Harry Potter and the Liberal Democrat peer
Harry Potter started it. The actor who played the adolescent wizard in the movies came out as a Liberal Democrat supporter two years ago.
It appears to have left the Lib Dems rather star-struck. Baroness Randerson of Roath Park reveals a taste for the work of J.K. Rowling in this month's Total Politics magazine.
Asked, in the magazine's "Brought to Book" section which fictional character she would be, she replies: "I'd be Hermione Granger from Harry Potter, as she's good at exerting pressure behind the scenes and finding her way around ancient labyrinthine buildings - such as the House of Lords".
Elsewhere in the interview, the retiring member of the Welsh assembly, is strikingly on message. Favourite political biography? "Paddy Ashdown - A Fortunate Life". Least favourite book? "Cherie Blair - Speaking for Myself".
Her own political career appears to have given Baroness Randerson literary ambitions. What would you like to write a book about?
"I'd write about the development of Welsh devolution. It would be the inside story and, I hope, would explain the complexities and frustrations of an imperfect system".
That doesn't sound like the sort of synopsis to have literary agents beating a path to her door although J. K. Rowling may yet have a rival in the best-seller stakes.
Hello. I'm David Cornock and I'm parliamentary correspondent for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Wales. This is the blog for the latest news and gossip from the Westminster village - with a Welsh accent.
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