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

[or.phan_ann]

Goddlefrood wrote:
>
> <SNIPS abound, beware>
> > > > Ann:
> > > > But if we play the game of All-Canon-Is-Accurate, it's 
> > > > obvious who the PM is: Neil Kinnock. 
> 
> > > Geoff:
> > > Hate to say it, but you're obviously not a UK voter. Neil 
> > > Kinnock was never PM;
> 
> > Ann:
> > What I meant was that you'd only need a small change to make 
> > Kinnock PM, because that election was so close.
> 
> Goddlefrood:
> 
> It wasn't that close, they got a majority of 65, wasn't it? 
> It decreased as by-elections came up, but the election of 1992 
> really couldn't be called close. 
>
> <snip>
>
> The current lot of Tories make Major's crew look like some of the  
 > greatest statesmen ever.

Ann:
Well, I had a vague idea that the 1992 election had been close, and
looking it up on Wikipedia I saw that the Tories only won by 1,241
votes - but you're right, scrolling a bit further down I see they had
a majority of 65. This country could really do with a bit of democracy.

Speaking of useless Tories, it looks like you keep an eye on UK
politics. Given Ming Campbell's resignation and the fact that there's
only two people standing for the party leadership, do you get the
impression the Lib Dems are going to be the next Tories? Always
shuffling leaders and never getting anywhere?

Thanks for recommending Agatha Christie to me, by the way; I just read
"Murder on the Orient Express" and it's great fun - certainly made a
change from "The Silmarillion".

Ann