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Sir Humphrey has become famous....again

Bern : You have become famous ...again Sir H   (Jonathan Lyn's Play in Melbourne this week ) SirH  ; What I want to know is who is featured most;  HIM or ME Bern : Don't you want to know HOW you are being portrayed ? SirH   No No No . I know myself well enough and Anthony Jay knows me well enough . I just think Jonathan might not get the balance of power quite right. I have a feeling that like the public, the subtle balance of respect for knowledge has been overtaken by silly respect for raw power . Hacker: You mean to say you didn't have much power ... what a laugh . Bern: A bit like Tony Hodges and Cabinet might be struggling emotionally with a lack of real power ? Sir H    Yes  Bernard , unlike you, they get too involved emotionally. Our job is to observe. There are enough people running around here with their heads in the clouds and their feet running up a wall or 2  ; Our job is to try and introduce objectivity  by sitting on ...