Yes, Prime Minister/Day 3

Once Hacker's room has reappeared on the screen (now in the day of 3 April 1985, with the clock saying 09:02), you will have to wait until the clock says 09:30 (or direct the cursor over to it and activate it to fast-forward it to that time); once you have done so, the teletype's light shall start to flash. Once you have directed the cursor over to the teletype and activated it, a zoomed-in view of the printout shall appear on the screen, like both times on the first day:

Government figures released yesterday showing a fall in the annual rate of inflation have been cautiously welcomed by CBI. TVC leaders, however, have renewed their attack on the Government for public expenditure cuts which, they claim, have lowered inflation only at the cost of jobs and services.

Once the view has returned to Hacker's room (by which time the clock shall say 09:32), you will have to direct the cursor over to the door and activate it; once you do so, the text Where do you wish to go? will appear on the screen with four options below it, and as with the second day, the correct one is 4:

1) Back to your office 2) Bernard's office 3) Sir Humphrey's office 4) Foreign Office

Once you've picked 4, the digitised picture of Sir Nigel Hawthorne (1929-2001) as Sir Humphrey Appleby will appear in the top-right corner of the screen as the startup text 'Sir H.: Ah, Prime Minister, how swift you are these days! Thank goodness for someone who realizes the gravity of the Hiram P. Goldbladder problem. appears below it; once you've pressed Space (BBC Micro: Enter) to carry on with the conversation, the digitised picture shall change to the one of Derek Fowlds as Bernard Woolley as the text Bernard: Let's maintain a little perspective, Sir Humphrey. The problem is serious, but hardly grave. appears, followed up by Sir H.: That rather depends on you, Prime Minister., the digitised picture changing to the one of Paul Eddington (1927-1995) as Hacker himself (to accompany the appearance of the text Thinks: Impertinence! on the screen), and Sir H.: To put it in a nutshell, the Americans are making threatening noises, about "dangerous Anti-Americanism creeping into British society and politics".':

Bernard: And they say they'll withdraw tourist concessions if British politicians continue to "badmouth" - as their curious phrase goes - the American Government's foreign policy. 'Sir H.: Tiresome. Mr. Goldbladder says' he wants to "interface" with you in London when he arrives next week. Thinks: 1) But I'm a man, not a machine 2) Why can't he just say "have a  meeting?"

The correct choice is 2, and once you have chosen it, the text ''Good question. Perhaps he plays too many computer games when he should be working.'' shall appear on the screen, followed by Sir H.: Anyway, we've outlined some contingency options for you., Bernard: Two, to be precise., and Sir H.: How Hegelian and synthetic is the Civil Service mind!, with the two possible contingency options below it (and this time, the correct choice is 1):

1) Tell him that American foreign policy deserves censure  2) Tell him that most of his threats are hollow

Once you have chosen 1, the text 'Let us not be too hasty. After all, that implies will appear with two more options below it (and the correct one is 2'):

1) that criticism would actually make a difference to it  2) that it actually has a foreign policy in the first place

Once you have picked 2, the text 'Exactly. One can never be too sure about these things. will appear on the screen, followed by You look skeptical, Prime Minister. Put it this way. Any country so absurdly sensitive to foreign criticism is basically with two more options, and the correct one is 2':

1) imperialist, because all empires have an instinctive need to be liked  and approved of by foreigners and  outsiders  2) isolationist, because it is wilfully ignorant of foreign attitudes towards it

Once you've picked 2, the text 'Bernard: Interesting point, Prime Minister. So you're saying that America is always stung by European criticism because shall appear on the screen, with two more options below it (and as tempted as some players may be to answer 1 to this, the correct one is 2'):

1) it feels we should be more grateful for the defence it provides  2) it is so isolationist it simply assumes that Europeans automatically think the same way as Americans

Once you've picked 2, the text 'Sir H.: Precisely. Sensitivity to criticism is both a cause of isolation and an effect, and one reinforces the other. will appear followed by Bernard: Very well. Let us assume American isolationism. Does that mean America' with two more options underneath it:

1) has no foreign policy 2) does have a foreign policy

If you pick 1, the text 'Sir H.: Of course it has, Prime Minister. It simply happens to be isolationist. shall appear on the screen, followed by Bernard: Surely, Sir Humphrey, it was you who posed the question in the first place. and Aren't we rather overlooking Hiram P. Goldbladder in all this?':

'Sir H.: Oh, Mr. Goldbladder. Of course.' 'The crucial figure. L'Etat, c'est' 'Hiram. Does HE have a policy?' Bernard: Several, I suspect. Sir H.: Some background first, Prime 'Minister. The State of the Union is' 'the Union of the States. The one' implies the other: indeed both are 'coterminous. Not, of course, that' unity implies unanimity: on the contrary, such would be mere uniformity and would thus abolish the 'states, if not the States. But if one' thing unifies the Union of the sometimes un-unanimous states, it's the united negative response of other states to the United States. Thinks: Humphrey means that Americans are 1) divided 2) less united than you'd think 3) more or less united when foreign policy is criticized by foreigners  4) more or less united in foreign policy

The correct choice is 3, and once you have picked it, the following text will appear on the screen, starting with another extract from "The Hacker I Knew":

From "The Hacker I Knew" by Bernard Woolley When it came to American foreign policy, Mr. Hacker had a very funny grasp of Sir Humphrey's argument: that if there was one thing which made Americans more united than ever, it was outsiders telling them how to run their own foreign policy. Sir H.: Which leaves us, Prime Minister, with the egregious Mr. Goldbladder. Bernard: Well, why don't we just tell him that 1) we warmly approve of his foreign policy  2) there's not much we can do about anti-Americanism 3) we deeply disapprove of his foreign policy

If you choose 1, the text 'Sir H.: Egregious he may be, Prime Minister. A fool he isn't. will appear, followed by Thinks: Humphrey must mean that':

1) Goldbladder knows perfectly well we approve of his foreign policy  2) Goldbladder knows perfectly well we don't approve

The correct choice is 2, and once you have picked it, the following text will appear on the screen, finishing with a third extract from ''"The Hacker I Knew":

''Exactly. No point in trying to pull'' ''the wool over his eyes. It would just'' annoy him even more. From "The Hacker I Knew" by Bernard Woolley So, the meeting ended in confusion ''and inconsistency. The same could be'' said for the meeting next week between Hacker and Hiram.

You will now have to choose 1 to go back to Hacker's room (but if you choose 2, 3 or 4, the texts Mr. Woolley is very busy at the moment., Sir Humphrey is at the Foreign Office. and The F.O. is a bustle of activity - but no action for you. will appear); once the view has returned to it again (by which point the clock will say 13:14), you will have to wait until the clock says 13:50 (or direct the cursor down to it and activate it to fast-forward it to that time), at which point the grey phone will start flashing. Once you have directed the cursor over to the grey phone and activated it, the digitised photograph of Fowlds as Woolley will appear in the top-right corner of the screen, as the text 'Bernard: Another batch of invitations in your lunchtime mail, Prime Minister. I suggest pressure of time will only allow you to accept one of them. But which one?' appears under it, with three more options (but no "right" one):

1) The annual awards of the Healthy Eating Society  2) An appearance on "Call My Bluff" 3) The Saturday of the Lords Test match

If you pick 1, 'But, Prime Minister, would you survive an evening of carrot juice and wholemeal cookies? Why not' appears with two more options:

1) tell them the Government cares deeply for healthy eating  2) tell them the Government doesn't give a fig for healthy eating?

The correct choice is 1, and once you have chosen it, the text 'Agreed. What a useful phrase "cares deeply" is! It means of course that we applaud your naive idealism but intend doing nothing to help you!' will appear; the view will now return to Hacker's room again, and by this time the clock will say 14:11. You will then have to wait until the clock says 14:20 (or direct that cursor over to it and activate it to fast-forward it to that time), at which point the intercom shall begin flashing - and once you have directed the cursor over to the intercom and activated it, the digitised picture of Fowlds as Woolley shall appear in the top-right as the text 'Bernard: Bernard here, Prime Minister. Just reminding you of our teachers' pay meeting.' appears below it. Once the view has returned to Hacker's room again (by which time the clock will say 14:21), you'll have to direct the cursor over to the door and activate it, then choose 3 to go to Sir Humphrey's office, but if you should choose 2 to go to Bernard's office, the text Bernard is with Sir Humphrey. shall appear:

'Sir H.: Ah, Prime Minister! I had' 'almost given up on you. You're not' usually quite so tardy. Bernard: It's acronym time again I'm afraid, Prime Minister. Thinks: ??? Sir H.: You know, Prime Minister - 1) a word which means "the opposite of"  2) one comprising the initials of other words 3) one with two possible meanings

The correct choice is 2, and once you have chosen it, the text of Bernard: Of course, you knew it all along, sir. will appear on the screen, followed by:

Sir H.: Alas, it's another clutch of 'education pressure group reports. One' from CHALK, one from DUST, and one from CANE. Bernard: It's become a sort of addiction, hasn't it? Sir H.: I'm a firm believer in Acronymics Anonymous. Bernard: Anyway, you must know them - CHALK is Citizens for Higher and Lower Knowledge - a rather pompous title for parents with children at both university and school. Sir H.: And DUST: Don't Underfund School Teachers: a straightforward pay pressure group. Bernard: And CANE: Cut All New Education - a right-wing crowd, fond of corporal punishment and not so fond of Peace Studies, or gender consciousness raising. Thinks: What does "gender consciousness raising" mean? 1) Teaching the facts of life in biology class  2) Highlighting such issues as sexism, stereotypes etc., etc.

The correct choice is 2, and once you've picked it, the text ''Quite. Challenging patriarchal patrimony. Subverting the social order!'' shall appear on screen:

Sir H.: And these pressure group reports have come at just the wrong time: when we - I mean, you - have to consider the method of calculating teachers' pay over the next 5 years. Bernard: The Squeers Report suggests two possibilities: 1) that pay be linked to performance, to encourage higher teaching standards  2) that pay be linked to inflation, to ensure long-term fairness

The correct choice is 2, and once you have chosen it, the text 'Sir H.: "Fairness to teachers", Prime Minister. Do you' will get displayed on the screen:

1) mean that fairness is your priority?  2) want to make teachers a special case?

The correct choice is 1, and once you have chosen it, the text 'Sir H.: Courageous of you, Prime Minister. Fairness to' will be displayed on the screen:

1) teachers or 2) all groups?

The correct choice is 2, and once you have picked it, the text 'Sir H.: Even more courageous, Prime Minister. Do you mean' will appear on the screen:

1) fairness to them as groups independent of each other?  2) fairness to them as groups within society as a whole?

The correct choice is 2, and once you've chosen it, the text 'Bernard: I agree, Prime Minister. It's simply impossible to talk about "fairness" in the abstract: it only has meaning when you compare (say) doctors' salaries with teachers' salaries, and ask if both are being fairly remunerated for what they contribute to society. shall appear, followed by Sir H.: Let us assume some form of comparability, Prime Minister. The question naturally arises, "with whom do we compare teachers"?' with two more options below it, but again, there's no "right" or "wrong" choice to this one:

1) Similar graduate professions, like pharmacists  2) Similar scholarly groups, like librarians?

If you pick 1, the text 'Yes: that basis for comparison has been used in the past. Governments, though, are wary of it' will appear on the screen:

1) because it is too generous to teachers  2) because it limits government control over pay bargaining

The correct choice for this is 2, and once you've picked it, the text of 'Bernard: Quite. It's one thing to compare like professions with like, another to compare quite unrelated pay awarding bodies. The opportunity for confusion is great: particularly when teachers are paid by local authorities and pharmacists partly by central government, and partly by takings over the counter. will appear followed up by I think, Prime Minister, all this talk about comparisons is confusing the issue., Sir H.: And whose fault is that, Bernard?, then, Bernard: Well, who raised the fairness issue?':

Sir H.: I didn't: that was the Squeers Report. 'Bernard. Quite: Is indexation best' because it is 1) fair to teachers 2) apparently fair to teachers

The correct choice is 2, and once you select it, the text 'Sir H.: Yes, Prime Minister! An excellent solution. They would find it hard to argue against indexation, because it guarantees their standard of living. From our point of view it is cheap (because the inflation is falling), administratively convenient, tactically acute (because it deprives them of their comparative complaints), and politically easy to sell. will appear upon the screen followed by Bernard: I think you've cracked it, Prime Minister.; you shall now have to choose 1 to go back to Hacker's room (but if you choose 2 or 3' the texts of Bernard is sorting out his affairs before going home to his brood of children. and Sir Humphrey has left his office. will appear on the screen).

Once the view has returned to Hacker's room (by which time the clock will say 17:41) you will have to wait until the clock says 19:00 (or direct the cursor down to it and activate it to fast-forward it to that time), at which point the day will end and the menu for Day 4 will appear; you can now either press 1 to continue the game, 2 to save your position as described on the Walkthrough page (if you have a spare cassette or disk to save it to), 3 to toggle between fast and slow speech or 4 to start a new game (but you should, again, only do the last one if you do not believe you can survive for a week).