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idRussell Cartoons Weekly No.12
Did you know that the most important thing about a cartoon is the idea, not the drawing? A cartoon will usually succeed even if the artwork isn’t that great, if the idea is funny or clever, but it doesn’t work the other way.
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UK Government Announces New Emergency Alert On Smart Phones:
The UK Government is about to introduce Emergency Alerts on people’s smart phones. Apparently the messages will initially focus on the most serious weather-related events. This cartoon questions what other ‘emergency alerts’ we might receive in the future. Will it be used for propaganda, such as the inhumane language currently used by the UK Government towards migrants and refugees?
London Metropolitan Police are Institutionally Racist, Misogynistic and Homophobic:
Boris Johnstone Appears Before the Commons Privileges Committee:
Two news events in one cartoon! A report finds London Metropolitan Police to be institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. And Boris Johnson appears before the Commons Privileges Committee to deny he mislead parliament over covid rules and 'party-gate'. I call this cartoon the ‘Boris’ defence.
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Iain