The Other Minister (was Re: Is Umbridge a commentary on British govt. ed

[sistermagpie]

> > > Tonks_op
> > >
> > 
> > That was my first thought too, but the timeline isn't right.  
HBP 
> > starts the summer of 1996 and Blair didn't become PM until the 
next 
> > spring, and of course Bill Clinton was president then.
> > 
> > I have no difficulty imagining John Major calling Bill 
> Clinton 'that 
> > horrible man'!!  (Poor Bill, the Brits even made fun of him 
> in 'Love 
> > Actually.')

Magpie:
I took the president in Love, Actually to be a sort of mash-up of 
Clinton and Bush. 

-m