How political leaflets used to look: Lewisham East 1931
With the Lewisham East Parliamentary by-election polling this week, now is an appropriate time to feature this leaflet from the constituency in 1931. … Read the full post »
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How political leaflets used to look
A sample of my collection of interesting, intriguing, puzzling or funny political leaflets.
How political leaflets used to look: Clapham constituency, 1955
Continuing my occasional series on how election leaflets used to look, this one is a Labour freepost election address from the 1955 general election in Clapham constituency. … Read the full post »
They don’t advertise political party membership like this any more
From an early recruitment leaflet for the SDP issued in 1981 comes this unusual comparison… … Read the full post »
Before politicians had YouTube campaign clips…
… some of them made campaign videos on good old VHS tapes and sent them to voters, as this example from then Lib Dem MP Brian Cotter shows. … Read the full post »
How leaflets used to look: Colchester 1951
A gem from the Labour Party for the Colchester constituency in 1951 with this football themed leaflet. … Read the full post »
How political leaflets used to look: the 1918 leaflet attacking an MP for giving to charity
North Norfolk , 1918: an election address berats the incumbent Liberal incumbent, for having donated to charity to help orphaned children. … Read the full post »
How political leaflets used to look: Hampstead, 1950 – with a dog
Winning the seat was the Conservative, Henry Brooke, who went on in the 1960s to a remarkably unsuccessful period as Home Secretary. … Read the full post »
How political leaflets used to look: a US Presidential primary
Time for a visit to the US for today’s trip down political literature’s memory lane. This time it is Eugene McCarthy’s unsuccessful bid to be the Democrat Presidential candidate in 1968. … Read the full post »
How political leaflets used to look: Robert Maxwell, Field Marshal Montgomery, house prices and some sheep
There is so much to enjoy about this 1964 Labour leaflet for Robert Maxwell that I won’t say much to get between you and enjoying it. … Read the full post »
How political leaflets used to look: when gramophones were played in Nottingham, 1929
Today’s selection from the archives is a pair of one sided flyers advertising public meetings in support of the 1929 Liberal campaign in Nottingham Central. … Read the full post »