Catalogue Number
NMLH.1995.39.12
Object Name
Poster
Title
2 YEARS IS TOO LONG ! JOIN THE LABOUR PARTY LEAGUE OF YOUTH. CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE NATIONAL SERVICE !
People
League of Youth
Date
around 1956
Description
A yellow poster with red highlights. This poster features a young soldier holding a gun. Text reads: "2 YEARS IS TOO LONG! / Join the Labour Party League of Youth / Campaign to REDUCE NATIONAL SERVICE!" It was published by the Labour Party and printed by E.J.Hyde & Son. This poster is thought to be from around 1956, just before the UK started to reduce and gradually fade out the National Service. The Labour Party campaigned for an end to National Service following the post-war period.
