LevelPiece
Ref NoLDG/1/1/74
TitleWhat's on for children these summer holidays: the circus comes to town
Date11 July 1981
Extent1 cartoon
Creator NameGibbard; Leslie David (1945-2010); cartoonist
DescriptionA banner stating 'Civil unrest circus in your high street today' welcomes the children (shown along the bottom of the cartoon) to the passing parade. Among the many messages and images of this parade, some include 'Unemployment', 'The Amazing Permanent Limbo', a burglar with a wheelbarrow of stolen items and an injured policeman.

[Considering this cartoon's title, this parade can be seen to highlight all the approaching social problems the children shall now encounter more thorough during their summer break and onwards into the future.]
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FormatDrawing
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