This is something the Megs came up with in the pub during my first year, basically it’s a list of who we think should play each character in Star Wars (the proper ones, not the dire travesties that have hit our cinema screens over the last few years) if the cast could only be composed of past and present members of the Conservative Party. I found it when I was cleaning up my flat yesterday, you probably need an interest in sci-fi and politics to understand some of the choices.
William Hague – Luke Skywalker
John Major – Han Solo
Edwina Curry – Princess Leia
Norman Lamont – Chewbacca
Michael Howard – Darth Vader
Margaret Thatcher – Emperor Palpatine
Ken Clarke – Admiral Alkbar
Boris Johnson – Jar Jar Binks
Michael Heseltine – Obi Wan Kenobi
Ted Heath – Yoda
Jeffrey Archer – Lanro Calrissian
John Redwood – C-3PO
Iain Duncan Smith – Stormtrooper #6
David Mellor – R2D2
Ann Widdecombe – Jabba the Hut
Winston Churchill – Mou Mothma
Jonathan Aitken – Grand Moff Tarkin
Michael Portillo – Anakin Skywalker
Matthew Parris – Queen Amidala
Neil and Christine Hamilton – Owen and Beru Lars
Michael Ancram – Max Rebo
Norman Tebbitt – Rancor