Doctor Who has done strange things to the word association part of my brain. The passive TV consumption part of said brain finds itself in a surprising position of strength against the rational conversational part and the ensuing conflicts have as their catalyst the character of Harriet Jones from series 1-4 of the rebooted
Doctor Who show; whenever I see Penelope Wilton in anything, TV brain shouts
'Harriet Jones liiiives!' which is more than a little odd during viewings of
Calendar Girls and whenever I hear the word 'MP' it is instantly followed (at least in my mind) by 'of Flydale North'. Attempts to become conversant in parliamentary politics have been hindered by the two second pause required to replace 'of Flydale North' with the appropriate constituency. Attempts to explain which MP is now following me on Twitter are equally problematic. Dear me.The politician with the greatest perceived effect on my life is a fictional one. What does this say about our esteemed party leaders ...?
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