Goody Gladstone's Gifts Product:Framed picture 'Is Detection a Failure

'Is Detection a Failure

Elizabeth of Woodville

driving a Ballot

702 to the House of Commons

Interior of Baker Street Station showing platforms and an approaching train

Goody Gladstone's Gifts Product:Framed picture 'Is Detection a Failure'Goody Gladstone's Gifts', 1864. Mr Gladstone, on the right in this cartoon, had just introduced his 1864 Budget. A surplus of 2,570,000 during the previous year had allowed Gladstone to shave a further penny off income tax, leaving it at sixpence in the pound. He had also lowered sugar duties and reduced the duty on fire insurances from 3 shillings to 1 shilling and sixpence. He did not propose any change to the malt duties. Here, Gladstone is giving