Scott, Tom, 1947- :Twenty-one cartoons published in the Evening Post between 1 and 30 September 1998.

Date
1998
By
Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)
Reference
H-539-001/021
Description

Political cartoons.

Shows Boris Yeltsin drunk at the end of a steel girder threatening to jump and take the global economy with him. A Russian gaurd tries to stop him.

Winston Peters is happy with the gloomy forecasts for the economy.

Comment on the risk to children of TB due to poverty, poor nutrition and other health related problems.

New Minister outside of Cabinet, Marie Hasler wants to change the NZ flag to say something like 'NZ for sale as, where is!' Jenny Shipley says it's not quite what they're looking for.

National's Bill Birch reassures the NZ public about the world wide economic crisis.

Jenny Shipley calls for a confidence vote for National's 'vague and ill-defined policies.'

National Party Finance minister, Bill Birch panics about the world economic situation. Jenny Shipley reassures the public National has a calm and sober hand on the economic tiller.

The new Minister of Police, Clem Simich promises to raise police morale. A senior police officer asks Simich if he's resigning already.

Comment on America's hypocritical rage over the Clinton-Lewinsky affair as they enjoy the lurid details provided by newspapers and the Starr Report.

The All Black 7's win gold at the Kuala Lumpa Games.

Media speculation on the state of relations between Bill and Hillary Clinton following the Clinton-Lewinsky affair revelations.

Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark can't agree on a coalition between National and Labour but they do agree on a nomination for Mike Moore as Head of the World Trade Organisation as a way of getting him out of New Zealand.

The Republicans are willing to plunge the world into the worst depression since the 1930's if it means bringing President Clinton down too.

Comment on the American Justice System where a mafia boss can claim the fifth amendment and refuse to answer any questions on the grounds that it might incriminate him. But the President of the United States must answer all questions and the have the cross-examinination broadcast on television.

Winston Peters comes a poor fourth in the latest leadership polls.

Kenneth Starr, Prosecutor in the Clinton-Lewinsky case joins the Presidential Assassin Hall of Fame, his weapon, the Monica Lewinsky tapes.

War crimes go unchecked in Kosovo as the world media focus on Bill Clinton's sex life.

The Government reconsiders it's plans to deregulate producer boards following a hostile reaction from fruit growers.

Jenny Shipley reassures elderly New Zealanders that national super will not be cut but it will be allowed to fall behind the cost of living.

Treasury cuts medical care for children under six.

Jenny Shipley rationalises why the elderly are carrying a greater share of the economic sacrifice expected of the country.

Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s).

Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

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21 cartoon bromide(s), Works of art, Ink drawings, Cartoons (Commentary), Caricatures, B5 size bromides.
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