Mending the Lesson Product:Fine art poster The Reform Bill had been

The Reform Bill had been left on the back-burner along with other proposed bills

13th May 1987

Policeman Palmerston tells Sir Robert Peel not to worry

The queen stands under a canopy bearing the Union flag and royal coat of arms

Mending the Lesson Product:Fine art poster The Reform Bill had beenMending the Lesson, 1873. A skinny Britannia tells John Bull to beware of handing out too much charity to the needy. This relates to the serious famine blighting the lives of the inhabitants of Bengal and Behar. Bull is shown presenting the basket of food to a starving woman. Another figure is shown slumped on the ground behind her. This was paid for from the funds raised by a well supported Relief Appeal launched in England. On this occasion,