I've never read any of the Harry Potter books so haven't a scooby what those names represent - but, going by images they conjure up for me, I'd say Slytherin = Tory, Hufflepuff = Labour, Ravenclaw = UKIP and Gryffindor = Plaid Cymru.
My son at the age of around ten could read but never picked up a book if he could help it - until the Harry Potter books. He devoured them and then went on to find books really enjoyable - so whatever the literary merits of the books they do inspire some to read.
There is less chance of a new UK political party taking us to utopia than WFC signing Bale, Ronaldo, Messi and Suarez on frees. Put it another way there is more chance of me being invited to the annual whinge athon in the Red Lion held by the Watford not606 remoaners and Marxist group!!
I wouldn't want Ronaldo, Messi or Suarez at Watford. I appreciate your attempts at humour however. You will find that most of us here are against Brexit - but Marxist ?
I'm trying to avoid all jobs until tomorrow. I'm slowly preparing for a stressful time tonight watching the Horns.
They certainly do inspire children to read - all of mine have read the entire series. I still do, however, have reservations about using them in a school setting - reservations that some other teachers don't seem to share. I've reached exasperation point with more than a few parents who have complained that the reading materials I use in class are 'too young' for their little darlings as 'at home he/she reads Harry Potter perfectly'. They simply don't seem to realise that there is a difference between reading and comprehending...
Not a chance there would be enough defectors to make any difference. Nigh on impossible for new party to make a breakthrough. If UKIP, who won the European elections and gained 4 million votes in the last election, can only muster 1 MP. You can certainly have Anna Soubry, please, please take her!!!!
I agree. The Potter books are like entry level books for reading enjoyment - my son went on next to Philip Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy and then kept finding more things to enjoy.
They can't even spell Sark correctly! If they'd misspelt Brecqhou (the island they're referring to), I could understand it!
Another horrendous car crash interview by Diane Abbott. The incompetence in the shadow cabinet is clearly not limited to Corbyn.
