"' " Jobs for the Boys " "'is the seventh episode of the BBC comedy series " Yes Minister " and was first broadcast 7 April 1980.
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They moved across to the BBC in 1997 and starred in the three-part series, " Jobs for the Boys ", a non-comedic show in which they took on a variety of employment challenges.
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At the time, the Australian Labor Party's Gerry McCarthy stated that it was a " job for the boys " as it was another example of a former CLP politician being given a high profile and important job.
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Many other ministers of the Labour Party were under significant pressure from the media ( particularly the " Irish Independent " ) concerning allegations of cronyism ( " jobs for the boys " ) and abusing the privileges of office.
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Upon hearing of Andrews'appointment, the Labor Party, then in Opposition, argued that it was just a case of " jobs for the boys ", saying that the normal hiring procedures had been bypassed in Andrews'case.
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As a result of changes to the regulations on apprenticeships, and the effects of the Depression, difficulty was experienced in obtaining jobs for the boys, so the decision was taken in 1921 to send some to work on farms in Canada.
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In 1984, they contributed the demo version of " Piggy In The Middle 8 " to Ronnie Flood's " Jobs For the Boys " compilation album, released to highlight the lack of employment available in Thatcher's Britain, particularly Liverpool.
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But opposition leader Lim Kit Siang said Abdullah had already undermined that vow by appointing a Cabinet that's " bloated and smacks too strongly of jobs for the boys and girls " _ an apparent reference to giving the best posts to ruling party stalwarts.
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Weisel does not appear after the first series, following his acceptance of a position on a quango ( Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation ) tasked with investigating the appointment of other quangos, the government's honours system, and " jobs for the boys ".
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A third version of the format was briefly revived in 1997, when Hale and Pace ( comedians Gareth Hale and Norman Pace ) presented a short-lived series " Jobs For The Boys " on BBC TV, where they undertook professional tasks as complete amateurs.
