Of all the 304 general elections that were held in the UK during the 1970s, these three election posters for the Conservative party are among the few campaign materials that are still extant. This is largely due to the fact that campaign slogans were more often compulsorily tattooed onto ailing citizens who collected welfare benefits.*
All promotional literature was designed and printed by the Scarfolk Advertising Agency, who, it was later revealed to the surprise of all clients concerned, had been working not only for the Conservative, but also the Labour and Liberal Parties.
Furthermore, the agency cleverly maximised its profits by selling exactly the same poster designs to all clients. Only the party name was changed. This made it difficult for voters to decide who to vote for, but it also confused politicians who became unsure which party they belonged to.
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In 1972, the government drew up plans to construct a deportation facility off the coast of Ireland that could house as many as 70 million people - the entire population of the UK, if need be. The intention was to make it an exact replica of the United Kingdom and call it Bad Kingdom.
As the NHS crisis intensifies, a look at how the once esteemed service got there.
Perry Merhling's recent book on Charles Kindleberger finds he had prescient beliefs about the need for a prudent international money minder.
UK July 22 West End Centre Aldershot July 23 ~recording London ~ July 24 Norden Farm Maidenhead July 25 Exeter Phoenix July 26 Emsworth Sports & Social Club, Emsworth July 27 Port Eliot Festival, St Germans, Cornwall July 28 Port Eliot Festival, St Germans, Cornwall July 29 Fishery Wharf Cafe Boxmoor Hemel Hempstead EUROPE August [...]
Bond markets are finally getting interesting, with the Bank of England launching emergency purchases to restore order in the gilt market. Since I am not in constant contact with people trading gilts, I will just offer a tentative description of what seems to be going on, and what it “really means.”
