The Thick Of It
Coming to BBC 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.
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.
Flip-Flopping
Announcing something to the press then completely contradicting it within the same day.
Bumping
Moving something damaging off the press agenda by replacing it with something less damaging.
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.
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.
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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