A selection of posters from the early 1930s "Buy British" campaign, designed to help British industry and commerce weather the Great Depression:
These would be equally useful within the VBCW, where trade dislocation due to Civil War (and Captain Arrowsmith's theft alleged "appropriation" of the Bank of England gold reserves) would have placed a similar emphasis on industry and commerce. After all, the pride in the country's history and record breaking achievements, plus the emphasis on manly team sports, clearly makes them Very British.
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