SheyD78]

Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister were always closer to the truth than we might wish. The annoying part is often Humphrey isn't wrong, doing the wrong thing for the right reason, the right thing for the wrong reason, but mostly just ensuring the status quo remains untroubled.

[@jordankidd4443]

History has shown that this attitude is ridiculously wrong. Yes Minister has aged terribly.

[@MAlanThomasII]

​@@jordankidd4443The point of a satire is to show the flaws in the system as it exists. Everybody in the show is wrong most of the time, whether that's because Sir Humphrey wants stability and power for the civil servants and upper class or because Hacker wants votes or whatever. Their attitudes being ridiculously wrong is the point. And the show is still referred to on the floor of the House of Commons when criticizing this or that thing as something a character in the show would do. The characters' attitudes being ridiculously wrong *is the point*. That hasn't aged at all, because there are still people like Sir Humphrey and Hacker in government.

[@BartBVanBockstaele]

@@MAlanThomasII Indeed. In my opinion, this series is an unbeaten masterpiece. I have all the DVDs of Yes, (Prime) Minister, and would love to have them in a few other languages, IF I could find them.

[@verttikoo2052]

@@MAlanThomasIISatire? What satire? This is a documentary 🤔 This is how it still works 🙄 This acting is so freaking brilliant ❤️

[@MAlanThomasII]

@@verttikoo2052 Haha, yes, well, they _were_ getting leaks from the inside and even some of the stupider shit they made up got them investigated because it was actually true.

[@winterbas8927]

This probably popped up because Rishi is going in about National Service

[@scienceevolves4417]

No, because our nygel was on about... Immigration 😅 lol does he ever talk about anything else 🤔

[@mlgerab]

Pretty funny for a documentary

[@Hammern28]

I can watch this show over and over, and it is just as brilliant every single time.

[@topoDaMornin]

We have a magic wand, its called HS2. Nobody understands anything about it except it costs £100bn which means it must be wonderful.

[@cherryb893]

"I think he wants to govern Britain, Bernard." "Well stop him." Prophetic.

[@succulent951]

Bernard?

[@danielvanr.8681]

Other way around. - I think he wants to govern Britain. - Well, stop him, Bernard.

[@infi702]

@@danielvanr.8681 true bernard did not say his own name that would have made no sense

[@gchecosse]

Possibly the best scene in the show

[@pembertr0n]

Yeah it pretty much sums the whole show up

[@Puzzoozoo]

Remember this episode because Trident is going to be replaced around 2030 or shortly after, just 7 years from now.

[@lastswordfighter]

Since we're talking nuclear missiles the US finished replacing the vintage tape deck controls on the icbm computers in 2016. This shit from the 1960s and still in active service.

[@LightriverArt]

@@lastswordfighterWell yes, they had lots of testing!

[@JallenMeodia]

To be fair, they are currently building three of the replacement subs To be unfair, the current government can't finish a railway line, so doesn't mean the replacement service will reach completion.

[@Sdblahm67]

We're not replacing Trident, we're replacing the Vanguard class submarine with the Successor class. Trident will be carried over from the former to the latter.

[@sirderam1]

​@Sdblahm67 I thought it was to be the 'Dreadnought' class, which, as I understand it, is what the first of class is to be named?

[@torkilvold3855]

"Yes, indeed he is Bernaaaard". 😆😆😆

[@alopam]

This perfectly describes all European politics circa 2024

[@raistormrs]

Change... 😱 the arch nemesis of the civil service

[@evilmiera]

It really isn't, but conservatives like to think it is

[@Thurgosh_OG]

Change has happened in Senior Civil Service at Whitehall, they all became Woke, EU lovers.

[@evilmiera]

@@Thurgosh_OG fuck yeah

[@raistormrs]

@@Thurgosh_OG no, that's proper missdirecting, the entire wokeism thing is just a tool and EU "love" is a bit much of a word, there are those that got used to it, again... change... anyway, point is, ever since they figured out how useful of a diversion public outrage is, they make good use of it. so next time, someone comes up with a fun idea like, taxing kerosine, some other very noisy outrage will be on after which the idea will have magically vanished.

[@pauls6425]

​@@Thurgosh_OG sad when you see retards like this guy

[@crazyman8472]

“Bernard, we have a magic wand; it is called Trident. Nobody understands anything about it, except that it will cost $15 billion pounds, which means it must be wonderful!” Bro is spitting straight facts! 🤑

[@KeithRowley418]

Maybe the greatest comedy show - ever.

[@JohnTaylor-gy2ps]

This is EXACTLY how the civil service works..all around the world.

[@BartBVanBockstaele]

It has to. Imagine it wouldn't. The world would be an infinitely more hideous place than it already is.

[@BOBBOBBOBBOBBOBBOB69]

The tension between the Civil service and the government is a good thing. @@BartBVanBockstaele

[@Grubnar]

Best! Show! EVER! ... of all time!

[@Dazza13]

The people who wrote the show back then and saw how life would be in the next 20 to 30 years, I sure couldn't quietly believe how accurate they were. 😂😂

[@KeithRowley418]

The cleverest comedy in tv history.

[@mrantipatia1872]

"I think he wants to governate Britain" -well, stop him, Bernard

[@Cachundo73]

Given the current antics of the ruling party, Sir Humphrey's advice of stopping the PM seems rather sound.

[@michaeldownstairs]

1:13 It’s like the Amazing El Mystico and Janet, whose tower blocks are based on belief-if you stop believing in them they collapse

[@outman6207]

Today, 2024 February, trident failed on second attempts. Almost get defense ministers killed on board.

[@jgomo3877]

This show is a documentary.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

We all though so when it was first being shown. They added some comedy to make it seem less harsh.

[@user-xx7tv7cc1y]

This comes into what was once said by a politician about what the hardest parts of being President / Prime Minister are. Interviewer: "It seems no matter how easy things could be, politicians constantly talk about how hard it is to do? So, I ask you how hard is politics?" Politician: "Well, you're right, the basic parts are actually incredibly easy to do. The hardest part of politics is trying to do and say things that appease the public, but with the primary focus on actually only doing things that benefit the few. What's hardest is doing so without the public ever finding find out!"

[@mypointofview1111]

Now they do

[@Slug99]

Without the laugh track this would be a marketed as a thriller.

[@Hairysteed]

*GASP* Change?!

[@jamesnoneyabizness5611]

Not under Sir Humphrey's watch!

[@TheNefastor]

The dread in Bernard's voice 😂. Genius acting.

[@fredflintstone6394]

Can you imagine White Hall now.. what's the Government policy on Israel,? We don't have one But for God's sake Don't tell anyone that ..

[@grahamross6397]

Still, after all these years, so revealing.

[@MeatyWhack]

I wonder if Rishi watched this episode before announcing National Service :D

[@kevinmottram9491]

Filmed yesterday.

[@lynnlovattjones4171]

So worrying watching these wonderful programmes....nothing has changed! Not even the attitudes of the government!!

[@Wraithfighter]

The thing is, the video almost gets to the point. First, the UK was defended. That's the whole point of nuclear weapons, if you have the ability to end the world, everyone else gets really hesitant about seriously endangering you. Its supremely annoying in how effective it is, and its certainly not a simple process, but it *is* effective. But a large portion of national defense is giving the citizenry the impression that they are safe. That they can go on with their happy, productive, consuming lives and not be afraid of anything happening. Security Theater isn't a replacement for actual Security, but it is an integral part of the process too. But try saying "maybe nuclear deterrence isn't entirely a bad thing" in the height of the cold war in fiction...

[@TheOmegaXicor]

Even today, politicians thinking that a retaliatory strike is probably pointless shows sound reasoning, SAYING that you wouldn't authorise a retaliatory strike shows politicians have brains like farmyard latrines. If MADness has kept us safe for decades why endanger that????

[@anivicuno9473]

The thing is, you almost got to the point that this is a 2 minute clip from a 30 minute episode. The nuclear deterrence idea has already been touched on, the whole episode was about the fact that the PM most likely would not press the button in the face of an invasion. The PM admits this, and so the chief scientist recommends diverting funds from a new system (that they know won't be operational for about a decade after purchase) to spending it on R&D and employing (and retraining) people via the armed forces. The point the scene is making about Britain being undefended is that without committing nuclear suicide, Britain is undefended. The Soviet armies would steamroll NATO and everyone knows it. Humphrey pushes the security theatre from Harrods option, while the chief scientist recommends cutting their losses and just bolstering the domestic economy.

[@Puzzoozoo]

You forget Britain doesn't have it's own *independent* indigenous nuclear weapon system.

Is it effective? Your *claim* is a claim, claims *prove* nothing.

[@TheOmegaXicor]

@ claims are made and since everyone knows the evidence behind the claims then nothing needs to be justified to people who already know what is being said. If you believe that the claim is not true you should present evidence and the OP can present their evidence if they think you're wrong. Saying "claims prove nothing" when no-one is trying to prove anything makes you look 1) like a troll and 2) very stupid

[@psr0459]

Overtones of what they did to Boris Johnson & Brexit, with this

[@Victrola66]

The wonderful thing about it is if you replace Britain with any other country, it is all still relevant on how politics plays out 😂

[@mlc4495]

When you think about all the stupid changes the Tories made in recent years Humphrey comes across here as almost enlightened.

[@raistlin3462]

Humphrey would have stopped Brexit and the Referendum back when they were just stupid ideas in their heads.

[@Weaselszone]

Stupid changes is reserved for Labour thank you very much

[@JackdotC]

​@@Weaselszonewhere have you been for the past 13 years my guy? Did you only just find out labor hasn't been in power the whole time or do you just blame them for everything the Tories do that negatively impact you?

[@ShannonCarter55]

​@@raistlin3462 It was flawed to join the EU, which is collapsing anyway, in the first place. The EU is a smaller version of the morally bankrupt and greedy UN anyway. And long past their use-by dates.

[@andrewwakeley5901]

was a comedy at the time - all too true now

[@lenitaa7938]

Brilliant script!🎭🌺

[@martinbayliss3868]

Painfully true.

[@barriereid9244]

Never a truer word spoken.

[@brushe8025]

Tell Rishi

[@luvr381]

Not sure if this is more funny or scary.

[@certificate98]

What did Jeremy think Piers was going to ask him? How many jars of jam he has in his garden shed? Perhaps his fee made up for the shellacking he got 😂.

[@DrBahadur]

Brilliant

[@TheAngelOfDeath01]

In other words, nothing has changed!

[@Siddingsby]

I'm pretty sure that conscription would cost a lot more than £15'000'000'000

[@Volunteer-per-order_OSullivan]

Perhaps enough to get everyone a pair of boots.

[@The_Phoenix_Saga]

This was fifteen billion back then, which had an actual value, seeing as people were earning a hundred or so a week on average and could live quite comfortably.

[@Siddingsby]

​@@The_Phoenix_Saga​ Lets make some assumptions. Lets assume that 2.5% of the population is conscripted (that's about 70% of men 17-21 in 1986), and lets assume they are paid the same as the regular army so they receive roughly £20 per head per day . Lets say it costs £50 per head per day after factoring in the cost of housing, feeding and equipping then. That comes to £25'861'618'750 per year.

[@tropicalgardenvlogs]

Much easier just to press a button

[@The_Phoenix_Saga]

@@Wisdom44444 An excellent observation.

[@puppypaws937]

Greatest series I've ever watched, along with the earlier Yes, Minister, while growing up in a small community in Micklegate, York. What, however intrigues me is how KZbin permits clips from BBC series to be uploaded without a channel strike?

[@alvenchen]

"The Russians know it's NOT!" LOL

[@journeymancellist9247]

To quote Homer Simpson: “ It’s funny because it’s true.”

[@richardelson3261]

Brilliant.

[@TysonGould-td2wh]

I'm the direct Descendant of John Crusader GOLD and The Lady Matilda of Somerset ( House of Gould Son and Campbell) HEIR TO THE THRONE

[@Tzhz]

The gap between comedy and reality in politics has closed too far

[@mchparity]

2:00 Oh, how I wish we could!

[@RhiannonFan]

Have a look at some recent photos of Mark Sedwill (e.g. at the COVID enquiry) and tell me he isn't the spitting image of Sir Humphrey.

[@malcolmharris5277]

OMG - he is the life of him 🤣

[@joyghosh8610]

Magic wand

[@paulpettifer9457]

Very true to life, how did they know 😅😅😅

[@geridayao8924]

Touché

[@chadparsons50]

Bureaucrat discussion at the end there.

[@jeromefitzroy]

Sunak is doing a Hacker

[@egoalter1276]

Hilariois as the premise is, painting the reintroduction of conscription as the common sense progressive option in favour of development of second strike capability, at the height of the cold war is the sort of idiocy that makes me want to tear my hairs out.

[@user-mg8pj8vl2g]

He wants to govern. Well stop him bernard 😂

[@MLaak86]

I mean... Humphrey isn't wrong about politicians being allowed to decide policy being a recipe for trouble - they answer to the public after all...

[@jgomo3877]

Don't make the mistake of ever thinking the government bases policy on what the public voted for, nor what the public wants. They base policy on what provides themselves and their donors with more power and greater deniability.

[@MLaak86]

@@jgomo3877 don’t ever make the mistake of imagining nonsense like that

[@jgomo3877]

@@MLaak86 I don't have to; it is plainly obvious; every government after elected abandons it's manifesto. If you think the people are in charge; you haven't been paying attention.

[@MLaak86]

@@jgomo3877 no you don’t pay attention

[@jgomo3877]

@MLaak86 So, who in mind is an honest politican? Where would I find an honest governement?

[@anne40hillpiggott30]

Plus ça change 😂

[@annalisavajda252]

"we are not amused".

[@Monolith1984]

2000th like!

[@michaele4830]

Any things that cost is good.

[@petersteinmeijer519]

No American version ?

[@heartofoak45]

No No No never accept this as a documentary in that way lies anarchy.

[@Spendarellaa]

We needed Humphrey during Covid.

[@yourmum69_420]

it's people like Humphrey that caused covid, to give themselves more power

[@swatboy763]

Im not getting the comedy around trident… it’s a nuclear missile, what about that doesn’t work?

[@nts821]

It's a missile that is supposed to start from a submerged submarine, fly to space, and hit a target on the other side of the planet.

[@swatboy763]

@@nts821what doesnt work then

[@piotrd.4850]

Well, in other scene Bernard explained and Curious droid had episode on the issue. Situation with Polaris and their warheads ( due to corrossion of PAL chain ) was so dire, it prompted single armed shot with nuclear warhead after resolution as a test ( operation Frigate Bird) . ANd recently, Britain-leased Trident's had two misfires, which is substantial number in all 120+ test launches of the programme. Back then it was frakin' expensive.

[@swatboy763]

@@piotrd.4850 ah I see

[@martivanyo4136]

🤣🤣🤣

[@WILLIAM1690WALES]

This is totally unbelievable. How Britain could have a prime minister like that oh yes, I’ve just remembered Theresa May, Boris Johnson and the wonderful reign of Liz Truss 50 days?

[@IITJII95]

And now we have an unelected foreign billionaire in charge of the UK.

[@WILLIAM1690WALES]

@@IITJII95 he is not a billionaire. The in-laws are billionaires until recently. Yes Winston Churchill 1940. He was an unelected prime minister. He did quite well as a wartime leader?

[@IITJII95]

@@WILLIAM1690WALES "Churchill was chosen to succeed him as Prime Minister of an all-party coalition government." During times of great crisis, expediency in decision making is crucial. Appointing an Englishmen was a good idea. However in our time we have a foreign Mayor of London, A foreign leader of the Scottish parliament and a foreign prime minister. My nation is being controlled by foreign interests. No wonder we can't close the borders.

[@WILLIAM1690WALES]

@@IITJII95 I think you find he was British prime minister. We had a British army and we had the battle of Britain. Don’t start using that English crap with a Welsh British patriot.🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

[@IITJII95]

@@WILLIAM1690WALES the United Kingdom is made up of 4 unique and proud nations. They consist of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. I'm proud of the Union and love my neighbours. But I'm still English from England. However I hate the new foreign element slowly overrunning our major cities. Luckily Ireland is already heavily pushing back and that sentiment will spread across these proud and ancient Ilse's.

[@roc7880]

Trident would cover instead planes soldiers tanks and missiles. how many times did UK use Trident in wars? how many times did UK use the rest of the weapons.

[@Ushio01]

The point of Trident is to make sure no one attacks the UK which hasn't happened since the UK gained a nuclear deterrent. Foreign adventures are for the ego of ministers and the outcomes are basically irrelevant to the wellbeing of the general population.

[@icedreamer9629]

The best and most effective weapon is the one you never have to use. The point isn't to win the fight, but to avoid having to fight in the first place. War. Sucks.

[@Ag3nt0fCha0s]

By that logic scrap trident to support the workhorse warhorses

[@yourladbrennen3130]

It would be funnier without the laugh track coming in every 10 seconds

[@red-eyespundragon9920]

It really ruins the flow and takes you out of the moment

[@timothyblake9213]

It's not a laugh track. The programmes were recorded live in front of an audience.

[@Yetaxa]

The bbc has a long tradition of filming comedy in front of a live audience It's largely gone now but it would have been unthinkable not to back then It's not like the American shows where the laughs are either completely fake or 'sweetened' in post production

[@jmal1824]

the only people who liked this were the clever ones. the word play excluded the ( hard of understanding). that's why most people from the age of this comedy didn't watch it, which is sad and shameful. since then the tv output has become ever more low-brow. i Believe this is one of the smartest comedies ever written

[@AsbestosMuffins]

Man this applies to modern russia more than britain

[@TheOmegaXicor]

Actually it applies equally to both, just we aren't lying about Russia so it is easier to see.

[@LemureLemure]

It applies to the majority of western nations far more than it applies to Russia. European military has been in decay for over 70 years now and it's not going to change now because the cost of having a military is insanely prohibitive unless your country is called USA and the need to have a military is near zero (despite all the recent drama). Armies got downscaled to a point where they can manage a police operation but not much more. What Germans or Brits get on a 50 billion budget is a genuine joke in terms of weapon and ammunition production and maintenance, neither country is even remotely in a position to fight an actual war if an army randomly materializes on its doorstep from the void. For quite a number of obvious reasons it's not going to happen though so it doesnt actually matter than Britain doesn't have a military worth shit. Also lol at "we arent lying about Russia".

[@TheOmegaXicor]

@@LemureLemure Have you seen the news recently? Russia's army is being annihilated en masse and their people are told they have nukes when they are almost certainly rusted to decay since they are 40 years old and not maintained, if the army is full of theft and corruption, you don't think the nukes are? This sketch applies to Russia 100%

[@LemureLemure]

@@TheOmegaXicor Yes, Ive seen the news recently. I've seen Russia actively use Iskander missile, the same missile that undermined the IRNF treaty because they built a a convertible long range nuke vessel under a guise of a lesser weapon. Clearly not rusted. I've also seen them use a number of other nuclear capable platforms such as Kalibr. I hope we arent we arent going to have a silly conversation about "Russia will run out of missiles soon" 2022 news takes or act like those are the only platforms Russia has for some reason and there are no larger ones available. You could argue "they dont have the payloads" but I dont see how that's even remotely possible when the country never had a functioning green/anti-nuclear lobby and runs the largest nuclear corporation in the world. Countries with worse nuclear industries have nukes (unless we are going to assume nobody actually has nukes and that's all a lie) Corruption goes a long way undermining the country but it's pretty obvious you can work around it if you are paying pennies for labour. When the average Russian factory worker gets something around 300 to 500 usd a month you can produce weapons very cheaply and at a large scale. There's a reason why the west is struggling to supply the necessary number of shells o

[@LemureLemure]

r guided munitions to Ukraine. Or why the ukrainans are now complaining about Russia havng more drones in the air than they ever did (the august forbes article if you are interested). All of that despite the financial help to ukraine adding up to twice the usual Russian military budget (though that got expanded significantly for 2024). I think you should not underestimate what former 2nd/3rd world countries can actually do militarily. Ignoring Russia/Ukraine the best armed country in Europe would be Poland, much for the same value per dollar spent reason. (though one could question the actual value they get from some of the contracts and not the production they are establishing on their own)

[@SeraStaplz]

I love this show, but try watching this content without the laugh track. Suddenly the jokes are jokes, and everything becomes more sinister.

[@linkwheat7433]

I like Britain,but I hate England's goverment

[@Bruce-vq7ni]

Don't you mean Britains goverment - - But we all hate Boris Johnson - -

[@linkwheat7433]

@@Bruce-vq7ni Yes, that was my mean and I really don’t know what kind of people can come up with herd immunity policy

[@thearchives1094]

@@linkwheat7433 scientists, data analyst, people who have a doctorate in virology. Not your average uneducated bum who believes herd immunity doesn't work because he's at the peak of the dunning-kruger effect.

[@Volunteer-per-order_OSullivan]

England doesn't have a government.

[@linkwheat7433]

@@Volunteer-per-order_OSullivan how？

[@davebennett2482]

bloody brilliant and so so true, even now

[@neilmiller6214]

This was meant to be a piss take, ironically politicians today are this ridiculous and even worse.

[@Aditya-f8t5z]

It is a system with 1.41 billion nodes. I can only suggest a wacky idea. At the end of the day, it's them who'll face the criticism. So if Prime Minister Modi's government doesn't want to form an alliance with Mamta Banerjee..... well, I'm just timepassing anyway. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗