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Lord Ashcroft, former treasurer of the Conservative Party has had his revenge upon the Prime Minister long after their well-publicised falling out. The Daily Mail has the details. Oink!
© Matthew Buck Hack cartoons
Listening to Andrew Parker the head of MI5 case making his case – at length – on the national broadcaster. This cartoon was originally made back in 2009.
Photograph © Kasia Kowalska
To the fair town of Herne Bay in Kent for the third annual cartoon festival.
To the third annual cartoon festival at the fine seaside town of Herne bay in that there county of Kent. Read all about it here, courtesy of the Bay promotion team.
The splendid event poster this year is by Banx of the Financial Times.
Candidates for the leadership of the post Ed Miliband Labour party are found to be underwhelming. No great surprise here. Whoever the lucky winner is, it is going to be a long job.
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© Matthew Buck Hack Cartoons
It appears the Eurogroup has negotiated a third financial bailout of Greece allowing the country to maintain its position inside the single currency, the Euro.
Firmly among my personal favourite videos. Credit belongs to Nina Paley and to those who went before.
To listen to the self-described recovering comedian Mark Thomas gather ideas for the People’s Magna Carta from some of my neighbours in my hometown of Winchester, Hampshire.
Among the winning ideas at the audience conversation show was a national maximum wage. A simple, elegant and rather persuasive idea in this, the age of austerity.
Accompanying Mark was Alex Runswick from Unlock Democracy who answered questions that ran into issues with the UK’s voluntary or unwritten constitution. Many of these concerned the notion of rights and responsibilities and what the role of the citizen is.
Unlock Democracy lives here online.
Mark Thomas is on tour and you can find the details here.
The pen sketches above and below were speedy five minute renders of both subjects in their listening poses.
The Queen’s Speech has been published at the House of Commons in Westminster and the Prime Minister will now get to find out if he over-promised in his eagerness to win re-election.
Above, I hazard he has done so.
Updated: 29th May 2015 – The FT reports on the reception Cameron received in the Netherlands, France, Germany and Poland.
