UK Politics - LOTR Style!

Found this on Facebook. It amused me so much, I decided to share it XD

I thought recently that British politics seem very complex, made even more confusing with this whole ‘hung parliament’ business. So, I translated British politics into a more manageable form. That of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” saga.

[Disclaimer: This desciption is not pro-anyone or anti-anyone…it’s just a simple way of understanding politics]

Labour: The kingdom of men, a vast and influential group. Known for their hardy nature and love of the common man.

Conservatives: The Elves, a large group who base their lives on traditional values.

Liberal Democrats: The Hobbits, a small group who have nice ideas. They can’t really compare to the other forces on an open front, but somehow they hold the fate of Middle-Earth.

UKIP: The Dwarves, a small group who are fiercely territorial and prefer to distance themselves from the rest of the world.

Green: The Ents. This one is pretty self explanatory…they’re trees…

Independent: The independent politicians are the mercenary leaders who sit around places like “The prancing pony” swapping courageous stories.

SNP, Sein Fein, Plaid Cymru: Easterlings and Haradrim, vaguely external political forces that frequently come to loggerheads with the other kingdoms of man.

Monster Raving Looney party: Tom Bombadil…enough said.

The eye of Sauron: Sauron is usually either China, Russia or Afghanistan depending on your own personal “nuclear threat” views.

Other important characters:

David Dimbleby: Gandalf (Think about it…it’s obvious)

The BBC: The white council, the wizards.