Catalogue Number
NMLH.2024.70.5
Object Name
badge
Title
'Going Soon! Thaatchi.' 'Groan...winge...My poor investments...sniffle...boo...'
People
Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Party, Thaatchi and Thaatchi (artist)
Description
A red badge with a satirical illustration of Margaret Thatcher - she looks demented and has an extremely exaggerated nose. Text says 'Going Soon! Thaatchi'. Thatcher has a speech bubble which says 'Groan...winge...My poor investments... sniffle... boo...'
This badge was designed by a satirical artist who went by the name Thaatchi and Thaatchi when making art about Margaret Thatcher. This is a reference to the design company Saatchi and Saatchi. The badge is imagining that Margaret Thatcher will lose an election due to poor financial policy. It is unclear which election this was created to reference.
Margaret Thatcher was leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister for 11 years, from 1979 to 1990. She was the longest serving Prime Minister of the 20th century, and the first female Prime Minister of the UK.
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