Fletcher, David, 1952- :"HEY, Tricky Dicky!!! ... You're only allowed to spend $4 on soapboxes! How much did yours cost?" "$4 + GST ... Genius Spending Trick." [Truth,1998]

Date
1998 - 1999
Reference
A-323-056
Description

A three-panel strip showing Richard Prebble set up in a very fancy, colourful stand that is his soapbox. Winston Peters asks angrily what such an extravagance cost, to which Prebble replies $4 plus GST, which in this case stands for 'Genius Spending Trick'.

Context: This might refer to criticism of Richard Prebble after claims in 1998 that ACT was spending large amounts of taxpayers' money

Inscriptions: Recto - top right - D. Fletcher

Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).

Physical Description: Ink, felt pen and watercolour, 120 x 395 mm

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Curator required
Part of
Fletcher, David, fl 1990s :Political cartoons published in the New Truth, March to July 1998
Format
1 original cartoon(s), Works of art, Marker works, Ink drawings, Watercolours, Cartoons (Commentary), Caricatures, Ink, felt pen and watercolour, 120 x 395 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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