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- 21 August 1985 (Creation)
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1 cartoon
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A train is derailing, driven by a haughty looking Margaret Thatcher. Each carriage from left to right is labelled in turn; 'TORY PARTY', 'INDUSTRY', 'EMPLOYMENT', 'WELFARE STATE', and 'LOCAL GOVERNMENT'. The train as a whole is labelled 'EXCESSIVE PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY'. The passengers in each carriage are shown screaming and pressing their faces to the windows. Still left on the tracks is one small carriage, entitled 'OPPOSITION GUARD VAN.' Around it are three men, all beginning to run after the derailing train, with expressions of anger and dismay. One of the three is Neil Kinnock, leader of the labour party from 1983 to 1992. The other two most likely represent David Owen and David Steel, Leaders of the SDP and Liberal Party respectively.
Context: The Guardian article this cartoon was connected to was entitled 'NUR step brings rail strike nearer'.
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- Gibbard; Leslie David (1945-2010); cartoonist (Subject)
- Thatcher; Margaret Hilda Roberts (1925-2013); Baroness; politician (Subject)
- Kinnock; Neil Gordon (1942-); politician (Subject)
- Owen; David Anthony Llewellyn (1938-); Baron Owen; statesman (Subject)
- Steel; David Martin Scott (1938-); Baron Steel of Aikwood; politician (Subject)