Catalogue Number
NMLH.2003.9.3
Object Name
Poster
Title
'The Tories Present: Economic Disaster II. Coming To A Home, Hospital, School And Business Near You. Starring Michael Portillo As Mr Boom. William Hague As Mr Bust.'
Place
UK
People
Labour Party, Conservative Party, William Hague, Michael Portillo
Events
Elections, 2001 General Election
Date
2001
Creator(s)
Description
An election poster designed to look like a film advertisement. 'The Tories Present: Economic Disaster II. Coming To A Home, Hospital, School And Business Near You. Starring Michael Portillo As Mr Boom. William Hague As Mr Bust.' Michael Portillo and William Hague - two white men in suits - are pictured in the top right of the poster, looking embarrassed next to a notice designed to look like a film rating certificate which says '1990 interest rates: 15%'.
After losing the 1997 general election to Tony Blair's Labour Party, the Conservative Party re-grouped under new leader William Hague. Hague is featured in these Labour posters along with shadow Chancellor Michael Portillo. The posters suggest that allowing the Conservatives to form a government will be an economic disaster, and references inflation rates under the previous Conservative government led by John Major from 1990-1997.
Labour retained its huge majority at the 2001 general election, and remained in government until 2010.
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