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Winter is coming. By winter, of course, we mean the 2015 British general election. Now is the time to decide which House you will line up behind. (For the purposes of this exercise "a pox on ALL their Houses" is not an option.)Winter is coming. By winter, of course, we mean the 2015 British general election. Now is the time to decide which House you will line up behind. (For the purposes of this exercise "a pox on ALL their Houses" is not an option.)
Mad, bad and a bit incestuous, the Tories bear more than a passing resemblance to the Lannisters. George Osborne would surely agree with that line about "always paying your debts" (unless, say, you're a multinational phone company), while David Cameron's recent cabinet reshuffle was delivered with a brutal flourish that Tywin himself would have been proud of.Mad, bad and a bit incestuous, the Tories bear more than a passing resemblance to the Lannisters. George Osborne would surely agree with that line about "always paying your debts" (unless, say, you're a multinational phone company), while David Cameron's recent cabinet reshuffle was delivered with a brutal flourish that Tywin himself would have been proud of.
Like the Starks, this once-proud house now finds itself restricted to the North, uncertain of ever returning to power. Also, we're fairly certain their leader's going to get his head cut off at some point in the near future.Like the Starks, this once-proud house now finds itself restricted to the North, uncertain of ever returning to power. Also, we're fairly certain their leader's going to get his head cut off at some point in the near future.
They're always scheming against the people they're supposed to be in bed with, and no one's entirely sure of what they stand for, or even who they are, really. Which makes House Liberal Democrat the Tyrells of Westminsteros.They're always scheming against the people they're supposed to be in bed with, and no one's entirely sure of what they stand for, or even who they are, really. Which makes House Liberal Democrat the Tyrells of Westminsteros.
Badly dressed, insular types who are extremely wary of anyone who doesn't hail from their largely forgotten little island, the UKIPs are clearly the political equivalent of House Greyjoy. There's a joke here about Nigel Farage getting his penis chopped off, but we're struggling to find it.Badly dressed, insular types who are extremely wary of anyone who doesn't hail from their largely forgotten little island, the UKIPs are clearly the political equivalent of House Greyjoy. There's a joke here about Nigel Farage getting his penis chopped off, but we're struggling to find it.
House Green Party are definitely the Targaryens here. Consider the evidence: led by a woman. Full of big ideas and bold ambition. And ultimately a bit too nice for their own good. That said, if Caroline Lucas starts bringing fire-breathing dragons to PMQs we might start watching again.House Green Party are definitely the Targaryens here. Consider the evidence: led by a woman. Full of big ideas and bold ambition. And ultimately a bit too nice for their own good. That said, if Caroline Lucas starts bringing fire-breathing dragons to PMQs we might start watching again.