Generally I try to avoid regurgitating wild, unsubstantiated rumours floating around in the blogosphere. But I'm willing to make an exception for the Financial Times, and if "Oprah for London" is good enough for the FT's international affairs guru Gideon Rachman, then I think it's worth flagging up here.
In London, the local interest centres around the question of who will be the next US ambassador to Britain. If Obama wins, the guessing-game centres around Caroline Kennedy, a prominent Obama supporter, who spoke at the Democratic convention in Denver …
But there is also a far more interesting name doing the rounds than Caroline Kennedy - Oprah Winfrey. This is a bona fide rumour, put about by "well-placed sources". The argument is that Oprah is also a prominent supporter of Obama and that she might be looking for a "change of direction" - having got bored with her megastar status.
It sounds ridiculous. It probably is ridiculous. But she would certainly cause a stir.
