Matt Buck’s Hack Cartoons Diary

One of the most popular ways for national governments to deal with the massive debts left to them by the work of the financial industry is devaluing the national currency. The New York Times newspaper has a very good article explaining some the choices facing America (and the rest of the world) as a result. The last four paragraphs, looking to blame and the future, ring particularly true to me at the time of typing.

The chaos of change continues across North Africa and the UK government is in trouble about its apparent tardiness in extricating British nationals, many of whom are employees of the global oil firms. The clipping above is from a larger drawing.

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The UK’s coalition government is 282 days old today. Thisismoney has a report on this week’s unemployment figures and today the government will publish its proposals for welfare reform.

 

Updated: 8th May 2015

I think the parallels drawn above in the cartoon are going to become more acute as the three-year prime ministership of David Cameron begins.

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Perhaps the Prime Minister David Cameron’s Big Society means the sort of young and engaged population that countries across the middle east are presently experiencing. News coverage of President Mubarak’s attempts to intimidate the crowds in Tahrir Square in Cairo provided the idea for this cartoon which was made for Tribune magazine.

The PM recently revived a mouldy oldie of political messaging – There is no alternative – to justify the speed at which spending cuts are being imposed on local government and the institutions of civil society. The soundbite used to belong to former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Wishing luck to the many events for the Save Our Libraries campaign who are busy this weekend.

And to those battling to save Citizens Advice Bureau services for people in need of help with debt (and more).

Reading and watching: Al Jazeera English for news from the Middle East and North Africa.

Making: Video cartoon: There is NO Alternative © Matthew Buck Hack cartoons