Reading Some Bad News | Yes, Minister | BBC Comedy Greats

you ready I'm ready have you read this he's ready let me read to you we read it let's get rid of Jim hacker by John pilgrim I'll special investigator the right honorable Jim hacker MP promised to carry out the government's pledge to slim down the civil service and to wipe out the interference from the Whitehall and town hall busybodies but how many people realize that to take this one example more people serve in the Inland Revenue in the Royal Navy it's true I believe it is ministers perhaps the government thinks that tax is the best form of Defense so that's rather witty so have you read this bit ribbit I have discovered that no less than four ministries check the supply the same army uniforms the Ministry of Defence checks to see they get what they ordered the Department of Industry checks to see they have been manufactured according to government regulations the Treasury checks the bills and Jim hackers mob just checks up on everyone else Jim hacker is the most obvious case of over Manning in Whitehall let's start by getting rid of him and serving at least one salary why did you read that I told I'd read it because I'm your political adviser do you realize how politically damaging this is for you I have read it you have ready here's ready we have already read it sit Humphry we have got to slim down the Civil Service how many people have we got in this department this department oh well there's small small house well no in the Department for administrative affairs 23,000 people just administering after administrator time and motion study see who we can get rid of we did one of those nasty I'm innocent it transpired we needed another 500 people however minister we could always close your bureaucratic watchdog office no you don't have it so one thing I've done since I got here as you wish Minister but it has been criticized as a troublemakers letterbox mm-hmm it's very popular with the voters Humphrey gives them the chance to help us find ways to stop wasting government money public doesn't know anything about wasting government money we're the expert mm-hmm that's not what I meant well the bureaucratic watchdog off it stays well offhand I can't think of what else to suggest are you seriously telling me that there is no way we can cut down well I suppose we could lose one or two of the tea ladies Oh tea ladies I want the facts I want to know who works here what they do what buildings we have what goes on in them a complete record then we'll know where to cut costs cut stuff cut procedures the civil service Minister exists to implement legislation enacted by Parliament as long as Parliament continues to legislate the civil service must consume power I'm fully seized of your requirements Minister and if you'll excuse me I'll go and set the wheels in motion why did you know the Northwest Regional controller has achieved cuts of 32 million pounds in his region alone and that the civil service is suppressing the whole story because if he can save money everyone else will have to do it why don't you look into it have a bit of a ferret around do you think I could I think that's a very good idea mr. ferret a weasel you

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Id: RiCDGRXiwHM

Length: 4min 15sec (255 seconds)

Published: Mon May 04 2020