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Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991:As HE likes it! [Sid Holland plays Hamlet] [1957]
Date: 1957
By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991
Reference: B-184-021
Description: The cartoon shows Prime Minister Sid Holland onstage as Hamlet; around his feet are bags of money and two poor penniless men stand on either side of him under cardboard trees. Text reads 'All worldly wealth's my stage, and all the men and women merely payers - They have their debts in their finances, And one man in his time pays many departments. This tax being on his wages!' Context - The PAYE (pay as you earn) taxation system was introduced just before the 1957 elections. Both parties were able to promise tax breaks. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper 340 x 480 mm