‘The British lion – Stop dithering: go on, jump!’ On 12 August 1961, the front page of the German satirical magazine Simplicissimus responds to the announcement of the United Kingdom’s application to join the European Economic Community.

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Simplicissimus. 12.08.1961, Nr. 33; Jahrgang 1961. München: Simplicissimus Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H.

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