'Conservative planning works' (Reginald Maudling; (Alfred) Ernest Marples, 1st Baron Marples)

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'Conservative planning works' (Reginald Maudling; (Alfred) Ernest Marples, 1st Baron Marples)

by Victor Weisz
pen and ink, blue crayon and white heightening, published in Evening Standard 27 November 1963
15 7/8 in. x 21 3/4 in. (403 mm x 552 mm)
Given by Lady Ruth Marples, 1980
Primary Collection
NPG 5352

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  • Victor Weisz (1913-1966), 'Vicky'; cartoonist. Artist or producer associated with 15 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

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In 1962 the Conservative Government adopted economic planning and reduced purchase tax on cars to encourage spending. Meanwhile, Traffic in Towns, a Ministry of Transport report by Professor Colin Buchanan, published in November 1963, predicted that road traffic in 'our jungle cities' would treble within 20 years, and made controversial suggestions on how to cope with the change. Vicky shows the Chancellor Reginald Maudling and Transport Minister Ernest Marples holding conflicting placards and with their feet in a mountain of paperwork with opposing messages: 'Full Speed Ahead', 'Go Go Go' and 'Boom' for Maudling and 'Halt' and 'Stop' for Marples. Vicky further satirises the confused messages by reiterating the Conservative Party's campaign slogan at this time, 'Conservative Planning Works'..

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Current affairs

The Secretary of State for War, John Profumo is found to have lied to the House of Commons when he denied having an affair with the showgirl, Christine Keeler. The Profumo Affair was a public scandal for the Conservative party, and ultimately contributed to the resignation of Harold Macmillan.

Art and science

Doctor Who is first broadcast on the BBC with William Hartnell playing the Doctor. This long running science fiction series about an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his police-box-shaped Tardis has been watched by generations of viewers (often from behind the back of the sofa), and features imaginative, but traditionally low-budget, special effects, innovative electronic music, and the Doctor's greatest enemy, the Daleks.

International

John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Texas. The arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald for his murder did not prevent a score of conspiracy theories involving Cuba, the CIA, the KGB, and the Mafia among others.
Martin Luther King delivers his 'I have a dream' speech, marking an important moment in the civil rights movement in America and helping to secure him the Nobel Peace Prize' in 1964.

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