Fantastic read 👏

I did a cartoon about the US election.

1979: UK was sitting on a revenue bonanza from North Sea Oil, had a National Debt of just £80bn and owned all it's utilities, transport, infrastructure & millions of social homes. 2024: UK has £2.8Tn national debt & virtually no assets. Capitalism has destroyed our kids' future

Shhhh don't tell Elon.

Just saw the brick to the bollocks lad being called "Eunuch Powell"

Dear racists, You voted out white people… Sincerely, This UFO

It is absolutely ridiculous to throw out the slur that Labour want to keep children in poverty simply because they didn't lift the 2-child benefit cap within their first 18 days in office after 5,174 days in opposition. One does not imply the other - that's a lazy, lazy argument. Look at the full context: 1. This was a vote on the Kings Speech, the first and most high profile vote since Labour took office (and for a long time to come). A rebellion was obviously therefore going to be deeply embarrassing - and the rebels were absolutely aware of that. 2. Labour ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility. This was clear as daylight to every Labour candidate. It's not some wild swerve foisted on them after the election was won. 3. Labour are working at speed to produce a full picture of the economic situation the Tories left us in. That should be published before the summer recess. Things may look different within days. (For better or worse? We'll have to await the report.) 4. Labour have said they are reviewing concrete action to alleviate child poverty. Are the rebels claiming they're lying? 5. Senior Labour figures have indicated the 2-child benefit cap is potentially part of the wider review. 6. This was an SNP amendment. Supporting it was pure performative politics. It was never going to pass in a trillion years. 7. To come back to where we started, not voting for the amendment is not the same as seeking to keep children in poverty, wanting to keep children in poverty, planning to keep children in poverty, delighting in keeping children in poverty, or whatever other emotional framing lazy people choose to resort to instead of making a logical analytical argument. A painful related truth: the hard Left of the party has a problem. They need to stay visible to stay relevant. It's like sharks have to keep swimming or they die. (That's a metaphor. It doesn't mean I think they're sharks. Sigh.) They therefore thrive on outrage farming just as much as those on the other extreme of politics, even though their actual political views are poles apart. One way to increase that visibility very quickly is to pick opportunities to have highly visible fights with the core party and the leadership. That's what happened last night. Nothing more. Nothing less. No nefarious plot to keep children in poverty (or "starving" as the even more emotionally manipulative put it). Starmer had two choices: 1) Let the rebellion go 2) Take strict action 1) would have given every group and faction within Labour the green light to start creating their own version of the ERG, Common Sense Group, or whatever they wanted to call themselves. Soon, the party would be as riven as the Tories were. Imagine herding those cats for the next 5 years! Instead, by doing 2), Starmer called the bluff of people who knew exactly what they were doing. Did Starmer's action indicate Labour won't lift the cap? No. It told us nothing of the sort. Did Starmer's action indicate Labour are fine with child poverty? No. It told us nothing of the sort. If in a few months - around the Autumn statement or shortly thereafter - Labour are still grinding their gears on child poverty without any progress, then you have the right to be aggrieved. But 18 days into their term of office, and after all the clear signals they're trying to do the right thing as swiftly as prudence allows? Get over yourself.

On Question Time it was suggested that Feargal Sharkey could be appointed to take on the Water Companies. Like if that is a good idea. RT if we don't need to do that, we just need to nationalise. #bbcqt

Quentin Letts v Feargal Sharkey. Today Quentin Letts insulted Feargal Sharkey on TV. Lets see what people think of him. RT if Quentin Letts is a jumped up little sh*t. Like if Sharkey's great.

Spare a thought for the 'EVERYTHING IS THE FAULT OF BROWN PEOPLE' lot tonight. The win was tough for them

Classy and funny.

No more Rwanda scheme. No more Legacy Act. No threats to leave the ECHR, and tear up the Good Friday Agreement in the process. No more attacks on lawyers, migrants, and the most vulnerable in our society. Let that sink in.

.@England ⚽️ without migration 👇🏽 This is what the #England men’s team would look like without players born outside the UK or with at least one parent or grandparent born abroad. The team would consist of three players. (via @MigrationUK) #ENGSWI #ThreeLions #EURO2024

Made in Sunderland

England just made it to the Euros semi finals. Is there nothing Keir Starmer can’t do?!!! #ENGSUI

Over the last 3 days, I have seen 1) Tory obliteration 2) England winning a penalty shoot-out and qualifying This will be a memorable July!

Congratulations to @alexbrewer What a brilliant, positive and amazing campaign!