Brilliant but Tiring Series
If you actually follow the arguments between the minister and the Asst Secretary, it is brilliant writing on how government, absurd as it sounds, actually does work (both in Great Britain and a great deal of it could be applied to American politics). The tiring bit is that you do have follow the flow of the arguments to get the reward of the punchlines (which are worth the effort but can be a while in coming).
I am baffled at how the writers of this series were actually able to pin down the machinations of politics found here. Once it is explained, through the series of encounters between the Minister and the Asst Secretary, you say to yourself, of course, that IS the way it works, but how the writers were able to follow all the threads to their conclusions to understand the workings (in order to be able to write the comedy skits that demonstrate the workings) is what I call a brilliant piece of deduction work.
The sad part is that even though this series tells you how politics works (both in England and America), 96% of the voting population could not be bothered and will continue to vote (if they vote at all) based on the lies they like from their party and against the lies they don't like told by the opposition. If they don't base their vote on that, then it might be that they like one guy's hair style or another candidate's folksy manner of speaking (which has nothing to do with content or ability to solve national problems).
I think that anybody considering a career in politics should study both this and Yes, Prime Minister. A college course with this show as its basis could easily entice students to use their brains instead of their emotions when looking at elected officials.