What candidates used to say in leaflets: the tiger, the earthquake and four snakes
The potted candidate biographies which appear in election leaflets these days are so dull compared to this gem from 1945. … Read the full post »
A sample of my collection of interesting, intriguing, puzzling or funny political leaflets.
The potted candidate biographies which appear in election leaflets these days are so dull compared to this gem from 1945. … Read the full post »
Here is how the Liberals of the time attacked Labour’s Land Policy ahead of a general election that resulted in a hung Parliament (Labour 287, Conservative 206, Liberal 59). … Read the full post »
On my way to windmill spotting in Lincoln a few years back, I happened across this example of an 19th century election leaflet for the City of Lincoln’s local elections. … Read the full post »
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 »
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 »
From an early recruitment leaflet for the SDP issued in 1981 comes this unusual comparison… … Read the full post »
A gem from the Labour Party for the Colchester constituency in 1951 with this football themed leaflet. … Read the full post »
North Norfolk , 1918: an election address berats the incumbent Liberal incumbent, for having donated to charity to help orphaned children. … Read the full post »
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 »
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 »