| Level | Piece |
| Ref No | LDG/1/8/23 |
| Title | "What nonsense! I've got no influence here - why, the controls are in his hands!" |
| Date | 1 August 1985 |
| Extent | 1 cartoon |
| Creator Name | Gibbard; Leslie David (1945-2010); cartoonist |
| Description | This cartoon shows Margaret Thatcher standing beside home secretary Leon Brittan. Brittan is holding puppet strings attached to a wooden piece that says 'Censorship'. This wooden piece is crushing a man labelled as 'BBC Governors'. People in the background are yelling at the BBC governors. Thatcher is saying that it is all Brittan and she has nothing to do with it.
[This likely refers to the restrictions and threats imposed on the BBC about showing particular security risk footage, and left-wing ideas. (Sourced from Gibbard at the Guardian 1969 to 1994).] |
| Access Status | Open |
| Format | Drawing |
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