The Art Of Politics: October In Political Cartooning
by Richard Bruton
Welcome once more to our collection of the month in political cartoons, proof if prove were needed that a picture paints a thousand words… The Art of Politics…
GAZA/ISRAEL/LEBANON – THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST LOOMS…
Ben Jennings on the world seemingly moving to the brink of war…
Martin Rowson on the war one year on…
Ella Baron on one year of war…
Ben Jennings on Netanyahu dragging Biden and the US into conflict…
Martin Ronson on the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Peter Brookes on the same…
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THE US OF A…
Election, election, election, election, election, election, election…
Yes, did you know there’s an election on?
Chris Riddell on democracy in the balance…
Ann Telnaes on the same…
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Stephen Lillie on the neck and neck race to the White House…
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Ann Telnaes on Obama’s recognition of the problems…
Alexander Bowman on the same…
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Chris Riddell on the latest ridiculously believable unbelievable Trump quote…
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Ben Jennings on Trump accusing Britain and Labour of sticking their noses in for the election – and what a farce that is when Nigel Farage has his nose all the way up the orange one…
Speaking of election interference… Elon Musk’s been getting heavily involved, even to the point of offering $1 million to voters signing up… Ben Jennings on that…
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Tim Campbell successfully illustrates how pointless so much of the election material, the TV ads, the rallies are… as the majority of the USA already knows who they’re voting for and won’t change their minds for anything…
And here’s Matt Davies with the same…
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Ella Baron on Hurricane season in Florida…
Dave Brown bringing the hurricanes and the Trumpet together…
David Rowe doing the same…
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And lest we forget… there are some major issues under threat in this election…
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And a view from the right wings…
I do feel bad sometimes that I don’t focus much on the right wing / Republican supporting cartoonists… then I have a look at what they’re doing and, well… I’ll just present these without comment…
And Tom Stiglich again…
And Tom Stiglich once more…
And again, AF Branco…
And again, AF Branco…
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THE UK
Here in the UK this month we’ve had a relatively normal sort of month. Just the continued shambles of the Labour government seemingly determined to throw away any good will from the election, and the Conservatives moving slightly forward to choosing their new leader… basically a thing of how far right they can go…
Labour delivering the omnishambles…
Nicola Jennings on the troublesome hole in the finances that Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachael Reeves have to fill…
Martin Ronson on the cuts that are feared to be coming…
Martin Ronson on the Labour tax plans and the threatened exodus of the rich…
Rebecca Hendin… winter is coming…
… and more Rebecca Hendin on the plans for the NHS…
Peter Schrank on the wheels coming off…
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The Tory Leadership election…
Chris Riddell on the direction the Tories are headed in…
Chris Riddell on ‘the feeble four’…
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Royals Down Under…
Martin Rowson on the King’s difficult royal visit to Australia…
