British Political Cartoons 2024: Affirmative Action Stations!

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Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

Steve Bell was a machine on Celebrity University Challenge

# ¿ Jan 2, 2017 23:26

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# ¿ May 13, 2024 08:12

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

I'd love to see Trump's reaction if he saw any of these.

# ¿ Jan 15, 2017 15:54

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

For reference:

Perfection.

# ¿ Apr 12, 2017 10:32

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

Love the Owen Jones T Shirt

# ¿ Apr 18, 2017 14:03

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

Huge headline on The Sun front page criticising May today too.

# ¿ Apr 22, 2017 18:47

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

I want a ham sandwich now

# ¿ May 21, 2017 06:15

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

Cloud Potato posted:

David Squires:

Took me a while to get the beer holding reference: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/29/he-cant-hold-his-drink-zac-goldsmith-caught-out-for-not-holding/

# ¿ May 24, 2017 08:49

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

Mac just couldn't resist drawing some sweet alien titties

# ¿ Jun 2, 2017 13:28

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

Can anyone explain the Bell giant pants one?

# ¿ Jun 15, 2017 13:36

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

Deceitful Penguin posted:

No, it's a reference to the fat trump tennis pic

http://imgur.com/VT3oprI

Hmm I thought it might be, but I'm not sure it is. I think it might be a coincidence. The reference doesn't really make sense (the Trump pic isn't something that has just come to light and it bears no relation to the topic), and small details (pose, clothes, etc) are all wrong (something which would normally be matched in a reference).

# ¿ Jul 3, 2017 13:54

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

Cloud Potato posted:

Guardian:

"Martin Rowson on the Conservatives and public sector pay � Boris Johnson and Michael Gove join those putting pressure on Theresa May to rethink austerity"

Can someone tell me what's going on here? I honestly don't have a clue what this is meant to be showing. What is he sawing (and why?)? Why is Theresa smoke? Why is there a straitjacket on the floor?

# ¿ Jul 5, 2017 08:41

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

Autonomous Monster posted:

The Prime Minister is ethereal, a ghost. The election has slain her, metaphorically; her authority is now as thin and insubstantial as smoke. Here she's even lost her human form, and is barely recognisable. Also, Rowson did a "the is a spectre haunting Europe" joke a couple of weeks back:

The imagery has continued ever since.

On the floor, we see a basket of "austerity strait jackets"- discarded, presumably, by the now naked bo/gozza duo. Instead, they have adopted little Maoist caps the likes of that which is usually seen adorning Corbyn:

Are we to assume that these two are now staunch socialists, brave men of the people? They stand in the centre, holding a cornucopia or horn of plenty:

It contains top hats filled with gold coins, perhaps representing the wealth of the rich? Beneath the pair lie a doctor (nurse?), policeman and a fireman; the emergency services, stricken. Jaws slack and gimlet eyes staring into heaven, they appear close to death, if not dead already. Boris saws away at the horn, apparently intending to feed these poor unfortunates from the bounty of the horn- but not, note, from the open end, stuffed and overflowing with wealth; from the smallest possible part. Even as he does this, Boris tramples his patients, in a pose not unreminiscent of the incubus in The Nightmare:

Boris and Gove are turned towards the viewer, as if seeking approval.

(Read: Boris and Gove are trying to play to the masses by discarding austerity, but are still Tories, and are unlikely to offer anything substantive relief to those suffering its effects.)

I never thought I'd get such a detailed explanation. Cheers! I was mostly after what the horn thing was, but without this I never would have picked up on the more subtle elements such as Gove and Johnson looking to the "viewer" for validation.

# ¿ Jul 5, 2017 13:26

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

Is Mac OK? He's had a few comics recently which are actually alright...

# ¿ Aug 16, 2017 01:41

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

Can we add Matt to this thread? I know he's Telegraph, but his cartoons are normally pretty innoffensive, amusing, and can be political. Also they're small, so it's not like adding a huge slab of picture to each post.

https://twitter.com/stephenpollard/status/897876885677461509

# ¿ Aug 17, 2017 15:04

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

"Itensive Care". Am I missing something?

# ¿ Sep 10, 2017 09:56

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

What is with The Times' obsession with "nature notes"? It does them all the time and they're rarely funny.

# ¿ Oct 21, 2017 04:38

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

seriously those nature notes are all so poo poo

# ¿ Oct 28, 2017 15:58

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

Gonzo McFee posted:

I can't tell if the cartoonist is doing fashion trends from 30 years ago as part of the joke or if he really thinks that's how the youth still dress.

I mean there's even a loving boombox

Pretty sure it's intentional, and is meant to show that the Tories' attempts to reach out to kids are so out of touch with what the youth actually do/want.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2017 05:33

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

mac back to 1972

(and that's quite a bulge..)

# ¿ Jan 17, 2021 21:21

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

Who are the people around Sumption. Bottom Toby Young? Top Right Laurence Fox? Two women Allison Pearson and JHB? Who are the other two? Bottom one might be Peter Hitchens (or maybe Farage?) Top left I feel familiar but can't think of the name.

(Putin Navalny one is great)

# ¿ Jan 19, 2021 22:52

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

I honestly can't work out what that Paul Thomas one is trying to tell me

# ¿ Feb 26, 2021 00:49

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

forkboy84 posted:

Wait until they create Smart Cartoonists, Thomas is in real loving trouble then.

Apparently a smart motorway just has the hard shoulder used as a normal lane which seems the opposite of smart? Obviously I had to look this up because PT gives no clues this is a real thing

I know what a smart motorway is - we've had them for years - just no loving clue what he's trying to say with that cartoon

# ¿ Feb 26, 2021 14:43

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# ¿ May 13, 2024 08:12

Ewan: Sep 29, 2008; Ewan is tired of his reputation as a serious Simon. I'm more of a jokester than you people think. My real name isn't even Ewan, that was a joke it's actually MARTIN! LOL fooled you again, it really is Ewan! Look at that monkey with a big nose, Ewan is so random! XD

Imagine looking at that Paul Thomas and thinking "yes I want a print of that to put up on my wall"

# ¿ Mar 13, 2021 22:50

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