If Yes Minister were just a show about backroom deals, it would be merely good. What makes it transcendent is the language. The writers weaponized bureaucratic English.
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In this classic dialogue, Hacker and Humphrey humorously categorise the readers of major UK newspapers The famous breakdown defines readers of as those who run the country, The Guardian as those who think they should, and The Daily Mirror as those who think they do . It further suggests The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the rulers, the Financial Times by those who own the country, and The Morning Star Daily Telegraph by those concerned with who is actually running it . Finally, If Yes Minister were just a show about
Yet, the humor is a trap. While the audience laughs at the absurdity of the phrasing, they are simultaneously learning how real power works. If you want to be less naive about