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Labour's Union Jack. New Labour. No Britain.
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Labour's Union Jack. New Labour. No Britain.
- Object:
Poster
- Place of origin:
Great Britain (designed and printed)
- Date:
1996-1997 (designed and printed)
- Artist/Maker:
The Conservative Party (published by)
Park Communications (printers) - Materials and Techniques:
Colour offset lithograph on paper
- Credit Line:
Given by The Conservative Party
- Museum number:
E.11-1998
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case Y, shelf 62, box A
Britain's relationship to Europe was high on the political agenda in the lead-up to the 1997 British General Election. This Conservative Party poster attacks the Labour Party's policies on closer ties with Europe as unpatriotic. The poster captions a white flag as 'Labour's Union Jack'. Britain's national flag is substituted with a symbol of surrender.
The poster is an example of the 'attack advertising' which characterised the 1997 election campaigns. Both the Conservatives and Labour were criticised for negative campaigning.
