Nursery Crime/YMMV


 * Canon Sue: The Jellyman (probably a bit of social commentary aimed at the fact that nowadays there is the assumption that all politicians are the scum of the earth)
 * Not likely. On his website, Fforde expresses some disdain for the Bush / Blair escapades and a distaste for politics in general (hence the "Avoid the Question Time" gag in Something Rotten).
 * So what you're saying is that Fforde considers honest politicians to be fairy tales?