Taking money from Qatar
‘I expect you think I’m bonkers for taking money from Qatar.’
‘I expect you think I’m bonkers for taking money from Qatar.’
‘If you wish to swim competitively it’ll have to be in a separate category.’
‘Whatever else, rewilding has ruined crop circles!’
‘Dammit! Have they no consideration for other people?’
‘So he won the no-confidence vote?’
‘If you don’t want to fly, I’ll book you on easyJet..’
‘Hooray! My heating bill worries are over!’
‘So you work in the Downing Street press team?’
‘I find the price of bread a lot scarier.’
‘What with the cost of living, I’m not surprised she nicked our porridge.’
‘Poor old Cancer’s got Putin.’
‘Putin wouldn’t dare do what?’
‘Relax, it’s just Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo.’
‘Not all MPs are abusive and predatory – some of us are greedy and corrupt.’
‘Thank heavens for no-fault divorce.’
‘Pity poor Rishi Sunak – he has four homes to heat.’
‘A stunt man does all my Oscar presenting.’
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On this week’s episode, we’ll hear from Damian Thompson on the Patriarch in league with Putin. (00:58) Next, Jade McGlynn on how Russian TV is presenting the war to its people. (08:46) And finally, Nick Newman asks how should cartoonists respond to war? (17:35) Produced and presented by Sam Holmes and Max Jeffery Subscribe to
Laughter has always been a coping mechanism for dealing with war. Some of this country’s most memorable cartoons have been born out of conflict. Think of Gillray’s ‘Plumb-Pudding in Danger’, Bairnsfather’s ‘Well, if you knows of a better ’ole, go to it’ or Low’s ‘Very well, alone’ – they are the quintessential images that defined
‘I’ve looked into the oligarch’s case and I’ve agreed to take it.’