CABINET OFFICE: NATIONAL CRISIS BRIEFING ADVISER: Andy, we've got a major national crisis. Supply chains are collapsing, markets are panicking and critical infrastructure is beginning to fail. BURNHAM: Right… but what does that actually mean? ADVISER: We've been through this, Prime Minister. BURNHAM: Explain it to me in Manchester. ADVISER: Okay. Imagine you're Mayor of Manchester. BURNHAM: Yes! Good times. ADVISER: Sure... so there are ten boroughs. BURNHAM: Obviously. ADVISER: Each borough needs buses. BURNHAM: Bee Network? ADVISER: Yes, Andy. Bee Network. BURNHAM: Go on. ADVISER: But Stockport hasn't got enough buses, Oldham's buses have become incredibly expensive, and Bolton has started hoarding diesel. BURNHAM: Those bastards. ADVISER: Uh huh. Meanwhile, Trafford owns most of the bus depots and is charging everyone else to use them. BURNHAM: Right! So we bring the buses back under public control. ADVISER: Forget the buses Andy. There are no buses. It's an analogy. BURNHAM: Right. Long silence. BURNHAM: Okay. I think I understand the problem. ADVISER: Great. BURNHAM: And has anyone spoken to the Mayor of Manchester? ADVISER: Andy... BURNHAM: Because when I was Mayor ADVISER: YOU WERE THE MAYOR IN THE FUCKING ANALOGY. BURNHAM: Right. Pause. BURNHAM: This is exactly the sort of confusion we eliminated when I was Mayor. @dodgson_sally @donmcgowan