Battle for Britain (Private Eye) Battle for Britain (Private Eye) Battle for Britain was a comic strip cartoon published in the fortnightly satirical magazine "Private Eye" in the United Kingdom during the 1980s. It depicted Margaret Thatcher's second term of office as Prime Minister, but with the politicians shown as British soldiers or Nazi officials, as in a comic of the Second World War. The strip was attributed to Monty Stubble, which was a "nom de plume" of editor Ian Hislop, and to his artistic collaborator Nick Newman. The name "Monty Stubble" is a play on the film-title "I Was Monty's Double"; the film being
History of the Geelong Football Club with Brisbane Lions behind West Coast Eagles (four premierships; 1992, 1994, 2006, 2018) and (five premierships; 1991, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015). The Geelong Football Club was formally established at a meeting held in the Victoria Hotel on 18 July 1859. The club is one of the oldest football clubs in the world; however, many of its official records before 1920 have disappeared. The club contested its first match of Australian rules football against Melbourne at Argyle Square in 1860, which finished as a scoreless draw. In 1863, Geelong travelled to Melbourne to contest the Caledonian Challenge Cup. Although the competition