Yes Minister, we did it behind your back
Hidesight: In a functioning democracy the revenue minister would give the commissioner a bollocking.
Rodney Hide
Wed, 13 Feb 2019
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Hawke’s Bay
Richard Prebble once quipped that voters considered the BBC show, Yes Minister, a comedy whereas MPs considered it a documentary and ministers a tragedy.
There’s truth in his quip.
Certainly, departments wield enormous power over hapless ministers: They have extraordinary resources,
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Rodney Hide
Wed, 13 Feb 2019
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