| Image | 
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| Ref No | 22149 |
| Alt Ref No | 22149 |
| Artist or Creator | Emmwood [John Musgrave-Wood] |
| Title or Caption | "Giving us four lumps of sugar in warm milky tea and a sack of spuds to take home isn't
going to stop me from slapping in a dirty great wage claim - at a stroke!" |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Published by | Daily Mail |
| Date | 10 Mar 1972 |
| Format | Newspaper |
| Embedded text or transcript | 10 J. Jones T.U.C. Pota[toes] |
| Person Depicted | Scanlon; Hugh |
| McGarvey; Dan |
| Jones; Jack (1913-) |
| Feather; Vic |
| Implied text | Speeches: "This would, at a stroke, reduce the rise in prices, increase
production and reduce unemployment" Part of the prepared text of a speech to be given by
Ted Heath on proposals to reduce taxation in1970. The sentence was never delivered in the
speech but was distributed to journalists and highlighted in press reports. |
| Notes | News: 9 Mar: The Government announced measures to keep down the prices of some
basic foods. Milk was to be reduced by half a pence and sugar prices were to be cut
eventually by 2p a 2lb bag. Potatoe supplies would be manipulated on the market to keep
retail prices at the present level. News: 10 Mar: The Prime Minister had a meeting with 16
leading members of the TUC at 10 Downing Street. Mr George Smith, chairman of the TUC ,
acknowledged the usefulness of the meeting. |
| Subjects | 10 Downing Street |
| Conservative Party |
| Conservative Party policy |
| Industrial Relations |
| Meetings |
| Politics |
| TUC |
| economics |
| negotiations |
| wages |
| Copyright holder | Associated Newspapers |
| Copyright contact details | Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT solo@solosyndication.com
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| Relates to cartoon | MW2848 |
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