This Yes, Prime Minister clip might be satire — But it’s uncomfortably close to the truth

In this sharply satirical excerpt from Yes, Prime Minister, comedy meets uncomfortable truth as Sir Humphrey and the Prime Minister debate the credibility of computer models—from subprime mortgages to global warming predictions.

Are climate models really objective? Or are they built to confirm pre-approved narratives? As the characters unravel contradictions around melting icebergs, polar bear populations, wind farms, and scientific funding incentives, the sketch exposes how media hype, political agendas, and financial interests can shape public belief—regardless of the facts.

This scene may be fiction, but its commentary on institutional groupthink and climate dogma hits strikingly close to reality.

A must-watch for anyone questioning the politics of science in the age of consensus.