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05-10-2008, 08:51 AM
| | |  Deathly Hallows on MPs summer reading list
A survey was conducted recently by Waterstone's to find out what MPs (Members of Parliament) would be reading this summer. Deathly Hallows featured on two of the lists, which were broken down according to political parties. The book chain asked 180 MPs about their reading intentions. Quote: |
The Lib Dems prefer to curl up with the latest Harry Potter.
| Quote: Liberal Democrats Top Reads:
1 William Wilberforce: The Life of the Great Anti-Slave Trade Campaigner - William Hague
2 The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - JK Rowling | Quote: Top House of Commons Reads:
1 William Wilberforce: The Life of the Great Anti-Slave Trade Campaigner - William Hague
2 The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - JK Rowling
4 Gordon Brown - Tom Bower
5 The Blair Years - Alastair Campbell
6 Michael Foot: A Life - Kenneth O Morgan
7 Sir Robert Peel: A Biography - Douglas Hurd
8 The War of Ideas: Jihadism Against Democracy - Walid Phares
9 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen - Paul Torday
10 Restless - William Boyd
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05-10-2008, 09:02 AM
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| | Ashwinder
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good for you!
glad to see that politicians can appreciate a good book! 
first post!!! | 
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05-10-2008, 09:08 AM
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| | Chizpurfle
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That's great to hear. (:
And quite high on the lists too! | 
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05-10-2008, 10:59 AM
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| | Hippocampus
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Sure, why wouldn't they like good books! beats a political biography any day! | |
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05-10-2008, 11:34 AM
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| | Dugbog
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That's really cool!! | |
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05-10-2008, 11:57 AM
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|  Portuguese ModeratorThestral
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Good to hear  | |
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05-10-2008, 12:22 PM
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That's really good! It should be number one, though. But it has been nearly a year since Deathly Hallows was released, so I guess being number three will do. | |
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05-10-2008, 12:29 PM
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| | Dementor
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Awesome!! Shame its not number one. | |
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05-10-2008, 01:59 PM
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| | Faerie
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you mean they havent read them yet????? | |
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05-10-2008, 03:17 PM
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| | Jobberknoll
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that's suprising | |
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05-10-2008, 05:03 PM
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| SotS RetiredUltimate PotteriteOriginal original Acromantula
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Interesting... | |
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05-10-2008, 05:33 PM
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|   Urdu Language Mod.Phoenix
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That's nice. And, of course, I expected to see The God Delusion there. :]
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05-10-2008, 07:54 PM
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| "The Todd" Kneazle
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That's great! Deathly Hallows is def. a worthy read. | |
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05-10-2008, 10:55 PM
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| | Doxy
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Wicked!!!!! | |
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05-11-2008, 02:58 AM
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| Heart of a Claw Fwooper
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very cool to hear! | |
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05-11-2008, 05:34 AM
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| | Plimpy
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 indeed...good news! | |
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05-11-2008, 06:52 AM
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| | Crup
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wow thats great at least it made the top 3 | |
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05-11-2008, 11:17 AM
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|  Assistant News AdminPhoenix
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Originally Posted by Patronus Charm  you mean they havent read them yet????? | Well I'd expect they're kind of busy, running the country and all  | |
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05-11-2008, 11:28 AM
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| | Dragon
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I have a hard time believing that all the books they read are biographies. But yes, very nice to see Deathly Hallows up there, and yay for The God Delusion! | |
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05-11-2008, 12:34 PM
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| | Ashwinder
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Thats wonderful! | |
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05-11-2008, 02:46 PM
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Good to know our politicians like to read fantastic books!! | |
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05-11-2008, 03:28 PM
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| | Troll
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Thats because its 1 of the best series in the world (ps I have read all of those books) | |
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05-11-2008, 07:48 PM
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| George's Ear Mooncalf
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haha Good to see they have some sence. | |
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05-12-2008, 02:30 AM
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| | Plimpy
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Awesome! And their pretty high up there too! | |
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05-12-2008, 08:21 PM
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| | Doxy
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Yay!!! | |
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