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| Ref No | MRD0537 |
| Alt Ref No | MRD0537 |
| Artist or Creator | Martin Rowson |
| Title or Caption | Of course I knew them when they didn't have a pit to hiss in ... |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Published by | The Guardian |
| Date | 11 Oct 2014 |
| Format | Digital |
| Embedded text or transcript | Old English Bile
BBC
Acid Drops
Thanks to Russell RIP |
| Person Depicted | Farage; Nigel (1964-) |
| Miliband; Ed (Edward Samuel) (1969-) |
| Farron; Tim (1970-) |
| Laws; David (1965-) |
| Clegg; Nick (1967-) |
| Notes | News: "Thursday's two byelections - in Clacton, Essex, and in Heywood and Middleton, Greater Manchester - provided a stunning coda to a party conference season dominated by one question: whether the creaking Westminster political system can respond to the contempt in which it is held. All three leaders in their conference addresses tried to show they empathised with the concerns behind the appeal of the UK Independence party to voters. Yet the byelection results show no respite - the first elected Ukip MP in history, a Labour lead decimated in a northern stronghold and another Liberal Democrat having lost his deposit. .... Nigel Farage remains a dangerous animal at large, capable of disrupting electoral calculations all the way to polling day on 7 May 2015, just over 200 days away. ... " The Guardian |
| Subjects | UKIP |
| scapegoat |
| Copyright holder | Martin Rowson |
| Copyright contact details | martin.rowson1@ntlworld.com |
| Relates to cartoon | MRD0537 |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates | About | Multimedia | Image |
| GB/BCA/8977 | Farage; Nigel (1964-) | 1964- | | | |
| GB/BCA/8124 | Miliband; Ed (Edward Samuel) (1969-) | 1969- | | | |
| GB/BCA/9192 | Farron; Tim (1970-) | 1970- | Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party | | |
| GB/BCA/9170 | Laws; David (1965-) | 1965- | | | |
| GB/BCA/8139 | Clegg; Nick (1967-) | 1967- | | | |