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Jim Hacker — ink portraitFiction
§ The minds · fictional · United Kingdom · Minister/PM (satire)

Jim Hacker

The weathervane politician

Centrism as the art of survival.

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The eternally-compromising minister of British satire, whose every position is triangulated for survival — a gentle send-up of poll-driven centrism and the permanent civil service.

social

Follows public opinion wherever it lands.

economic

Drifts to wherever the votes and the civil service allow.

governance

Institutional centrist by necessity, not conviction.

Notable for
  • Hero of 'Yes Minister'
  • Triangulating everyman politician
  • Battles with Sir Humphrey
satiretriangulationexpediency
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