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| Ref No | MRD0150 |
| Alt Ref No | MRD0150 |
| Artist or Creator | Martin Rowson |
| Title or Caption | Behind the Grandstand |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Published by | The Guardian |
| Date | 06 Aug 2012 |
| Format | Digital |
| Embedded text or transcript | School Sports Kit Only
Serco
Serco
Atos
Daily Mail
Britain's Golden Glory!
Daily Mail
Evil Marxist Multicultural Plastic Brit Olympic Terro.... |
| Person Depicted | Cameron; David (1966 Oct. 9-); |
| Osborne; George (1971-) |
| Murdoch; Rupert (Keith Rupert) (1931-) |
| Johnson; Boris (1964-) |
| Clegg; Nick (1967-) |
| Hunt; Jeremy (1966-) |
| Dacre; Paul |
| Implied text | Fat cats of capitalism
Fur Cup
Growth Sloth
Companies: Atos: "The company have been at the centre of controversy in the UK over their management of the Work Capability Assessment for the Department for Work and Pensions, particularly for its role in implementing the DWP's criteria for the treatment of disabled people. ..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atos_Origin
Companies: Serco Group plc is a British government services company based. It provides public and private transport, traffic control, aviation, military and nuclear weapons contracts, detention centres and prisons and schools. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. |
| Notes | News: 2 Aug: "Rupert Murdoch is considering backing Boris Johnson to replace David Cameron as Tory leader as he takes to Twitter to praise the London mayor's "brilliant" organisation of the Olympics. The media tycoon, who five weeks ago was declaring he had "moved on" from Britain, has flown into London with his wife, Wendi Deng, to meet Johnson at the Olympics on Friday, when he will be one of the mayor's guests at the Aquatics Centre.... " The Guardian
News: 3 Aug: "... Guardian columnist Yamile Aldama, 39, who will seek to qualify for the women's triple jump final, has good cause for a beef with the Daily Mail, which labelled her a "plastic Brit". ... " The Guadian
News: 4 Aug: "Nick Clegg is expected to announce next week he has been forced to abandon Lords reform in the face of implacable Conservative backbench opposition that David Cameron has been unable to overcome. ... " The Guardian |
| Subjects | Olympics |
| London |
| Mayor of London |
| Corporate sponsorship |
| House of Lords |
| coronets |
| Daily Mail |
| opening ceremonies |
| headlines |
| balloons |
| News International |
| government policy |
| Copyright holder | Martin Rowson |
| Copyright contact details | martin.rowson1@ntlworld.com |
| Relates to cartoon | MRD0150 |
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