The Politics of Personality

Henry Sless ()
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Chapter Chapter 6 in 110 Years of Taxation from Pitt to Lloyd George, 2023, pp 131-153 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Cartoons satirising chancellors of the exchequer appear throughout the century. By the time of the 1850s, the politics of personality were well established. Periodicals adopted either pro-Tory or pro Liberal policies which were represented in cartoons of the two main political leaders (Disraeli and Gladstone)—they became the embodiment of party politics. The images of the major fiscal political figures during the century are represented using caricatures reflecting the Victorian predilection for literary parodies and the love of sporting and circus activities. US images of key tax figures centred round the figures of the President of the time, or the Senator introducing a specific bill. The representations centre around the icon of the infant or the nurse, reflecting the political desire to protect domestic industries from the threats of foreign competition.

Keywords: Peel; Disraeli; Gladstone; Goschen; Harcourt; Chamberlain; McKinley (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-39218-4_6

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