Level | Piece |
Ref No | LDG/1/8/102 |
Title | Molesworth Revisited |
Date | c. January 1986 |
Extent | 1 cartoon |
Creator Name | Gibbard; Leslie David (1945-2010); cartoonist |
Description | A car labelled 'Whirlybird Euro-aid' with 'We shall overcome' written in the back window and a British flag in the front is being crushed by a vehicle driven by Norman Tebbit labelled 'Pro-Sikorsky task force'. Michael Heseltine is being carried off by Leon Brittan, William Whitelaw, and a man labeled 'Mayhew'. Two men smoking cigars roll out barbed wire while a third kicks pots and pans about next to a sign saying 'Yanks go home'. Thatcher admires herself in the mirror. In the background someone salutes an American flag which is being raised next to a building labeled 'Westland' which helicopters stand outside of.
Context: Heseltine and Thatcher publicly clashed over whether to take a European or American takeover offer for Westland, with Heseltine pushing for the European offer. |
Access Status | Open |
Format | Drawing |
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