LevelPiece
Ref NoLDG/1/1/27
Title[Bach]
Date7 October 1969
Extent1 cartoon
Creator NameGibbard; Leslie David (1945-2010); cartoonist
DescriptionCartoon features Harold Wilson, Tony Benn and Anthony Crosland walking away from a concert stage wearing dungarees and carrying an organ pipe labelled "thunder". Crosland carries a tool box which reads "[soul] organ repairs". In the background, Edward Heath is on the stage wearing a tuxedo and looking downcast [having had his thunder stolen].

Background information: On 6 October Anthony Crosland was appointed Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning. Also on 6 October: Tony Wedgwood Benn was appointed Minister of Technology and Power. The Conservative Party Conference opened on 8 October. (source: The University of Kent, British Cartoon Archive)
Access StatusOpen
FormatDrawing

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