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Sir Leslie Porter

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© Robin Laurance / National Portrait Gallery, London

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Sir Leslie Porter

by Robin Laurance
bromide print from digital scan, 1978
18 1/2 in. x 12 1/4 in. (470 mm x 311 mm) image size
Purchased, 2006
Photographs Collection
NPG x128603

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  • Sir Leslie Porter (1920-2005), Businessman and President, Tesco PLC. Sitter in 1 portrait.

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  • Robin Laurance (1945-), Photographer. Artist or producer of 5 portraits.

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Photographed at a South London Tesco store for The Times.

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Current affairs

The country is brought to a virtual standstill as workers in the private and public sector strike over the government's decision to restrict wage increases. As more workers joined the strikes rubbish piled up in the streets, petrol stations ran short, and storage space had to be hired for unburied coffins. The period became known as the 'winter of discontent'.

Art and science

Louise Brown from Oldham in Greater Manchester becomes the world's first 'test-tube baby'. The 'in vitro' fertilisation procedure was a scientific breakthrough that has given thousands of infertile couples the opportunity to conceive.
Iris Murdoch wins the Booker prize with her novel. The Sea, the Sea.

International

Karol Józef Wojtyla becomes Pope John Paul II. He was the only Polish Pope and the first non-Italian Pontiff since the 16th century. During his 26-year pontificate, John Paul was recognised for his efforts to reach out to other religions and his fight against poverty and oppression. He has also, however, been criticised for his conservative attitudes towards divorce, contraception, homosexual marriage and the ordination of women priests.

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