The Art Of Politics: May The Political Farce Be With You
by Richard Bruton
Time for another spin round the world of political catooning, where a picture really is worth so much more than a thousand words – it’s a weapon of telling truth to power – welcome to The Art of Politics…
USA
Whatever you do, don’t call him a TACO. In a month where things continued to go very wrong in the self-apointed greatest country in the world, Trump’s got a bee in his bonnet about being given the sort of nickname he delights in giving others…
Here’s Ella Baron on TACO Trump…
Ben Jennings on Trump’s willingness to get into bed with anyone, just as long as he can claim a win… first the $145 billion arms deal with the Saudis…
And then of course there was the Qatar ‘gift’ of a luxury 747 – no, you absolutely can’t buy a President. Oh, hold on…
Kal…
Martin Rowson on Trump’s second White House ambush of a country’s head, this time Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, as Trump attacked him with the myth of the genocide against white Afrikaners.
Marin Rowson on the election of the first American Pope…
Dave Brown on the same…
And of course, there’s still those tariffs, oh, those ever-changing tariffs…
Pete Songhi on the tariffs on movies…
And then there’s Elon, cut-price Tony Stark, leaving the White House….
And then there’s the threats to Medicaid – in perhaps the only developed country in the world where people can and do go bankrupt through medical bill, the Republicans seem to be moving on the system that supports the vulnerable…
OVER IN BRITAIN…
Martin Rowson on Reform UK’s defeat of Labour in the Runcorn byelection – much gnashing and wailing, and Labour reach for the big book of change, playing right into the hands of their opposition. In fact, it’s increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Labour and the opposition anymore…
Ella Baron highlighting exactly that, how the politicians, when they smell trouble, reach for that change playbook – where change always means bad things for the poorest and most vulnerable in society…
Rebecca Hendin on one part of Labour’s familiar plan for change – get the immigrants…
Meanwhile, PM Starmer is still trying to secure a US-UK trade deal, which is difficult when the orange one keeps changing things. Here’s Morten Morland on that…
Ben Jennings on the anniversary of D-Day… as the world forgets the message again and again…
AND SPEAKING OF WAR… ISRAEL & GAZA…
Ben Jennings on Israel’s new offensive in Gaza that’s prompting real fears of starvation…
Ella Baron on the same…
Ben Jennings on Israel’s ‘aid’ to Gaza…
Martin Rowson on Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s criticism of world leaders calling for a cessation of the Gaza offensive and a lifting of the blocks on humanitarian aid.
AND MORE WAR – THIS TIME UKRAINE V RUSSIA…
With Trump increasingly either siding directly with Putin or looking ineffective and weak against Putin, will Europe step up?
Nicola Jennings on that…
Ella Baron on the EU/UK trade deal – with Putin looming large in the background…
Martin Rowson on attempts to end the war in Ukraine…
Towards the end of the month, Donald appeared to have a go at Vlad – but hey, he’ll change his mind next month no doubt… here’s Ella Baron on that…
And Morten Morland nails the relationship…
Kal does the same…
