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Je suis Charlie. Mais je ne suis pas un agent provocateur.
One year on from the Charlie Hebdo shootings, on the day when an anniversary edition of Charlie Hebdo appears on the newsstands with a cover depicting a “God” bearing bloody hands and a rifle, I feel like reflecting on what … Continue reading
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Tagged aniconism, cartoons, Charlie Hebdo, France, Islamist, Paris shootings, terrorism
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Truth, Power and…Cartoons: Are Political Cartoons Irrelevant?
What is the future for political cartooning in the digiverse? In a world where national politicians wield less power, do cartoonists target the right power brokers? Are they hampered by corporate ownership? How accessible will cartoons be now that we read news online? How will they be seen? Does it matter? Where are my spectacles? Why did I come upstairs? Continue reading
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Tagged cartoons, Christian Adams, digital future, Martin Rowson, Morten Morland, Peter Brookes, political cartoons, power, Steve Bell, truth
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Political Cartoons of the Year
And so to the Political Cartoon Society’s annual cartoon awards bash at the old home of the Tory party on Smith Square. It’s now occupied by a smart PR outfit. Erm…no change, then. Most of the Tories have long gone, following … Continue reading
The Big Draw, Raphael and me
And so, last Sunday, down to the madding crowd that is Exhibition Road and the V&A. The Big Draw (http://www.campaignfordrawing.org/bigdraw/) is the “world’s biggest celebration of drawing…a month-long festival throughout October all over the UK”, it says here. My little … Continue reading
Gardening for beginners
The news that the UK economy shrank last quarter faster than previously estimated was surely no great shock to anyone but those jolly Bullingdon Boys. Dave’s message has shifted subtly from “austerity is good for you” to “austerity is good … Continue reading
The euro crisis made…er…simple.
Reports back from Bond-style commando journos who have spied inside the command HQ cave, deep in a mountain inside the…er…Reichstag say that the first signals of Greece’s release from the chains of the euro have been seen. Is this a … Continue reading
Greece and the Eurozone – a cartoonist’s view from ground-zero-Athens
Top Greek cartoonist and all round good egg Michael Kountouris kindly agreed to write a short series of blog articles (translated by his wife, Athena) for www.procartoonists.org (@procartoonists) about the situation in his country following the economic crisis. His moving … Continue reading
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Screams, polls and pasties
As if anyone should care, I rather pompously vowed years ago never to draw a pastiche of The Scream as it had been so overused as everyone’s go-to image for the modern condition of alienation. But hey! What are rules … Continue reading
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Tagged Cameron, local elections, Munch, Osborne, The Scream, Tory party
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firewalls and floaters
There’s been much talk of political “firewalls” recently. Little Adam Smith was Culture Sec Jeremy Hunt’s firewall, although he proved to be expendable. Jeremy is doubtless now feeling the heat of the inferno surrounding his house of cards. He is … Continue reading
Wind, rain, double-dip recession and Leveson
Strange old week innit. Wind, rain, double dip recession and Levesonian intrigue combined to make things a little turbulent all round; ideal for an editorial cartoonist, you might think. And you’d be right. I managed to combine two of those … Continue reading
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Tagged Cameron, double dip, editorial cartoon, Jeremy Hunt, Leveson, Osborne
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