Catalogue Number
NMLH.1994.168.518
Object Name
Poster
Title
The cuts affect our lives
People
James Callaghan
Events
Winter of Discontent
Date
1978
Description
White poster that reads "The cuts affect our lives" in black text, 1978 This is a Communist Party poster featuring an illustration of a fist clenched around a screwdriver. The screwdriver is coloured red and has a drop of blood falling off of it. Red text underneath reads "Expand the social services/ Support communist policies" Poster made during the Winter of Discontent to protest wage stagnation and cuts to public services as part of James Callaghan's plan to combat rising inflation rates.
