Government protection for Nessie, 1933
(NRS reference: HH1/588 p.76)

Description and transcript:

This cartoon, from an unidentified publication, shows how the newspapers viewed discussions about the existence of a Loch Ness monster at a time of national economic crisis. The local resident in the cartoon, dressed in tartan trousers and bonnet, is shown holding newspapers with headlines such as ‘Gov[ernmen]t Notice Price of Food’, ‘Means Test’, ‘Economy’, ‘Cuts’, ‘Tax’ and ‘Rent Gov[ernmen]t Notice’. He is depicted as a stereotypical Highlander, reassuring a worried looking Nessie in broad Scots that the House of Commons is keeping a protective watch on it.

LOCAL RESIDENT: ‘Ye puir feckless beastie – get oot o’ sicht while ye’re safe! D’ye no ken the Hoose o’ Commons, Nineteen-thirty-three, has its eye on ye!’ (The question of the Loch Ness Monster was raised in the House yesterday.)