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Jim Hacker

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Name: Jim Hacker

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

John Browne (Lord Browne of Madingley)

Business and politics: The thick of it

IN “YES, MINISTER”, the sinuous civil servant, Sir Humphrey, ran rings around his hapless political boss, Jim Hacker in the popular 1980s satire. Television watchers were left in no doubt where real power lay in Britain—with aloof officials manning the ... [Published The Economist - Britain - May 16 2013]

Entities: Jim Hacker, John Browne (Lord Browne of Madingley), United Kingdom, Public Affairs

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Yale University

Drinks with the not-so-much-fun J Hacker

Can this be Jim Hacker, celebrated minister and bluffer from the Yes Minister series? Alas not.It is Prof Jacob Hacker, a political science egghead from Yale University. Bet he’s not as much fun as Jim. ... [Published London Evening Standard - May 16 2013]

Entities: Jim Hacker, Jacob Hacker, Yale University

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Review: Yes, Prime Minister

Yes, Prime Minister, Anthony Jay and Jonathan Lynn’s hit political comedy has opened at Sheffield’s Lyceum Theatre as part of a national tour following huge success in London’s West End.Based on the popular television series of the same name, Yes, Prime ... [Published Forge Today - May 08 2013]

Entities: Jim Hacker, Michael Matus, Jonathan Lynn

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Six Flags Incorporated

Great Escape agrees to $1.3 million settlement over water park sicknesses

Z DON LEHMAN - dlehman@poststar.com Glens Falls Post-Star40 minutes ago • DON LEHMAN - dlehman@poststar.comQUEENSBURY -- Lawyers for Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark have agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over a 2008 viral outbreak ... [Published Post Star - May 08 2013]

Entities: Escape, Six Flags Incorporated, Jim Hacker, Norovirus, Property

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

UKIP UK Independence Party

UKIP’s law and justice policy

What is most notable about UKIP’s 2013 local ‘manifesto’ is not its brevity, but its banality. We know about the dog-whistle scapegoating of ‘immigrants’ and ‘travellers’. What else is there?UKIP believes council tax should go down, tax generally should ... [Published Law Society Gazette - May 03 2013]

Entities: UKIP UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage, Jim Hacker, Peter Sellers

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Hacked off PM gets Humph on stage!

theatre: Based on the smash hit 80s TV show. Following three sell out West End seasons and rave reviews, Yes, Prime Minister is fast becoming the most successful play for a decade. The original writers of the classic BBC TV series, Antony Jay and Jonathan ... [Published Goole Courier - May 01 2013]

Entities: Albert Lee, Jim Hacker, Tommy Cooper, Leeds

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Last anniversary tour for favourite political comedy

Prime ministers come and go and so do the actors playing them, including the role of the beleaguered Jim Hacker created by Paul Eddington in the Eighties BBC TV sitcom, Yes, Prime Minister. ... [Published Sheffield Telegraph - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Paul Eddington, Jim Hacker, Beleaguered

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Enter Merkameron?

"Why do you suppose we went into Europe?" asks Sir Humphrey Appleby, the silky mandarin, to the hapless Jim Hacker in an episode of the 1980s BBC comedy, “Yes Minister”. "To strengthen the brotherhood of free Western nations," comes the stout reply. ... [Published Blighty - The Economist - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: David Cameron, Angela Merkel, European Union, United Kingdom

First reported Apr 10 2013 - Updated Apr 10 2013 - 1 reports

Nicholas Barrett: Maggie From Brazil

As I write this the lettering on the board of the Ritzy Cinema in Brixton, normally reserved for film titles, reads "Margret Thatcher Dead LOL." It is hard to imagine any other politician in the history of Britain provoking so much celebration simply ... [Published Huffington Post UK - Apr 10 2013]

Entities: Brazil, Jim Hacker, United Kingdom, Antony Jay, Sir Humphrey Appleby

First reported Apr 04 2013 - Updated Apr 04 2013 - 1 reports

Four Seasons Cultural Series Hosts FIU Jazz Big Band on April 14, 2013

The is excited to announce the next installment of our Four Seasons Cultural Series, with the Florida International University Jazz Big Band on Sunday, April 14, 2013. The group, led by Director Jim Hacker, will perform pieces chosen to appeal to all ... [Published PRWeb - Apr 04 2013]

Entities: Florida International University, Jim Hacker

First reported Jan 15 2013 - Updated Jan 15 2013 - 1 reports

“Yes, Prime Minister” Returns

THE essential political satire show of the 1980s returns to television this week . I saw the revival play at the Trafalgar and it was fun, although not quite as sharp as the original (is anything?). David Haig, who was in the play version I saw, will ... [Published The Reality-Based Community - Jan 15 2013]

Entities: David Haig, Paul Eddington, Jim Hacker

First reported Jan 04 2013 - Updated Jan 04 2013 - 1 reports

Yes, Prime Minister: The faces have changed but the biting political satire hasn't

The cast of Yes, Prime Minister are about to step out in front of a 300-strong audience at BBC TV Centre and revive one of television?s most famous sitcoms. The show?s ?warm-up? man, John Sergeant, has finished his introductions, the ten-second countdown ... [Published This Is Money - Jan 04 2013]

Entities: Jim Hacker, Jonathan Lynn, BAFTA Awards, Ronnie Hazlehurst, BBC British Broadcasting Corp

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Business and politics: The thick of it [Published The Economist - Britain - May 16 2013]
Drinks with the not-so-much-fun J Hacker [Published London Evening Standard - May 16 2013]
Review: Yes, Prime Minister [Published Forge Today - May 08 2013]
Great Escape agrees to $1.3 million settlement ... [Published Post Star - May 08 2013]
UKIP’s law and justice policy [Published Law Society Gazette - May 03 2013]
Hacked off PM gets Humph on stage! [Published Goole Courier - May 01 2013]
Last anniversary tour for favourite political c... [Published Sheffield Telegraph - Apr 25 2013]
Enter Merkameron? [Published Blighty - The Economist - Apr 17 2013]
Nicholas Barrett: Maggie From Brazil [Published Huffington Post UK - Apr 10 2013]
Four Seasons Cultural Series Hosts FIU Jazz Big... [Published PRWeb - Apr 04 2013]
Defence spending: no, prime minister \| Editorial [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - Jan 31 2013]
“Yes, Prime Minister” Returns [Published The Reality-Based Community - Jan 15 2013]
Yes, Prime Minister: The faces have changed but... [Published This Is Money - Jan 04 2013]
Yes Minister [Published The Moderate Voice - Dec 05 2012]

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Enter Merkameron? [Published Blighty - The Economist - Apr 17 2013] "Why do you suppose we went into Europe?" asks Sir Humphrey Appleby, the silky mandarin, to the hapless Jim Hacker in an episode of the 1980s BBC comedy, “Yes Minister”. "To strengthen the brotherhood of free Western nations," comes the stout reply. ...
Defence spending: no, prime minister \| Editorial [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - Jan 31 2013] It is to Cameron's credit that he is not a control freak, but nothing a prime minister says or does is without political consequence The recent return of Yes, Prime Minister to the television screen has been greeted with disappointingly lukewarm ...
“Yes, Prime Minister” Returns [Published The Reality-Based Community - Jan 15 2013] THE essential political satire show of the 1980s returns to television this week . I saw the revival play at the Trafalgar and it was fun, although not quite as sharp as the original (is anything?). David Haig, who was in the play version I saw, will ...
Yes Minister [Published The Moderate Voice - Dec 05 2012] From time to time we all need to have a good laugh, especially in times like these. One of my favorites programs (or perhaps I should say programmes) is the absolutely brilliant BBC series Yes Minister and it’s successor, Yes Prime Minister. For ...