Guardian Cartoonist Steve Bell ponders throwing Plank Man his image of British Prime Minister John Major, off Beachy Head

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Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell ponders throwing Plank Man a sculpture of the then British Prime Minister John Major off the cliffs of Beachy Head East Sussex The plank of English oak was carved with a caricature based on one of Steve's cartoons by Hugh Card for display during the 1994 Brighton Festival Beachy Head is well known as a place for suicide leaps.

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Size: 5643px × 3668px
Location: Beachy Head, Sussex England UK Britain Europe
Photo credit: © Roger Bamber / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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