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[therealpm]

Parliament is often accused of being old, antiquated, or out of touch; so it's wonderful to see that at least one member of the Commons is willing to modernise.  Step forward, Bercow.   Your new, prohibition era 'greaser' hairstyle is wonderfully fresh, coming straight from the 1920s.

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[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

It isn't currently, but it could easily be organised.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

You forget fifth-column Freddie. I'm sure he'd be more than happy to 'fridge' any opposition.

[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

He's been banned from practicing magic on his siblings. Order is most displease at becoming Freddie's new test dummy.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

Given that he appears to be entirely competant at levitation now, I doubt it counts as 'practice'.

[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

He keeps trying to get Order to levitate higher and higher. It's getting beyond a joke.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

I agree, there is a limit. It tends to be called 'the ceiling'.

[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

Hence why he moved his activities outside.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

...ah. Well, cats are terribly good at coping with falls, especially those from heights greater than 7 stories.

[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

Doesn't mean Order is happy about it.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

I could always teach him some basic transfiguration spells if you prefer.

[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

No thank you, Peter. I hardly think that's even remotely a good idea.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

Well suggest something, and soon. He's clearly getting bored of levitation; unless you teach him something else he's going to start experimenting by himself and you know what that can lead to. We don't want a repeat of '59.

[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

I'm going to have to see if I've still got my old copy of My First Spells somewhere.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

It will be terribly outdated by now. No one really bothers with demon summoning to find anything out any more, they just use magipedia. You would be better off with the beginner's book from 'Teach Yourself'

[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

Peter, Freddie is five years old. He does not need a self help book.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

...I did suggest the beginner's course.

[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

No. He is going to learn the traditional way.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

Trial and error?

[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

No. Pack him off to boarding school for seven years and then let him get an apprenticeship afterwards.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

Boarding school?

*wrinkles nose*

Does Sally know of these plans for a Bercownian diaspora?

[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

There have been... discussions, certainly.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

I see, and how many nights did you spend on the sofa as a result of these discussions?

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

First boarding schools, and now shirking parental responsibilities? You are the epitome of a heartless Tory. Honestly, think of the children.

[bamfbercow.livejournal.com]

My job is far more pressing than her flirting with Iain Dale on Sky News. Besides which, if your colleagues had been reasonable on the referendum bill, then I could have easily stayed and looked after the children.

[therealpm.livejournal.com]

Isn't that sort of thing deputies are for? Do try to avoid being too much of a control freak.

It is perfectly reasonable to request that at least 40% of the country actually turn up for the result of a referendum on major electoral reform to be considered valid. HM Govt. could do with being a little less stiff-necked about the whole business.