Yes Minister explains the EEC (EU)
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN quotes it in threads about the EU as a satirical explanation of how Brussels bureaucracy came about.
What it is
A short clip from the British sitcom Yes Minister in which Sir Humphrey cynically explains to Jim Hacker why European nations joined the common market.
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What Hacker News said
Cites xamuel · 2018-06 · on “The Great Wallpaper Rebellion: Defending Flamboyance in a World of White Walls”
Is wallpaper really as hated as the opening paragraph makes it out to be? I fell in love with wallpaper from watching "Yes Minister" which mostly takes place in government offices with beautiful wallpaper. [this video]
Cites not_knuth · 2021-01 · on “Europe’s telcos want ‘open’ 5G networks”
I don't think everyone here is familiar with "Yes, Minister", so it would probably be best if you quote it. For anyone else interested, the parent paraphrased a scene [0] from the legendary British sitcom "Yes, Minister" (~early 80s) where the civil servant Humphrey explains, in the most cynical manner possible, how the EU (at the time EEC) came to be. [0] [this video]