“Press statements aren’t delivered under oath” that line is gold lmao

@zx7-rr486

2 жыл бұрын

I thought that was a great line. Definitely one Bojo should use in the coming days! 🤣

@adhiwicaksono6149

2 жыл бұрын

@@zx7-rr486 And you believe Bojo will tell the truth, even under oath?

@1ramises

Жыл бұрын

Not by this gov anyway lol

@EvilSean62

Жыл бұрын

increasingly so it would appear

@rodgerhempfing2921

6 ай бұрын

So very true

Easily my favourite scene from Yes Prime Minister. "No, it's just an awful lot of good will."

@seamusoflatcap

2 жыл бұрын

How on earth do you choose one scene out of so many excellent ones?

@JM-mh1pp

2 жыл бұрын

@@seamusoflatcap they once tried to upload "best bits of season 1" but then stopped because uploading entire season seemed a bit excesive.

@sampuatisamuel9785

2 жыл бұрын

@@JM-mh1pp Hahaha, just do it anyway. Love it

@jonathanfraser321

2 жыл бұрын

A very Jewish response!- which you'd expect from an Israeli Ambassador. Even better is Jim telling Luke he's being sent to Tel Aviv-s he can explain why Britain never supports Israel at the Security Council

@EvilSean62

Жыл бұрын

@@seamusoflatcap my thoughts exactly i have too many favourites !

I like the follow up: Bernard “Prime minister the Americans are delighted, they have a whole battalion ready if we need reinforcements!” Humphrey “Reinforcements of what?!” Jim: “Reinforcements, of good will.”

"The Americans invading a Commonwealth country? The Palace will hit the roof." This episode was broadcast shortly after the Americans DID invade the Commonwealth country of Grenada. Rumour has it the Palace DID hit the roof.

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

@fredrikkirderf2907

2 жыл бұрын

also the capitale of Grenada is St George's so you could argue the Americans did invade St George's island

@matthew8153

Жыл бұрын

@@fredrikkirderf2907 Shows you just how good the writers were.

@adrianjohnson7920

Жыл бұрын

@@fredrikkirderf2907 Slick!

@iandhr1

Жыл бұрын

And I shall look ridiculous😅

Humphrey- I believe an airborne battalion is in the air. Hacker- Seems like the right place for it! 😆

@voicification

2 жыл бұрын

You beat me to it!!

I love this episode because it's one of the few times that Hacker pulls a legitimate victory that's for good and unselfish.

@Delightfully_Bitchy

2 жыл бұрын

Under that exact criteria, I think it's the only time. It's what makes it my favorite too.

@withonelook1985

Жыл бұрын

Its the good and right choice, but he still does it for selfish reasons. He wants to look strong to the Americans and he wants to punish Luke for disobeying his orders.

@Slaaan

10 ай бұрын

Is there any way one can watch the actual episodes online as a non brit?

@user-vt2lw5fl4j

9 ай бұрын

​@@Slaaan dailymotion website

@gregdeandrea1450

9 ай бұрын

​@@SlaaanIf you're American, the streaming service is called "BritBox." You get this, Keeping Up Appearances, and if you care, Classic Doctor Who!

Finally this scene is back on again! Nothing will beat this exchange from not knowing exactly where the island is to 'reinforcements of goodwill'.

@joyghosh8610

2 жыл бұрын

Sly fox says , atlast some sense !

Love the exchange with Humphrey right after this scene. "Prime Minister, I gather there's an airborne batallion in the air" "Sounds like the right place for it"

Israeli Ambassador: "They don't trust you." Jim: "Why not?" IA: "Because you trust the Foreign Office." Jim: "fair, tbh"

I loved that episode and the actor who played the Israeli Ambassador did an excellent job of his role.

@fifthof1795

2 жыл бұрын

That actor is David de Kuyser. Me and my friends always referred to him as "The Voice" , because he did so many overdubs on foreign programs in the Sixties and Seventies.

@garyquinlan4075

2 жыл бұрын

@@fifthof1795 Thanks for the heads up. David certainly appeared in a variety of different roles.

@fifthof1795

2 жыл бұрын

@@garyquinlan4075 No probs. He also did the overdub on Tracy's (Diana Rigg) crime boss dad in OHMSS.

@josharnold3450

2 жыл бұрын

His voice is amazing

@veganmatry

2 жыл бұрын

I know.

1:24 A line for Bernard, if he'd been present: "The Palace can't exactly hit the roof, Minister; you see the roof is itself part of the Palace, so it would only itself move upwards if the Palace were to try to ...." Minister: "Not now, Bernard!"

This is one of my favorite episodes, and one of my favorite scenes. The reason is that, if this show had a flaw in how it portrayed how the bureaucracy is able to control policy while pretending only to execute it, it was that it tended to neglect how the most powerful weapon in the bureaucracy's arsenal is its ability to control the flow of information to the elected politicians. The reason for that is that that does not usually make for good television. Instead, they would usually show Humphrey persuading Hacker why Hacker's preferred policy would be unpopular or would be bad public relations. Here, they really showed how it was about controlling the information that gets to the politicians, and how Hacker could get his way when he gets an alternate avenue of information.

@brucewilliams8714

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Sir Humphey's apprentice. Beautifully enunciated.

@redrackham6812

2 жыл бұрын

@@brucewilliams8714 Thank you! That's such a nice thing to say. You're too kind.

@CHR1SZ7

2 жыл бұрын

More often than not Humphrey’s attempts to control the information that reaches Jim are very carefully undermined by Bernard, who has (or at least believes he has) much more to gain personally from allowing Jim to get his way every so often.

@jamesp3902

2 жыл бұрын

@@CHR1SZ7 It's established that Bernard still believes in elected leaders making decisions.

@masterblob7196

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

Scene right after this is one of my favorite. When Jim masterfully "rewards" Luke by appointing him ambassador in Israel

@iandhr1

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. The look on Luke's face when he is told he is being sent to Tel Aviv is priceless

@beckyenglish4783

2 жыл бұрын

I love it!

@stevetaylor7403

2 жыл бұрын

It’s even more significant in book form.

@zingzangspillip1

2 жыл бұрын

The actor who played Luke was excellent. I've always loved this episode because of the way he tells off Jim.

@Samplesurfer

Жыл бұрын

@@zingzangspillip1 The actor who plays Luke was in the first two series of The Crown at Netflix. I heard his voice and was puzzled for about a month "where did I hear that voice before?" and then it dawned on me, it was Luke!

"A awful lot of goodwill" - one of the many classic lines of this series!

"Who knows Foreign Office secrets apart from the Foreign Office?" "That's easy, only the Kremlin." Bernard forgot Tel Aviv as well. Considering that the role of the diplomat is to gather information, I often wondered if a wily head of state, if he did not trust his own ministers, could nicely ask the ambassador for a copy of their data instead.

@StCreed

6 ай бұрын

"I often wondered if a wily head of state, if he did not trust his own ministers, could nicely ask the ambassador for a copy of their data instead." Only if he wants to owe a foreign entity an awful lot of favors and goodwill. And makes sure nobody in his government trusts him again. But yes, the temptation surely must exist. However, I think it will be done very subtly, if at all.

“Press statements are not delivered under oath” The current government’s mantra

@edipires15

2 жыл бұрын

All governments' mantra...

@ulture

2 жыл бұрын

@@edipires15 Childish view of the world. There is such a thing as a government that is a genuine democracy, genuine "people's rule". We just don't have them in this country because of our political and economic system. But they are possible. The "all politicians are liars" meme was started by lying politicians (and the businessmen who benefit from their lies and corruption" to lower your expectations and make you think that you aren't worthy of someone fighting your corner.

@edipires15

2 жыл бұрын

@@ulture I would say a realist view of the world. Governments, as much as their purposes may be genuine , lie to the press all the time, even in the best democracies. They have to in some way, as Sir Humphrey would say “for stability”

@ulture

2 жыл бұрын

@@xunqianbaidu6917 from one who believes in the fairytale of 'human nature'

@rhas356

2 жыл бұрын

@@edipires15 Indeed - I feel like KTG's comment will remain popular whoever the government happens to be at time of reading!

"Press statements aren't delivered under oath." That's for sure....

“How do you know?!” “I know …” Brilliant delivery, I’m always immediately transported to a line by Livia in I, Claudius, “ I know, well, I make it my business to know.” Must be a wonderful feeling being able to say sth. like that in a meaningful way.

@StarboyXL9

Жыл бұрын

Can confirm, it is. Addicting in fact

@barmybarmecide5390

Жыл бұрын

@@StarboyXL9 okay you eminence grisé lmao

@MLaak86

10 ай бұрын

"...I know..." - left unspoken 'please do not ask me how I know... I might have to have you killed'.

@TomFynn

10 ай бұрын

If you have the Mossad on your side, you always know.

@retroftw4644

6 ай бұрын

Sth? Whats that mean.

"..a surprise visit.. alright, a 'routine' surprise visit.." Hacker has finally mastered the language of beauraucracy, and at the same time, is at complete ease speaking the politicians' language. All-in-all, a real Prime Minister and dare I say, a leader. The Israeli Ambassador comes as a breath of fresh air, for having remarkable clarity of thoughts and issues.

@matthew8153

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps he was advised how best to handle Hacker.

@hagamapama

Жыл бұрын

@@matthew8153 By telling him the whole truth? Because the British political class screwed up and actually elected a half decent human being to the PM's office?

@matthew8153

Жыл бұрын

@@hagamapama Well a broken clock is right twice a day.

-Prime minister, an airborne battalion is in the air. -Well, isn't that where an airborne battalion should be Humphrey?

The way he says “I know” is perfect.

@jesseberg3271

3 ай бұрын

"Don't ask me how the Mossad gets its information about Britain and I won't ask you how MI6 gets its information about Israel. We're friends, Jim, but don't push it." all boiled down to two words and a tone of voice.

Can't see this episode anymore on the BBC iPlayer. It offends certain sections of the UK's population

@dertery8724

28 күн бұрын

It’s available to watch on Dailymotion.

Possibly the best British Comedy series of all time.Superb scripts and top class acting.

I love this "I know" in 1:43

This 'documentary' never gets old!

@frog382

Жыл бұрын

@卐 Infidel 卍 Exactly, people mistake documentary for instruction video.

4 minutes of screen time he proved himself as crafty as Sir Humphrey and as cunning as Sir Arnold

@hagamapama

Жыл бұрын

Also bringing him in was brilliance on Hacker's part. He knew he might actually get a whiff of the truth.

How nice to see David de Keyser - I met him once at my parents house and he was charming

Something like this did happen in the Indian Ocean in 1988.. It was a coup against Maldivian government and India responded with "operation cactus" , a military support operation of Indian paratroopers to protect the Maldivian government..

It would be nice if the Israeli Ambassador appeared in more episodes

@anonUK

2 жыл бұрын

How's your ouija board skills?

@StarboyXL9

Жыл бұрын

No need. Rabbis are all trained in necromancy, given how they keep reanimating past "sins" of every other group but their own!

"Press statements aren't delivered under oath." Goddamnit this gets better with age and more relevant by the day!

"How do you know?!" " - ...I knooow!" Brilliant!

It's amazing how it's still so relevant...

An instant goodwill visit. I will start using this phrase more and more in my life.

@TonyRule

2 жыл бұрын

Instant routine goodwill visit haha

The actors are legends to have delivered these lines with a straight face, staying in character. I can never even deliver the same lines without laughing my head off. And it's been over 40 years. Timeless!

Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister THREE Brilliant Actors and Perfect Scripts. Amazingly accurate.

R.I.P. David, you actes like a true Israeli diplomat

the wonderful David de Keyser - that unmistakable voice!

Really should've also added the part with Humphrey and Luke after that. Those bits are also hilarious.

I miss these type of shows. So many laughs.

Probably the best episode of YPM ever. Also contains Sir Humphrey and Sir Richard explaining foreign policy to Bernard

@amazer747

Жыл бұрын

close competition to "The Key" when Humphrey tries to enter via a window and actually swears.

@GhostEye31

Жыл бұрын

​@@amazer747 Him bursting in Bernard a bit before that "My God." "No just your boss!"

Funny how the picture quality is better on here than on the DVD box set I actually paid for.

@PuuberZ

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. The Boxset I got last year is about 360p quality.

"How do you know?" "I KNOW..!" I love this series :)

I wonder if humankind will be able to produce something so masterly on TV ever again...

@Maeda_Toshiie

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, the current political and social climate prevents such shows from even being proposed.

@malcolmabram2957

2 жыл бұрын

No

@seagecko

2 жыл бұрын

Not a chance. But this masterpiece will never get old.

@kokoeteantigha389

Жыл бұрын

Neverrr!

There has never been better comedy writing.

Love the Israeli ambassador! Absolutely brilliant

@vastariner

2 жыл бұрын

The fine actor and voice artist David de Keyser. Yes (Prime) Minister was always very good at casting one-off roles; see for example Thomas Baptiste as the charming yet deadly President of Buranda.

@shaughnfourie304

2 жыл бұрын

me ME TOO

@spectrum7virkeytroni

2 жыл бұрын

@@vastariner John Wells as Godfrey in "The Ministerial Broadcast" was also brilliant. At one point he seems to break into a Boris Karloff imitation for a few seconds.

@evanherk

2 жыл бұрын

His smirk while Jim is getting on the phone... pure gold

@olesrensen7819

2 жыл бұрын

RIP David de Keyser. He died in 2021, 93 years old. Funny how we don't get to live equally long. He and Eddington were born in the same year, 1927, but he got to outlive Paul by 25 years. Fine actors, both of them.

Still relevant in December 2023: "The UK is preparing to send a warship to Guyana in a show of diplomatic and military support for the former British colony, the BBC has learned. It comes after neighbouring Venezuela renewed its claim for a disputed part of Guyanese territory that is rich in oil and minerals. The Ministry of Defence confirmed HMS Trent would take part in joint exercises after Christmas."

@jesseberg3271

28 күн бұрын

Let's hope they bring lots of good will with them.

The KZread algorithm has a funny sense of humour

I just realized that even the Israeli ambassador didn't know how Jim uninformed was.

Northern Indian Ocean situation report. Hilarious!

"Press statements aren't delivered under oath." :D

Seeing this scene nowadays

I seem to remember Margret Thatcher was a critic of the Foreign Office, referring to them as an 'Office for Foreigners'. I might be paraphrasing here. Fantastic series.....

Well, Hacker succeded where Thatcher failed, preventing the Americans from invading a Commonwealth nation.

@irishpatriotv2575

2 жыл бұрын

what did the Americans invade during thatcher's time? Unless you are referring to Argentinians as Americans?

@thiagodeandrade7081

2 жыл бұрын

@@irishpatriotv2575 Granada in the early 1980s. Not part of the UK, obviously, but a Commonwealth nation, under Queen Elizabeth.

@thiagodeandrade7081

2 жыл бұрын

Grenada actually, but my spellchecker is settled in Portuguese.

@irishpatriotv2575

2 жыл бұрын

@@thiagodeandrade7081 never heard of it, i'll check out ye olde wikepedia

@whatonearth9809

2 жыл бұрын

@@irishpatriotv2575 he’s quite correct

The St George's Island storyline is a commentary on the then recent Grenada invasion?

@KCCOmug

2 жыл бұрын

The comparisons are pretty on the nose. The capital of Grenada is St George's and after the coup the Soviet Union and Cuba helped them build a new airport. The only difference insofar as I can tell is the location and that it was a while before the American's actually landed troops (which was supported by neighbouring nations like Dominica, Barbados and Jamaica)

@stephenphillip5656

2 жыл бұрын

Very much so.

@kim2894

2 жыл бұрын

@@KCCOmug And the reference of 'palace would hit the roof' is on the fact that Grenada was not just a Commonwealth country, it was part of the Commonwealth realm i.e The Queen is the head of state.

@revrichardclark7480

2 жыл бұрын

Only at the time one US news station showed a map indicating that they had invaded Grenada in Spain!

@jessmontgomery3454

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed and St George's being the Grenada capital it does rather point towards it.

One of my favorite scenes when the PM comes out on top! 😁

Yes PM and Yes Minister should be compulsory viewing by all prospective MPs. And it should be viewed as a ‘documentary’ rather than as entertainment…. although it is one of the all time entertainment series of all time. Regards Robert ( an ex-MP) 😎

@nathanielhill5887

6 ай бұрын

You were an mp?

@RobertBrown-lf8yq

6 ай бұрын

@@nathanielhill5887 13 years….2006-2019. NSW Legislative Council ( ie., the State upper House). Member for the Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party.

@nathanielhill5887

6 ай бұрын

@@RobertBrown-lf8yq what was being an mp like?

@RobertBrown-lf8yq

6 ай бұрын

@@nathanielhill5887 Worthwhile because I actually achieved some stuff for our constituents. Parliament? Bastard of a job because one must deal with all types of absolute bastards, liars, cowards… and plain old ‘time-servers’. Parliamentary employees ( not political staffers) were a great bunch of people. Incredibly long hours, very diligent and skilled at their work. Bureaucrats? 90% of them are EXACTLY like Sir Humphrey 🤣🤣🤣. Difficult to get stuff done…being a ‘minority’ or ‘independent’, unless of course you just happen to hold the ‘balance of power’ in a hung Parliament. I don’t regret my time…. but I’m bloody glad to be out of it. Robert

one of the best of the series

So much goodwill in this episode

Such wonderfull material...

Absolutely brilliant

"press statements aren't given under oath" oof little bit of real world foreshadowing.

@mavisemberson8737

2 жыл бұрын

The real world since the newspapers were invented. Read history :-) Nothing new about it

@Elias_rais

2 жыл бұрын

@@mavisemberson8737 yeah but the English gvmt has been taking a few liberties lately.

At last some pretty smart decision making on TRH Jim Hacker’ part.

I like to think that the fact that Hacker is so pissed off at the Foreign office is the reason the Israeli ambassador is wanting to be so helpful to Hacker about St Georges.

One of the great scenes in a series chock-a-block with great scenes.

My most favourite scene from the story

The British used to do a lot of surprise good will visits

Press statements are not delivered under Oath!!

when political satire was an art form and not rude attack on people you do not agree with.

Every episode of yes minister and yes prime minister makes the UK government look inept, useless and clueless. It is depressingly accurate.

@Psytinker

2 жыл бұрын

@@ai-hb4et The problem with that approach is that a lot is based on real incidents in British history, with names switched. Getting drunk in a dry Islamic country? That happened, but in Pakistan. Commonwealth country getting invaded by Americans? That's Grenada.

@gdwnet

2 жыл бұрын

@qtsssim The are indeed. Just seeing Bojo today saying he didn't realise he was at a party but thought it was a work event. That's a yes minister sketch right there.

@zx7-rr486

2 жыл бұрын

All governments are bureaucratic monoliths. I think it's harsh to say "clueless and inept". The reality is politicians are fighting embedded inefficiencies, random events, public opinion (which is always split on every major issue) and the short term electoral political cycle. To be honest, I sometimes think it's a bloody miracle how well the country is actually run. You only have to travel around the world to see how pretty organised the UK is, even compared to other 1st world countries like the USA.

@gdwnet

2 жыл бұрын

@@zx7-rr486 _I think it's harsh to say "clueless and inept"_ When the PM of a country says he doesn't know if he was at a party of a work event then I think clueless and inept is a compliment.

@sampuatisamuel9785

2 жыл бұрын

@@gdwnet Bojo is a buffoon

Still a great series, even in repeats.

The best bit is when Humphrey finds out.

@hagamapama

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved watching him sulk because there's nothing he could do about it. Jim Hacker handed him a _fait accomplis_

Perhaps my favorite TV show of all time. ☮

Who's have thought the shenanigans in "Yes Minister" would ever start to seem innocent in retrospect ?

1:35 you have a battalion on standby in Germany! HOW DO YOU KNOW? - I know! Silly question! Mossad knows everything!!😂😂😂

@jesseberg3271

3 ай бұрын

He's saying, "Don't ask me how the Mossad knows so much about Britain and I won't ask you how MI6 knows so much about Israel."

@florinivan6907

2 ай бұрын

@@jesseberg3271 MI6 knows a lot less about Israel than the other way around.

excellent!

Imagine the surprise on the faces of the airborne soldiers when they find out that instead of a relaxing time in Germany, they would be hoping on an airplane to a remote island in the middle of nowhere

@ImperialJustinian

2 жыл бұрын

A remote tropical island in the middle of nowhere. Probably a lot nicer weather than Germany.

@DomWeasel

2 жыл бұрын

@@ImperialJustinian When I worked on a British Army base, they all regarded Germany as a comfortable posting but the dream location was Cyprus which they viewed as a kind of paradise. Meanwhile, being sent to the Falklands is seen as a fate worse than death.

@dankseid3793

2 жыл бұрын

Airborne Forces are by design and purpose high readiness units, they are supposed to be hop on and drop off planes in the middle of nowhere.

@tightcamper

2 жыл бұрын

@@ImperialJustinian And don't forget the field separation allowance. Nice tidy addition to their pay packets at the end of the month.

@stevebagnall1553

Жыл бұрын

Paid leave in the middle of the Indian ocean, bliss.

I hv always loved this part...where is the Humphrey part ?

Superb

Wasn't the proposed invasion of St George's island by the Americans based on the (actual) US invasion of Grenada in 1983?

I would like to see the whole thing..

We would struggle to raise an Airborne company these days never mind a division

Amazing voice

@hidayatsatari1315

2 жыл бұрын

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@hidayatsatari1315

2 жыл бұрын

Yesterday i came to my old school and picture me with my friends but it turns out all are my foes!.

@hidayatsatari1315

2 жыл бұрын

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@hidayatsatari1315

2 жыл бұрын

What's in the fair ground my enemies? No, they all be gone and the fair ground then belongs to 2 person thats wooley and me .

Your description is inaccurate. You wrote, " the Foreign Office ignore his advice on a pro-Israel line." But he was not instructing them to take a pro-Israel line. He was instructing them to take a neutral line by abstaining.

This is SO like reality.

This level of delishiousness 😂😂😂 *new shows just can’t do it like this 🤣

(From another YPM episode....) "The Russians already know what we're doing" Possibly the Israeli's Intelligence Service also are *particularly* well informed as well... 🤨. One of my favourite episodes.

@tom201090

2 жыл бұрын

Same Episode, different scene I think.

@JM-mh1pp

2 жыл бұрын

I loved the episode in yes minister in similar vain - Do russians know about it? - Well you just learned about it right now, so they probably know this since monday.

I think I'd like to see the rest of this episode to see what happened

Who's playing the Israeli ambassador? He has a beautiful voice.

@218kq

Жыл бұрын

De Keyser. Passed away in 2021.

Brilliant, goodwill visit..! 😅

always remember: The Israeli ambassador always got more intel than the PM

How do you know? I know

Oh my

Back when BBC was worth watching...

Press statement aren't delivered under oath. If only the American public would get that thru their minds.

Which episode is this? I thought I’d seen them all!

Would it be even possible to make a show like this today?

@pauls478

2 жыл бұрын

Unlikely. You'd get too much heat and/or interference from the politicians.

@MonkeyspankO

2 жыл бұрын

@@pauls478 and we thought the cold war was as bad as it gets.

@MartinOmander

2 жыл бұрын

It may be possible to make such a show today. It comes down to getting a talented writing team with first-hand experience in politics. The movie "In the Loop" came close.

@MonkeyspankO

2 жыл бұрын

@@MartinOmander of course, The Thick of it and W1A, both had a similar vibe. But those are also in the distant past at this point. I feel old.

@MartinOmander

2 жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyspankO I hadn't heard of those two shows before. Thanks for the pointers, from a fellow "old" human!

David de Kuyser, king of the Sixties and Seventies overdubs !

The Israeli ambassador kind of sounds like the architect from the matrix reloaded.

@lmckeenan

2 жыл бұрын

He’s meant to have a Jewish accent but at that time it meant an accent from Golders Green to whoever wrote this. The Israeli accent is very different, but they were focused on a domestic audience.

@jonathanfraser321

2 жыл бұрын

In the book of yes minister Hacker is surprised at just how good the Ambassador's English is. Then he remembers the ambassador was british-but he an his parents emigrated to Israel just after it gained independence

Quality tv

Of course there really was a situation when the Americans invaded a Commonwealth Country and it happened when Ronald Reagan authorised the invasion of Grenada in 1983, and the Palace wasn’t at all happy about it

@Willsey

Жыл бұрын

You are right. Thatcher was furious because she knew the Queen would be. Reagan was very sheepish for a while. Scared stiff of Maggie.