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'The Red-Tape Tangle', 1888. The Great British Lion roars out his distress, tied down as he is by red tape and officialdom. There were many complaints at the time that the increasing amount of red tape was preventing progress, both on a national and local level. From Punch, or the London Charivari, June 16, 1888. 
Unique Identifier AR929348 
Type Image 
Purpose Public 
Size 4898px × 3850px 
Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY 
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Tags
19th century
allegorical figure
ANIMAL
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
British Lion
Caricature
Cartoon
concept
DISTRESSED
Engraving
Government
Heritage Image Partnership
John Tenniel;Tenniel
John;Sir John Tenniel
JOSEPH
Joseph Swain
Lion
METAPHOR
Monochrome
NINETEENTH CENTURY
officialdom
Politics
Print Collector1
red tape
restricted
ROAR
roaring
Satire
SWAIN
tangled
TIED
TIED UP
TRAPPED