Emergency! Potter misuse alert!

Keith Fraser keith.fraser at st-annes.ox.ac.uk
Thu Jan 18 14:30:41 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 9566

No, no, no, no! This cannot be allowed. Harry Potter cannot be used 
as a political tool!

Here is a quote from that paragon of journalistic detatchment, the 
Oxford Student (COUGH COUGH - Simon will know what I mean):

"The Labour Party is said to consider that having Harry Potter on 
their election posters could win them the election."

For those not familiar with UK politics, the Labour Party has been in 
power since 1997 (hence the imminent parliamentary election) and 
since then has promoted a nauseatingly PC Cool Brittania full of 
purple cafes, strange modern art and political spin-doctoring. How 
dare they even consider using Harry Potter to promote themselves!

Keith (who is VERY cynical about politics in general)





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