Sharpie Man Strikes Again

@whowasthatmaskedman :-)
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You still need capable people in charge; and that is not easy. My point was not that they don't exist, nor where was questioning how they are appointed; but that if capable people risk being dismissed for doing what they are paid to do, then they are unlikely to apply for such posts.

The original Yes Minister was a gentle satire on the difference between a Member of Parliament* and a senior civil-servant too wrapped in his own bureaucracy to do a simple thing simply (a fault in modern management generally, I think); but on the whole the UK's Civil-Service does work well when politicians don't give it unfeasible things to do then cut their budgets!

I thought an American version of the TV show was produced: the British writers working witn American ones who understand their own country's systems.

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*In the UK's system all members of the House of Commons, including the Prime and all other Ministers, are elected constituency MPs and continue as such MPs as well as any ministerial duties. Their own Parties elect their leaders, who then select the Ministers.

@ArishMell I have never seen or heard of an American version. And how could you replicate Sir Humphrey in a way Americans could follow and understand.?😷

@whowasthatmaskedman It would not have been a copy, but a version of the basic theme written around American governmental systems... and American TV show humour.

It was certainly discussed, but perhaps it was never eventually made.

@Bumbles Its stunning how little interest Republicans suddenly have in politics..😷

@SunshineGirl I would be more concerned about him posturing with Russia and escalating toward nuclear war. Maybe this will finally distract Americans from Epstein when he blows up the world..😷

@whowasthatmaskedman It's certainly a distraction . .

@SomeMichGuy Agreed. However, America has two massive economic issues. Either of which will devastate the country. the internal taxation inequity, service allocation and lack of infrastructure investment that is showing up in everything from power grid to phone networks and rail and road transit. And the external (global) trade economy, where American imports outweigh its exports by trillions of dollars, year on year.. This has only been make possible by the $US being the reserve trade currency, allowing America to charge rent for using it and insist US banks get commissions for every $ in trade. This avantage is slipping with BRICS setting up an alternative and it will slip further over the next few year. This has been accellerated by trumps tariff war, and stupid bullying..
Up to this point, the US government has used the ballooning overseas debt to shield Americans from the worst of the internal issues. But trump has abandoned ever that, giving it all to the rich is a sort of Billionaires "last supper", at the expense of most Americans..😷

@whowasthatmaskedman Definitely.

And his supporters just can't see it.

@SomeMichGuy And when the cracks become obvious, they will believe the blame is someone elses..😷