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This cartoon is set on a beach with two boats racing towards a bunch of fish in the water, representing potential voters. Labour are portrayed as a marooned ship on the shore and the Conservatives are the boat racing towards the fish on the water. Both boats have numerous people on board with fishing reels. The Conservative boat contains figures such as Margaret Thatcher, William Whitelaw and Michael Heseltine. The Labour boat has two figures stood outside, Michael Foot and Denis Healey. Michael Foot is looking at the tide tables and Denis Healey has the fishing bait.

Neil Kinnock is shown pushing his 'LABOUR' cart filled with 'Neil's Nouveaux'. He has been moved on by a Policeman labelled 'VOTER' but he has also sold some of his goods to him, namely 'Help Poor', 'Save NHS' and 'No Poll Tax'. To the left is Margaret Thatcher, with a look of dismay, as 'Maggie's Victorian Values' has received no business. In the background, David Owen trudges along with a drum on his back.

Social housing; Local authority housing.

Creator: Hamilton-West; Edward (1933-2011); photographer

Creator: Hamilton-West; Edward (1933-2011); photographer

Shows men in white seated around a table, Nigeria.

Correspondence and reports concerning the meetings of newspaper directors, organised by the Council of Europe and attended by Peter Preston.

Some documents are in French, usually an English translation appears elsewhere in the file.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)

A group of men shine a light on a man, dressed in military uniform, who is in turn shining a light on a man sitting on a chair. Embedded in the cartoon is the text 'Council of Europe'.

[Printed under cartoon: Athens, December 10. The Greek Government today announced the release of 21 political prisoners held as dangerous to public security since the army coup in April 1967. The release followed recommendations by a three-member committee of judges who screened the case of all political prisoners. There are about 1800 political detainees held on various islands and remote villages, arrested after the 1967 takeover as danger to public order and security. (Source: British Cartoon Archive, University of Kent).