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29 December 2009updated 27 Sep 2015 4:07am

Yes Minister meets Larry Sanders

Just how original is The Thick of It?

By Sam Kinchin-Smith

An intriguing exchange of comments appeared in response to Paul Owen’s final post on the Guardian‘s Thick of It blog just before Christmas. “Doesn’t Yes Minister seem so innocent now?” proposed a commenter named “Socket”. “I’ve heard people say, ‘They should do a new Yes Minister.’ We’ve got a new Yes Minister. Long live The Thick of It.”

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