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New Slogan for February 1940
In February 1940 a nationwide campaign was launched that warned the general public against loose talk and the dangers of unwittingly giving information to enemy sympathizers.
The slogan "Careless Talk Costs Lives" was born. The Ministry of Information was responsible for distributing two and a half million posters to offices, shops, public houses etc.
Some of the posters were drawn by the Punch cartoonist "Fougasse" (Kenneth Bird). He created a series of posters, many comical, showing Hitler listening in on unsuspecting gossipers. A selection of these posters can be seen on this page.
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Keep Mum!
Other memorable
posters included "Keep Mum, she's not dumb!" and Norman
Wilkinson's "A few careless words...." All the posters
issued at this time were a breath of fresh air compared to the Ministry of
Information's earlier efforts, which included the lengthy and rather formal slogan "Do not discuss
anything which might be of national importance. The consequence of any
such indiscretion may be the loss of many lives."
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