Yes Minister Co-Creator: British Politics Now One Elite Struggling for Power with Another Elite!

We firstly speak to the co-creator of 'Yes Minister' and 'Yes Prime Minister' Jonathan Lynn. He discusses Sir Mark Sedwill's intention to quit as Boris Johnson's Head of the Civil Service and Cabinet Secretary, how politicians view civil servants and vice versa, the similarities between Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister characters, the similarities between the character Dorothy Wainwright and Dominic Cummings, the domination of Oxbridge and Eton-educated elites among politicians and civil servants, his shows airing in the Soviet Union, why he believes Western democracy is the best system of governance, how politicians use the civil service as an excuse for their failures, Brexit, Coronavirus and more!