(Steven Hayward) One reason the "Yes, Prime Minister" series is so effective as a teaching tool about the nature of contemporary politics is that many of its story lines were taken from the real political controversies of the 1980s. One involved "bangers," i.e., what passes for "sausage" in British pubs. The European Union, in its attempt to "harmonize" food standards, wanted Britain to rename "bangers" as something other than "sausage." They were
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