THE COMPASSIONATE SOCIETY:
The brand new St Edward's Hospital has been open for 15 months with 350 administrators and 150 ancillary staff. But it has no patients.
DOING THE HONOURS:
"It's the only hold we have over Civil Servants. I can't stop their pay rises, I can't prevent their promotion, don't even write their reports - but I can withhold their honours".
THE DEATH LIST:
The Ministers' stance on covert surveillance during his opposition days comes back to bug him when he realizes his department buys the phone tapping equipment.
THE GREASE POLE:
Plans for a new chemical factory hinge on the outcome of an independent report. But Jim discovers even science can be open to manipulation - when the PM takes an interest.
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW:
A cabinet reshuffle coincides with Hacker's appointment in Brussels..."One day you're out of the office - the next day you're OUT of the office..."
THE QUALITY OF LIFE:
The sanctity of the environment is Jim's latest vote-winner. But the city farm he has vowed to keep open is being turned into a car park for Inland Revenue inspectors. How come Sir Humphrey is so smug about the whole affair?
A QUESTION OF LOYALTY:
Hacker has declared war on waste and he is going to "teach the world a lesson". then a select committee tests the Minister's loyalty in his own department...