The Queen or the Prime Minister- who runs the UK?

[Streathamite]

a not so secret cabal of capitalists of course who may use the royal prerogative for their own devices- e.g. war cabinets and occasionally even to overthrow elected governments Whitlam, Australia for example

add to that 'and who've got all the politicians dancing to their tunes' and i'd agree

 

[david dissadent]

Jim Hacker: Don't tell me about the press. I know exactly who reads the papers:
The Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country;
The Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country;
The Times is read by people who actually do run the country;
The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country;
The Financial Times is read by people who own the country;
The Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country;
And the Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it is.
Sir Humphrey: Prime Minister, what about the people who read the Sun?
Bernard Woolley: Sun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big tits.

(from wikisource)


Edited a fuck it have a wee read this eavening give yourselfs a chuckle. http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Yes,_Minister

 

[Streathamite]

god I miss that programme

 

[krtek a houby]

Clearly, the country is run by incompetents, designed by beaurocrats and driven by morons.

Or at least the current version is.

 

[FruitandNut]

god I miss that programme

Maggie Thatcher loved that programme as well! Just thought I would scare ya with that unsettling bit of information.

 

[In Bloom]

god I miss that programme

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=yes+minister&search=Search