The Art Of Politics: It’s May And There’s Elections And There’s Verdicts
by Richard Bruton
The Art of Politics, our regular monthly look at the world through the lens of the great political cartoonists…
Well, this month I’m just a bit late, but I really wanted to wait a day before doing this because I had a vague idea that a certain court verdict for a certain orange ex-president would generate a hell of a lot of great cartoons. I wasn’t wrong. So, a couple of days late, but here we go… it’s the Art of Politics….
U.S.A – Land of the free, home of the brave, one thing on its mind…
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ISRAELI & GAZA – More death, more inaction…
Chris Riddell on the UK and USA hiding…
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GREAT BRITAIN – It’s election time again…
Well, after getting hammered in the local elections at the start of the month, Rishi Sunak, latest and tiniest of recent Prime Ministers in every way, called the General Election for 4 July 2024… but right now we’re all faced with a terrible Conservative Party who’ve crippled the country over the last couple of decades and a Labour Party who can’t seem to come up with any new ideas and have a terrible habit of shooting themselves in the collective feet.
Peter Brookes on the ridiculous sight of Rishi Sunak announcing the election in the pouring rain – ‘trust me with your country’ says man who can’t read a weather forecast…
Ella Baron on Sunak’s suddenly announced plan of national service for all 18 year olds… either weekend volunteer work or a year in the armed services… it really is as though we’re going back to the 1950s…
Stephen Lillie on the same…
And Morten Morland…
Martin Rowson on Boris Johnson turning up to vote in the local elections without photo ID, a new rule he brought in…
And as for the opposition (what opposition), Labour leader Kier Starmer is getting plenty of ink…
