#4545 London Local Politics_Satire Long before he became the UK’s 48th Prime Minister, Lord Rosebery (d.1929) was the subject of much mirth and debate. This Punch cartoon of 1889 satirises his re-election as Chair of the then London County Council. It shows ‘Mr Punch’ himself doffing his hat to ‘Mrs London Council’ as ‘she’ is dragged on at great personal effort of the one doing the pulling, the now familiar Chair. ‘CONGRATULATE YOU, MA’AM ON RETAINING SUCH A CAPITAL CHAIRMAN