"I think it would be a calamity if we did anything to prevent the economic use of charabancs." — Sir Eric Geddes.
First "Banc." Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Bonar Law, Mr. Balfour, Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Churchill.
Second "Banc." Sir E. Geddes, Mr. Shortt, Mr. Long, Sir Robert Horne, Col. Amery.
Third "Banc." Mr. Illingworth, Lord E. Talbot, Mr. Fisher, Dr. Addison, Sir Gordon Hewart.
Fourth "Banc." Mr. Kellaway, Sir M. Barlow, Sir L. Worthington Evans, Sir A.G. Boscawen, Mr. Towyn Jones.
Fifth "Banc." Sir Hamar Greenwood, Mr. Baldwin, Sir James Craig, Mr. Denis Henry, Mr. Neal.
Sixth "Banc." Mr. Montagu, Dr. Macnamara, Mr. McCurdy, Mr. Ian Macpherson, Sir A. Mond.
Cartoon in
Punch magazine 18 August 1920 depicting Lloyd George's government ministers, against a quote from that week's
Hansard. Going to the Country is an idiom for the calling of an election; in this case, Punch's prediction was off by some two years.]]
"I want to spread a little sunshine." Cartoon in
Punch magazine 25 August 1920, showing
Joan Barry as accompanist. The pair were in a production of a play, "His Lady Friends", which included a repeated song chorus I want to spread a little sunshine I want to drive away the rain described as "banal" by one contemporary critic
Mollie. "Auntie, don't cats go to heaven?" Auntie. "No, my dear. Didn't you hear the Vicar say at the Children's Service that animals hadn't souls and therefore could not go to heaven?" Mollie. "Where do they get the strings for the harps, then?" Cartoon in
Punch magazine 4 August 1920
The League of Youth War-weary World (at the Jamboree). "I was nearly losing hope, but the sight of all you boys gives it back to me." Cartoon in
Punch magazine 4 August 1920, referring to the 1st World Scout Jamboree in the context of the aftermath of
World War I
Sir Robert Horne, President of the Board of Trade, and Sir Eric Geddes, Minister of Transport (speaking together). "That's a rummy get-up. But perhaps he couldn't afford anything better."
Cartoon from
Punch magazine, 7 July 1920, referring to a bill introduced by
Horne (left) concerned with state control of mining, which was similar to an anticipated bill from
Geddes (right) concerned with the railways]]
Encourage Home Industries. Lord Robert Cecil. "I trust that after all we may secure at least your qualified support for our League of Nations?" U.S.A. President-elect: "Why, what's the matter with ours?" Cartoon from
Punch magazine, 10 November 1920, depicting Cecil advocating a design for the
League of Nations to
Warren G. Harding
(
Athanasius against the world) Banbury illustrated in Punch, 10 November 1920, celebrating a day (Nov 1) on which he spoke against all measures introduced into the
House of Commons]]