The State of Education | Yes, Prime Minister | BBC

3947 % 73 = 54.07 (ish)

I really wonder - how would it have been if the creators of this show were elected to government offices?
They had such an incisive and brilliant understanding of the prevailing problematic attitudes in the government, but I wonder if they also had any solutions in mind. Not being sarcastic or passive-agressive at all, really - I love this show, makes me crack up so hard!...

Being bored stiff 3/4 of the time is truly, excellent preparation for working life.

Never a truer word was spoken in jest.

Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis - I think this sketch shows we clearly don't

Δεν ξέρω Αγγλικά!!!!!!!!!!βάλτε υπότιτλους!!!!!!!!!!

Having worked with an MP I understand this wonderful comedy . So funny. I love Sir Humphrey.

Good god! This is amazing!

this is more accurate than ever....woke rules !!

"Give the local councils a 100 millions each and ask them to defend themselves. We won't have to worry about the Russians we'd have a civil war in 3 weeks."😂😂😂

Can someone tell me if those Latin phrases are accurate?

Mr Sunak probably should watch this

The ever astute comedian, George Carlin, once said this about public education in the US, "The reason why the public schools system is failing and will continue to fail is that it was NEVER meant to succeed!!!"

looks Britain has the same problems in 70's and 80's like they have today....hahahaha...they call themselves developed nations.... check out the BBC now!!! ... Rishi Sunak PM of UK in 2023 says students need to learn maths till 18 years....hahahahahahahahahahah! developed country with 1 problem they have not been able to resolve since 40+ years......hgahahahahahahaha.... and they are out teach the world how to function......hahahahahahahaaaaaahahahahahahah!!!! there more examples of such problems not solved since 40+ years...chek out other episodes of Yes Prime minister and I am sure the British people will see and note the similarities.....hahahahahah!!!

"Give the local councils £100 million each and ask them to defend themselves. We wouldn't have to worry about the Russians, we'd have a Civil War in 3 weeks!"


Yeah, particularly between Manchester and Liverpool!

"It's actually a very good idea, it just mustn't happen"

THEN: "What's the point of learning arithmetic? They all use electronic calculators today"
NOW: "Why can't I just Google it?"

True then, sadly even more true these days, across the declining West.

Man, this is my kind of humor. Are there shows like this nowadays ? I am asking as a non-british viewer.

Oh man! Some things should be Timeless...

Show like that needs a comeback.

Sir Humphrey is completely right on this one

Unbelievable stuff. So much truth presented in the form of a satire.

"I should have thought being bored stiff 3/4ths of the time was an excellent preparation for working life" and "we raised it to keep teenagers off the job market and hold down the unemployment figures" are a decent chunk of the actual truth, along with free daycare for kids too young to work.

King Solomon said in Hebrew before that.

Humpy makes a good point ref army

worst part of this he is correct actually. this is such a good show.

Woke culture started long time ago! One could presume from the math questions!

si tacuisses philosophus mansisses

5,000,000,000÷75 = 66,666,666.666

Government sucks at doing anything so why do we entrust them with the education of the next generation

30 years later and local authorities are still the same...this show was so ahead of its time

I would like to remind everyone this show was made in 1980

It is crazy how well this series aged.

Sheer brilliance, quality that will never be matched.

Seems we forgot to fear the Russians in recent years.

Maman's family are just getting started.

😀Good morning, to all the yes prime minister film crews. Have you all had breakfast yet?.

🍭🎠🏩🌉

Pak, do u know where Mr. Cassidy is?.

Latitude is much higher than Vostro. Ieantb2 buy Latitude.

"And the other half are the sort of friends that would make you prefer your enemies.."

I agree with Sir Humphrey's pick on government spending here.

You can't complain the government spent money making a bridge. That money would never have gone where you want it to, so you might as well be happy the nation received a bridge out of it.

Absolutely brilliant

Back when this was made, African children were starving in many countries.
Nothing has changed, because by and large, Africa's leaders are corrupt/incompetent/more interested on buying their own conventional weapons rather than fixing their public health systems etc.

5,000,000,000 / 75 is a quotient, not a sum.

It just doesn't age.