A Tory wearing a monocle, spats, and a top hat with Tariff Reform written on it, is shown rolling a huge barrel called taxation over an angry-looking man of the Working Classes. Quotes from Tories about the desirability of broadening the basis of taxation appear in a cartouche to the left, and in the caption below the illustration. Artist: F.C.G [Francis Carruthers Gould] Printer: Waterlow and Sons Publisher: Printer Place of Production: London Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Judge John Bull finds the Tory Government guilty of numerous offences relating to Britain's conduct in the Boer War, described in a panel in the centre of the image. The offending politicians are standing in the dock. John Bull's comments appear in text below him; the word Guilty in large upper case at the top. A thick red line borders the poster. Artist: F.C.G [Francis Carruthers Gould] Printer: Avenue Press Publisher: Printer Place of Production: London Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Spoof of nursery rhyme 'Old Mother Hubbard, showing Chamberlain dressed as an old lady opening the 'Old Age Pensions Cupboard' for her dog called 'Aged Poor'. Satirical version of nursery rhyme below image, and explanatory text below the nursery rhyme, commenting on Chamberlain's suggestion that the workman should pay for his Old Age Pension out of a tax on his food. Thick red border around the image. Artist: F.C.G [Francis Carruthers Gould] Printer: Avenue Press Publisher: Printer Place of Production Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Black and red ink on white paper. Lithograph produced for the Liberal Party showing a British housewife attempting to buy white bread in a shop in German, but being offered only black bread. Artist: Unknown Printer: Avenue Press Publisher: Liberal Publication Department Place of Production: London Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
John Bull is seen standing outside a Church School door, which bears a sign reading For Head and Assistant Master and Mistress-ships, no Nonconformist need apply. He comments that that is not his idea of religious equality. Text caption below image, large title in upper case type above. The poster is bordered by a thick red line. Artist: F.C.G [Francis Carruthers Gould] Printer: Avenue Press Publisher: Printer Place of Production: London Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
[A J Balfour] posing as a conjuror or magician, stands behind a covered table, and places an egg named Khaki 1900 into John Bull's hat. [Joseph Chamberlain] peeks from behind the table cover holding a duck. In the next scene, Balfour withdraws two white rabbits from the hat (called Education Acts and Licensing Act 1904), while a duck called Tax on Food sits on its brim. Poster produced for the Liberal Party (based on a cartoon in the Westminster Gazette?). Artist: F.C.G [Francis Carruthers Gould] Printer: The Avenue Press Publisher: Printer Place of Production Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Half page of text with bar chart comparing levels of taxation under Tory and Liberal governments, 1865-1885. Lithograph in black ink with red and blue bar chart, produced for the Liberal Central Association, 41 - 42 Parliament Street, Westminster, London. Artist: Unknown Printer: National Press Agency Ltd Publisher: Printer Place of Production: London Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Chaplin is shown standing on a beach talking to a Working Man, offering him the chance to go out in his boat Tariff Reform to fish for higher wages using Food Taxes as bait, an offer which the man declines. Artist: F.C.G [Francis Carruthers Gould] Printer: Waterlow and Sons Ltd Publisher: Printer Place of Production: London Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Lithograph in red and black ink on white page, showing John Bull stopping Lansdowne and Balfour in the street, who have a large bulldog representing the House of Commons reined in on a leash called Lords Tory Majority. Artist: F.C.G [Francis Carruthers Gould] Printer: Avenue Press Ltd Publsher: Printer Place of Production: London Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Black ink lithograph illustrating Asquith's second budget, showing Asquith standing outside the Treasury facing a middle class man in a top hat and a working class man with a bag on his back. He is holding two signs, one regarding a cut in income tax, the other regarding money set aside for old age pensions. Banner at top and commentary at bottom. Artist: F.C.G [Francis Carruthers Gould] Printer: The Avenue Press Ltd Publisher: Printer Place of Production: London Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Cartoon of Balfour holding a plate in front of him with a small loaf of bread on it. Text banner at top and caption at bottom. Liberal poster protesting against a proposed tax on food. Artist: F.B Printer: Avenue Press Publisher: Printer Place of Production: London Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Full colour lithograph showing Balfour up a ladder in a flat cap and Chamberlain pasting a sign reading Beware of Home Rule over the top of Liberal posters criticising their taxation policies. Artist: F.C.G [Francis Carruthers Gould] Printer: Avenue Press Ltd Publisher: Liberal Publications Department Place of Production Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Blue and red ink on white paper, illustrating the increase in the price of tea and sugar under a Tory government (Tory government of 1905 compared to Liberal government of 1895), produced for the Liberal Party. Artist: Unknown Printer: Avenue Press Publisher: Printer Place of Production: London Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.