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Edward Heath opens his door to find an abandoned baby on his doorstep called 'Mortgage Rates', who greets him with outstretched arms. The man ('Banks') and woman ('BLDG Socs') who have left the baby watch from around the corner, out of sight.

Individuals featured include: Edward Heath, Harold Wilson, Anthony Barber, James Callaghan, Michael Foot, Roy Jenkins, Alec Douglas-Home, Enoch Powell, Tony Benn.

Subjects and events featured include: trade union disputes, economic issues, domestic politics, Northern Ireland, European Community, NATO.

A cartoon depicting a spaceship with Harold Wilson's face carrying James Callaghan, Richard Crossman, Roy Harris Jenkins and Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn. The image parodies the Apollo 10 space launch and is being fuelled by the increased charges for spectacles and dental treatment in the NHS.

Firefighters are attempting to rescue a child from the top of a burning building, but are blocked by a blaze breaking out from the window. The child has "A decent wage" written on her skirt and one of the windows has the words "Phase three" written across it. [The image represents the firefighters strike over pay claims.]

An oil rig spouts oil in the shape of outstretched hands that are reaching towards the terrified fish and birds.

Cartoon depicting a school teacher wielding a cane with "Strikes" written above it attempting to punish a man who has "Education authorities" written across his sleeve. However, the man being punished has a child and a mother strapped to his back and seems unconcerned by the the teacher. [The image reflects the threat of strike action from teachers over salary claims and suggests that the children and parents will be the ones that suffer the most from the strikes.]

A girl is surrounded by a series of conflicting signs pointing in different directions. The messages written on the signs vary between acting out traditional values or values based on equality. A man has his hands wrapped round the girl's legs while she daydreams about another man ordering a woman about.

Two astronauts, one of which is Richard Nixon, are floating in space and heading towards the moon. The moon has "Economic miracle" written across it and the astronauts have jettisoned their space ship, which has broken apart into two pieces. One of these pieces has "Stage two" written on it, but a third piece is missing [which the astronauts need].

Edward Heath and [Harold Wilson] are attempting to climb across a tree branch to reach a large apple. Both men appear battered and are fighting each other as they are climbing. Below Jeremy Thorpe holds out his hat to catch the apple.

A patient lies in a hospital bed with a chart at the bottom depicting the UK economy going into decline. A woman holding flowers sits by the side of the patient and and on the other side sits an engineer with a AEU [Amalgamated Engineering Union] written across his work clothes and is holding a wrench with "Time ban" written on it. The image reflects the condition of the UK economy as it went into a recession between 1973 and 1975.