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If...   Had to share if only for "Deadly Pant Radiation".
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Do Private Eye covers count? Because the most recent one is amazing. 
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Excellent posts, thank you!  Guardian:  "Steve Bell on Boris Johnson's comments about Russia – The foreign secretary will retaliate if Russia is found to have had a hand in the poisoning of Sergei Skripal" After Meissonier and JL David. Telegraph:  Independent:  Trump trade tariffs: Europe threatens US bikes, bourbon and bluejeans Times:  Evening Standard:  Donald Trump's top economic adviser Gary Cohn quits Mail: Mac on... Water fat cats (Thousands of properties in South-east England are without water as a result of burst pipes)  'Got that, Miss Smith? A grovelling apology to all customers for the inconvenience caused, followed by details of the massive but necessary price increase to pay for all the leaks.' Guardian Australian Sport: 
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Hmm those private utility barons sure are poo poo, it's almost like some things are especially ill suited for the 'free market' because they just turn into monopolies for wealth extraction. *keeps voting for Conservatives anyway because of that '64 election poster*
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Guardian: "Steve Bell on the visit of crown prince Mohammed bin Salman – The Saudi crown prince faced heavy criticism from British opposition figures at the start of a three-day visit to the UK that includes lunch with the Queen" Telegraph:  Boris Johnson: UK will respond robustly if Russia poisoned spy Independent:  Hammond: UK could reject any Brexit deal excluding financial services Times:  Evening Standard:  May 'double cherry-picking' on Brexit, says leaked EU report Mail: Mac on... Prince Mohammed bin Salman's UK visit  'One can't be too careful in today's world, Prince Mohammed. But I assure you there's no polonium in the beef bourguignon.'
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I've always assumed we don't post Matt here because he's so catastrophically bland but I thought you all might be https://twitter.com/jamesmenendez/status/971825066005729280 
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Matt is so boring and lovely and would barely warrant a salary of £15000 a year, never mind 650000. Grotesque.
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The Telegraph is basically a glorified hobby piece for people with no connection to reality, so it's not that surprising.
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Pilchenstein posted:I've always assumed we don't post Matt here because he's so catastrophically bland but I thought you all might be What in the actual gently caress.  On the topic of terrible cartoons.
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That line about Matt being undeniably funny makes me apoplectic but it also explains the absolutely loving dire nature of the Private Eye cartoons, which are abysmal.
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Guardian: "Steve Bell on Stormy Daniels' lawsuit – The actor Stormy Daniels is trying to void an alleged non-disclosure agreement between her and the president" Telegraph:  Russian spy poisoning inquiry widens after medics treat 21 people Independent:  After Constable. Times:  Evening Standard:  Kim Jong-un to meet Trump by May after North Korea invitation
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Naked Trump Fish Man is more distressing than I would have expected
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It's a bit "a thing happened" though.
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forkboy84 posted:That line about Matt being undeniably funny makes me apoplectic but it also explains the absolutely loving dire nature of the Private Eye cartoons, which are abysmal. Other than Scene & Heard, which is almost certainly the most unique thing appearing in a national organ
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Trin Tragula posted:Other than Scene & Heard, which is almost certainly the most unique thing appearing in a national organ Private Eye should basically rebrand as a more serious magazine with juicy scoops about newspapers, parliament and the NHS + Scene & Heard, and do away completely with the sexist literary critics and dire cartoons and satire.
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Guardian: "Nicola Jennings on proposed talks between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un – The president has accepted an invitation to discuss North Korea’s nuclear programme with its leader" Telegraph:  Crufts 2018: The world's largest dog show, in pictures The i paper:  After Low. Times:  Bonus! Morten Morland's animated cartoon on the Skripal affair Stephen Collins: 
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Almost identical. I blame it on the extremely lazy "homage" habits.
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One day Saturn is going to bite their heads off for lazy art tributes.
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Trin Tragula posted:Other than Scene & Heard, which is almost certainly the most unique thing appearing in a national organ I think the stuff Banx does for them and the FT is really nice too: https://twitter.com/Banxcartoons
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Can't wait to see how they combine the "things happened" of Russian nerve gas and dead doddy.
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Guardian: "Nicola Jennings on the Tories and Russian donations – Donations to the Tories from Russian oligarchs have come to light since Sergei Skripal was poisoned" Telegraph:  Philip Hammond: there is light at the end of the tunnel for UK debt Times:  'This could destroy China': parliament sets Xi Jinping up to rule for life Evening Standard:  Sir Ken Dodd obituary
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Are your cartoonists aware Britain doesn't have term limits and has an unelected head of state that serves for life?
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Guardian: "Peter Schrank on Philip Hammond and austerity – Chancellor claims UK public finances are improving as he prepares to give his spring statement" Telegraph:  Independent:  Times:  Russian spy: Highly likely Moscow behind attack, says Theresa May Evening Standard:  David Squires: 
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goatface posted:Can't wait to see how they combine the "things happened" of Russian nerve gas and dead doddy. Cloud Potato posted:Times: Took a couple days, but it's the thingest happening.
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Guardian: "Steve Bell on Trump and Tillerson backing the UK – Donald Trump has fired his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, and announced his intention to replace him with the CIA director, Mike Pompeo" Telegraph:  Russian spy poisoning: Theresa May issues ultimatum to Moscow Independent:  Philip Hammond hints at public spending increases later this year Times:  Evening Standard:  Stephen Hawking, science's brightest star, dies aged 76 Mail: Mac on... England's possible escape from the Russian World Cup  'Look on the bright side, lads. Thanks to Putin we might not have to face the usual humiliation of being knocked out in the second round.' Guardian Australian Sport: 
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Holy poo poo @ Bell's old glory klansman. Is that new?
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How did Adams manage to draw such a terrible looking field of stars, it's all lines of dots rather than a cloud.
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Party Boat posted:Holy poo poo @ Bell's old glory klansman. Is that new? No, they're in the background of quite a few of his toons. Here's a similar early reference. Another. And a third!
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I'm kind of surprised there hasn't been a "Russian assassination, maybe ???COMRADE CORBYN???" cartoon yet
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That's a horrifying - and therefore good - indy.
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Calico Heart posted:I'm kind of surprised there hasn't been a "Russian assassination, maybe ???COMRADE CORBYN???" cartoon yet https://twitter.com/George_Osborne/status/974245438466543622
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