@JeremyCorbyn’s In The Thick of It moment: not knowing pop culture
18 Aug 2016 Leave a comment
in economics, television Tags: British politics, In The Thick of It, pop culture
There is an hilarious skit in The Thick of It where the minister discovers that an actor was the member of the focus group he was relying on for the best views of normal voters. He knew she was an actor because the minister saw her on East Enders. He saw her in the 40 minutes video he gets every week summarising developments in the soapies. He gets that video so he can have conversations with normal people. The actor was bought into the focus group to make up the numbers. I cannot find the actual clip.
Yes Prime Minister, opinion polls and leading questions
17 Aug 2016 Leave a comment
in economics, economics of information, economics of media and culture, television Tags: opinion polls, voter demographics, Yes Prime Minister
John Belushi and the donuts of champions
11 Aug 2016 Leave a comment
in economics, television
HT: Lars Christensen
Monty Python – Travel agent sketch & theory of the brontosaurus
02 Aug 2016 Leave a comment
in television Tags: Monty Python
#YesPrimeMinister on abolishing government departments
01 Aug 2016 Leave a comment
in economics, economics of education, television Tags: Yes Prime Minister
Sir Humphrey and Jim Hacker discuss art subsidies
30 Jul 2016 Leave a comment
in economics, rentseeking, television Tags: art subsidies
The West Wing 2.5 “my president is your president”
23 Jul 2016 Leave a comment
in television Tags: West Wing
West Wing – ‘You reversed my position.’
22 Jul 2016 Leave a comment
in economics, economics of crime, industrial organisation, law and economics, survivor principle, television Tags: West Wing
Yes Prime Minister on a minister of manufacturing @jamespeshaw @julieannegenter
21 Jul 2016 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of media and culture, industrial organisation, international economics, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice, rentseeking, survivor principle, television Tags: corporate welfare, industry policy, New Zealand Greens, picking losers, picking winners, Yes Prime Minister
Monty Python – Ypres 1914, The Short Straw
20 Jul 2016 Leave a comment
in television Tags: Monty Python
Monty Python – the architect sketch
19 Jul 2016 Leave a comment
in economics, television Tags: Monty Python
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