The Thick Of It
Coming to 大象传媒 TWO in January 2006
Ministry of Slang
Poxbridge
Political geeks whose attendance at a top university has left them lacking in street credibility may be deemed graduates of Poxbridge.
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NMFB
Pronounced 'Nomfub', the acronym derives from Not My F**king Business. Excellent for deflecting any information you are too busy to deal with. Or don't understand.
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Flip-Flopping
Announcing something to the press then completely contradicting it within the same day.
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Bumping
Moving something damaging off the press agenda by replacing it with something less damaging.
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Covered in p**s
A minister put into a difficult position by his colleagues might be said to be covered in p**s. This is because he or she was unfortunate enough to be inside the tent when everybody was p**sing in rather than p**sing out as they're supposed to.
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Barlow
A minister who stays in their job for an inordinate amount of time might be considered a Barlow, who's been in Coronation Street forover.
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Inside The Box
An advisor incapable of thinking beyond the confines of a box may be considered to be inside it instead.
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