Remember the Great Shipping Wars?

[davewitley]

Not to mention when politics was banned on HPFGU?

Well, the fandom has taken things to the next level:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/4683219.stm

David Blunkett, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, "added 
that he would like to see Potter's friends Hermione Granger and Ron 
Weasley become an item".

So there you have it.  R/H is government policy in the UK.  Expect 
the entire New Labour spin machinery to be turned against H/Hers 
(including JKR herself if she goes 'off-message').  Expect the 
Conservative Party to take up the H/H cause vigorously, and the 
Liberals to differentiate themselves by putting forward H/D.

Scots Nationalists will denounce London's interference in an 
internal Scottish matter.  Welsh Nationalists will say something in 
Welsh.  George Galloway will say something objectionable.  Ian 
Paisley will say something even more objectionable.

David, who thinks Blair needs to clarify his position on Lord Thingy