The success of the US version of House of Cards has led to some interest in the UK version.
The point of this post is not to compare differences between versions of the show, but rather to help people who may not be familiar with UK politics get around some of the terms. This is in no way meant to imply that anyone who isn’t familiar with UK politics is stupid, and I’m sorry if some of the material seems obvious, it’s impossible to tell what other people do and don’t know. Also remember that I’m not expert of UK politics, just an Australian who watched a lot of Yes, Minster growing up.
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