| Level | Piece |
| Ref No | LDG/1/8/63 |
| Title | "Oh, naturally we welcome Jim's opinions on the course we're taking- mind you, his point of view is extremely wet!' |
| Date | 15 Sep 1981 |
| Extent | 1 cartoon |
| Creator Name | Gibbard; Leslie David (1945-2010); cartoonist |
| Description | Depicts Margaret Thatcher on a boat with members of the press and the boat is labelled 'ECONOMIC DECISION-MAKING'. Thatcher wears a captains uniform, whilst a sad looking James [Jim] Prior is on a boat labelled 'NORTHERN IRELAND' which is attached to Thatcher's much larger boat.
[Likely refers to Margaret Thatcher appointing sent James 'Jim' Prior as secretary of state for Northern Ireland after they had a disagreement over how to deal with trade unions. Source: Guardian, 15 September 1982.] |
| Access Status | Open |
| Format | Drawing |
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