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Keith Joseph, Margaret Thatcher and Geoffrey Howe are joyfully strolling through the 'Electoral Forest' with two others following behind. The forest seems to have been destroyed by an abandoned 'Economic Policy' fire, stoking the flames of 'Unemployment', 'Inflation' and 'Industrial Decline'.

Margaret Thatcher stands on a vehicle with an arrow in hand and two banners either side with 'ELECTORAL' and 'WAR FEVER' written on them. On each side of the road stand two rival [Labour and Alliance] politicians campaigning to win votes for their respective parties. Behind a brick wall on the right two others are shown looking on at the events.

Depicts Electricians; Mr J Smith, Mr W Barber, Mr Pearson, Mr Owen, Mr J Dixon and Mr Brierley.
Creator: Manchester Guardian; Picture Desk; Manchester Picture Library

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Photographer unknown. Pictures look like airport security metal detector (full body scanner)

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Correspondence between Ian Wright, Harry Roche and suppliers of electronic newspaper publishing technology and the internet connections, including Presslink, Siemens Nixdorf, Intervid, Context, Sun Microsystems and Pipex, August 1994 - June 1995.

Also contains a memorandum and list of basic requirements for a Guardian and Observer electronic storage and retrieval system, November - December 1994; IT management rota, 9 December 1994; list of discussion points for the context briefing meeting on electronic media, 20 January 1995; an article on the use of Atex EdPage at the Daily News newspaper, April 1995 a letter from Guardian editorial systems development manager, David Turner and R Leishman of Datastream International concerning the supply of data for share prices and unit trust pages, April 1995 and brochure for the NetMedia '95 conference on the media and the internet, 15 June 1995.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright

Correspondence between Ian Wright and members of the ETNA project team, primarily concerning the formation and development of ETNA.

Correspondents include: Ian Wright; Stephen King (director, RNIB); Paola Fabrizi (RNIB); Peter Kelway (managing director, Aptech); Yvonne Gallagher (ETNA), Barry Gifford (RNIB): McClure Naismith Anderson & Gardiner (Guardian solicitors) and David Levy (Intelligent Research).

Subjects covered include: the incorporation of ETNA, 20 February 1992; liabilities and indemnities, 30 April 1992; payment of the solicitors fee for the shareholders agreement, 13 May 1992, and service contract, 27 November 1992; unavailable Guardian text, 21 July 1992; testing of the ETNA, May - August 1992; VAT liability, 23 October 1992; Data Broadcasting International (DBI) blank standard agreement, October 1992; project update, November 1992; appointment of ETNA directors, October 1992; Guardian service contract, October - November 1992; DBI concerns over the project, October - November 1992 and Guardian file problems, 23 November 1992.

Also includes: a copy of 'Big Print' newspaper, 28 August 1991; diagram of the ETNA structure as at 21 January 1992; paper on 'the electronic newspaper' by David Levy, February 1992; ETNA profit and loss projections, February 1992; draft promotional brochure, nd; list of potential names for the company, with votes, November 1991; questionnaire for the evaluation of ETNA test sites, 19 May 1992; an appeal for software testers, 1992; report on test sites, 13 August 1992; papers by Paola Fabrizi on 'the electronic daily newspaper', October 1992 and the 'RNIB's contribution to ETNA pre/post launch, 6 October 1992 and Data Broadcasting International blank standard agreement form, October 1992.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright

Correspondence between Ian Wright and members of the ETNA project team, primarily concerning the launch and progress of the project, 13 January - May 1993.

Correspondents include: Ian Wright, Paola Fabrizi (RNIB), Sandra Farnetti (business manager ETNA), Peter Kelway (managing director, Aptech); Stephen King (director, RNIB), David Levy (Intelligent Research), Brian Payne (electronic services for the blind) and Ian Bruce (director general, RNIB).

Subjects covered include: the launch of the electronic newspaper, 13 January - 31 March 1993, the possible addition of publications to ETNA, March 1993; technical problems, April 1993; progress, May 1993; funding the project, April - May 1989; sales, April 1993; financial problems, May 1993 and restructuring ETNA, May 1993.

Also includes an RNIB media portfolio concerning the launch of ETNA March 1993; report from Peter Kelway to the ETNA board of directors on the financial situation, 28 February, 1 April 1993; minutes of the ETNA management meeting, 7 March 1993; paper on planning for the launch of the electronic newspaper, 9 March 1993; mailings to libraries about the service, March 1993; paper by Peter Kelway on the paperless newspaper, 18 May 1993 and a project progress report, May 1993.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright