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M1 F6 1F Voice. The Prime Minister's study at Chequers The UK is in
crisis: debt is spiralling, unemployment is on the rise and the
fragile coalition cabinet, led by Prime Minister Jim Hacker, is at
breaking point. But salvation may exist in the form of a complex
pipeline deal with the oil-rich country of Kumranistan that would
entitle the government to a multi-trillion pound loan. When the
Kumranistan Foreign Secretary makes a shocking request of Jim's
Private Secretary Bernard Woolley, moral considerations collide
with the economic future of the nation. But how will Jim and his
team: Bernard, Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby, and Special
Adviser Claire Sutton, reconcile the two? Political machinations,
media manipulation and an appeal for divine intervention ensue.
From the writers of the original television series Yes, Minister
and Yes, Prime Minister, comes the equally sharply satirical stage
version, seen at the Festival Theatre, Chichester in 2010 and the
Gielgud Theatre, London, in 2011, followed by a tour in 2012.
Yes, Minister, and the equally successful sequel Yes, Prime
Minister captured a niche in the political consciousness of the
nation. First broadcast thirty years ago, the original writers of
these classic series have reunited to create a bang up to date Yes,
Prime Minister for the stage. Spin, blackberries, sexed-up
dossiers, sleaze, global warming and a country on the brink of
financial meltdown form the backdrop to mayhem at Chequers as the
Foreign Minister of Kumranistan makes a seriously compromising
offer of salvation. Prime Minister Jim Hacker remains in power with
his coterie of close advisors including Cabinet Secretary Sir
Humphrey Appleby and Principal Private Secretary Bernard Woolley,
but for how long? They govern a whole new world. Yes, Prime
Minister premiered in the Festival Theatre, Chichester, in May
2010.
'We have had diaries from other Cabinet Ministers, but none I think
which have been quite so illuminating... It is a fascinating
diary... It is shorter than Barbara Castle's... and although it is
rather more accurate than Dick Crossman's, it is distinctly
funnier' - Lord Allen of Abbeydale (formerly Permanent Secretary at
the Home Office) in The Times 'It has an entertainment and
educational value which is unique. It is uproariously funny and
passes the acid test of becoming more amusing at every subsequent
reading... I will go so far as to claim that in the characters of
Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey Appleby, Messrs Lynn and Jay have
created something as immortal as P.G. Wodehouse's Bertie Wooster
and Jeeves' - Brian Walden in The Standard
The power of words in politics is well known and the fourth edition
of the Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations brings together
both words of wisdom and things that might have been better left
unsaid. This unique reference book not only charts the most
influential political events of recent times via the things people
said about them - including an international financial crisis and a
watershed in American presidential politics - but also digs deeper
than ever into the rich heritage of political history from around
the world. A mouth-watering collection for anyone with an interest
in history and politics, Antony Jay (co-author of the famous TV
series Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister) has assembled both a
crash course in political wisdom past and present and a treasure
trove of politicians' cock-ups and put-downs, with more than 300
new quotations and over 90 new authors, from Sarah Palin to David
Cameron by way of Silvio Berlusconi. The dictionary also includes
an essay by the political journalist Matthew Parris and keyword and
subject indexes to help in tracing just the right quote. Quotations
include: 'The inherited and permanent fact that North America
speaks English.' Otto von Bismarck, when asked what was the
greatest political fact of modern times 'British jobs for British
workers.' Gordon Brown 'If I misspoke that was just a
misstatement.' Hillary Rodham Clinton 'You never want a serious
crisis to go to waste.' Rahm Emanuel 'A prince never lacks
legitimate reasons to excuse his failure to keep his word.' Niccolo
Machiavelli 'We are not going to give up our country for a mere X
on a ballot. How can a ballpoint pen fight with a gun?' Robert
Mugabe 'We will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your
fist.' Barack Obama
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