Category "yes-prime-minister"

What exactly does "one-bar fire with 50p in the meter" mean?

In the episode Power to the People of Yes, Prime Minister: [Agnes Moorhouse] pointedly asks Sir Humphrey the costs of certain everyday items, which he strug

Who is referred to by "they" in this reply?

In Yes, Prime Minister Series 2 Episode 7, Prime Minister Hacker referred to a math problem: If it costs 5 billion pounds a year to maintain Britain’s