A Very British Coup

Asks Harry Perkins, the newly-elected Labour Prime Minister. He is speaking to an appointed-for-life cabinet minister Sir Somebody or other, whose property & title go back centuries. 'O yes, you do.' he replies. 'We could count on your predecessors to mess up, but you are no fool.' Thus, the reason why a 'Coup' has been orchestrated to oust poor Harry from office.

IMDB lost my previous review of VBC, and so, here is my replacement: this is a brilliant unique story of an imaginary Labour Leader who 1) cannot be corrupted 2) keeps his election promises 3) runs an open government, with frequent question periods. Even t h a t will not buy him unanimous Press support, as they badger Harry when a sensitive policy session is conducted behind closed doors. Harry is irresolute, however: even when a key labour union threatens to shut down the country with blackouts, Harry sticks to his guns and uncovers the culprits, restoring order.

Harry runs afoul of the Americans, as he has a mandate to rid the country of their Nukes on British soil. He recruits a brilliant Professor of Physics to consult on the process. He makes fools of the U. S. officials who try to impede--the Americans decide a grim response is required. Can Harry beat these guys?

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