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Evening Standard cartoon from July 13, 1992 showing Lord King receiving retirement cards from Richard Branson and Sir Freddie Laker
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Evening Standard cartoon from July 13, 1992 showing Lord King receiving retirement cards from Richard Branson and Sir Freddie Laker

A political cartoon from the Evening Standard dated Monday, July 13, 1992, depicting Lord King at his office receiving multiple 'Happy Retirement' cards. The cartoon references the competitive relationships between aviation entrepreneurs, with the punchline revealing the cards are from Richard Branson and Sir Freddie Laker, highlighting the rivalry in the British airline industry during this period.

Evening Standard political cartoon Lord King Sir Freddie Laker Richard Branson retirement 1992 1990s British aviation airline industry press clipping newspaper cartoon

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