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Lynch, James, 1947-:Aspiring dictators checklist. 18 September 1983
Date: 1983
From: Lynch, James, 1947-:Collection of original cartoons by James Lynch.
By: New Zealand times (Wellington, N.Z.)
Reference: B-186-058
Description: Shows Prime Minister Rob Muldoon standing on a stool and writing a checklist for 'aspiring dictators'. This includes 'Fear, threats & abuse', 'centralised power', 'Boss makes all decisions', 'totally controlled economy', 'press bans'. He has ticked all the above but the item 'abolish parliament' remains unchecked. Context: The PM's behaviour was becoming more and more authoratarian. His latest thing was bans on selected newspapers and journalists. Who knew where it might end! (Context not by cartoonist) Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone on paper, 280 x 360 mm