Help do my wife's j...
 

Help do my wife's job

9 Posts
6 Users
2 Reactions
605 Views
Posts: 23198
Full Member
Topic starter
 

She's doing a research piece on political cartoons for work, and needs to identify these.

 

We've got Thatch, Leon Brittan and Willy Whitelaw. Any ideas on the others?

 

Is Keith Joseph or Hugh Fraser in there along with Quintin Hogg or Jim Prior ? I have no idea who top left is.

image.png 


 
Posted : 12/11/2025 8:09 am
Posts: 18279
Free Member
 

The word Douglas Hurd popped into my head when I looked at the pic top left. The others I'd have to research and you can do that.

Sir Keith Joseph under Thatcher's chin


 
Posted : 12/11/2025 8:17 am
Posts: 1058
Full Member
 

yeah, Jim prior middle left. William waldegrave middle bottom .

George younger bottom left.


 
Posted : 12/11/2025 8:23 am
Posts: 8919
Full Member
 

Punch? That's a blast from the past. 

If you don't get definitive answers here, Private Eye might be able to help.


 
Posted : 12/11/2025 8:23 am
Posts: 23198
Full Member
Topic starter
 

She's going with:

Reginald Maudling

Jim Prior

William Whitelaw

Leon Brittan

Keith Joseph

 

The cartoon is from 1976, so Mauldling was present at the time. However, he died quite young so wasn't around for much of Thatcher's reign.


 
Posted : 12/11/2025 9:04 am
Posts: 18279
Free Member
 

Yup, Reginald Maudling has a chin that Hurd doesn't, my bad. It was the glasses and smug look that made me think of Hurd.


 
Posted : 12/11/2025 9:09 am
Posts: 12005
Full Member
 

That's definitely Peter Capaldi under Thatchers chin.


 
Posted : 12/11/2025 9:09 am
gecko76 reacted
Posts: 18279
Free Member
 

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


 
Posted : 12/11/2025 9:16 am
Posts: 12641
Free Member
 

I would help but i am 8 years younger than that cartoon.

 

#humblebrag


 
Posted : 12/11/2025 9:21 am