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The Welfare State under Thatcher and Major
Created by Daniel Wincott on April 28, 2011, 11:41 am. Report this group | FAQ
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This group shows how the Welfare State was depicted in political cartoons during the period of Conservative Rule from 1979 to 1997 under Margaret Thatcher and John Major. It includes one cartoon featured in the companion group on images of the Welfare State in the 1970s (the last one in that group and the first in this). It also includes several cartoons feature Tony Blair that are also shown in another companion group on Tony Blair and New Labour.
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"For our next trick we are going to need some cooperation from the audience!"
Nicholas Garland
Daily Telegraph
"Of course we're turning it off - his quality of life is so poor the machine's wasted on him."
Leslie Gibbard
The Guardian
"Hey Margaret! Get on these! They're terrific - they make old age pensioners look wealthy."
Charles Griffin
Daily Mirror
Published caption: "Mrs Thatcher would certainly give Grandma's State Benefits a radical overhaul if...
Giles; Ronald Carl (1916-1995)
Daily Express
"Honestly, it's the new deal - when you've dug my garden over and wallpapered the kitchen, you ge...
