It is of course in one way a trivial and laughable issue. Eating or not eating hot cross buns may seem of no interest while we wait for war. But I actually feel that, while this is a bit of a joke, it is also deadly serious. If certain kinds of people wheedle their way into positions of minor power, and then use these powers to decide when people are allowed to eat buns, we have every reason to feel worried. If we don't stop them now, what is next? Brussel Sprouts at Christmas?