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  • David Squires

    David Squires on … fan protests and influencers in the world of football

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    Can Peter Dutton’s political gymnastics pay off?

    He may need help with his poll-vaulting
  • USAPhonepixie

    So you want to go to the USA? Are you sure? Here’s how to prepare your machines for Trumpistan

    Just reading this cartoon might get you thrown into an El Salvadoran jail – don’t do it!
  • A Venn diagram showing: Polling/Eyeballing dried pasta quantities, with the caption, Often dramatically miscalculated

    From polling to pasta quantities: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams – cartoon

  • 371 Slow Down

    Simone Lia: Slow down – cartoon

  • a monster

    Tom Gauld on modern folk horrors of the British Isles – cartoon

  • Edith Pritchett cartoon

    Last night’s lovely dinner is today’s leaky, smelly lunch – the Edith Pritchett cartoon

Opinion cartoons

  • Rebecca Hendin on Trump’s toxification of America – cartoon

    Rebecca Hendin on Trump’s toxification of America – cartoon

    Nowhere, apparently, is safe from the US president’s vengeful tariffs and expansionist territorial dreams
  • Ben Jennings on the price Britain may have to pay for a trade deal with the US – cartoon

    Ben Jennings on the price of a trade deal with the US – cartoon

  • Ella Baron on Donald Trump’s economic prowess – cartoon

    Ella Baron on Donald Trump’s economic prowess – cartoon

  • Martin Rowson on Trump smashing up the world economy – cartoon

    Martin Rowson on Donald Trump smashing up the world economy – cartoon

  • Ben Jennings on Donald Trump's international trade tariffs – cartoon

    Ben Jennings on Donald Trump’s international trade tariffs – cartoon

  • Nicola Jennings on Donald Trump getting his revenge on the world – cartoon

    Nicola Jennings on Donald Trump getting his revenge on the world – cartoon

First Dog on the Moon

  • Election2025pixike

    Australia! It’s time to (metaphorically) kick the duopoly in the nads and elect a minority government

  • ValerieTheMiniatureDachsundpixie

    Where is Valerie?! Have you seen this intrepid yet mysterious miniature dachshund?

  • TrumpSignalChatpixkie

    What did we learn from the super secret (but entirely hackable) war planning group chat?

  • Budget2025pixkie

    What do YOU want to see stuck IN or left OUT of this year’s budget? OMG me too! They won’t of course

Sarah Akinterinwa

  • Sarah Akinterinwa on the distant prospect of UK slavery reparations – cartoon

    Sarah Akinterinwa on the distant prospect of UK slavery reparations – cartoon

  • What do you do for work?

    ‘So, what do you do?’ It’s a question I dread – Sarah Akinterinwa’s millennial life cartoon

  • Sarah Akinterinwa cartoon on running clubs

    Running clubs are the new dating apps – Sarah Akinterinwa’s millennial life cartoon

  • Sarah Akinterinwa on the battle to be Britain’s next prime minister – cartoon

    Sarah Akinterinwa on the battle to be Britain’s next prime minister – cartoon

Ella Baron

  • Ella Baron on Rachel Reeves and the sleeping lion of UK growth – cartoon

    Ella Baron on Rachel Reeves and the sleeping lion of UK growth – cartoon

  • Ella Baron on Adolescence and the dangers social media pose to teenage boys – cartoon

    Ella Baron on Adolescence and the dangers social media pose to teenage boys – cartoon

  • Ella Baron on the USA’s changing international status – cartoon

    Ella Baron on the US’s changing international status – cartoon

  • Ella Baron on Keir Starmer’s meeting with Donald Trump – cartoon

    Ella Baron on Keir Starmer’s meeting with Donald Trump – cartoon

Stephen Collins

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    Keir Starmer summons the David Cameron genie for help with benefit cuts – the Stephen Collins cartoon

  • Harry and Meghan

    Welcome to … Harry and Meghan’s Sussex Game – the Stephen Collins cartoon

  • A cartoon beaver smoking a cigarette and saying: “Look who’s come crawling back. Got a rubbish ecosystem have ya?”

    Reintroducing (not-so-eager) beavers into the wild – the Stephen Collins cartoon

  • Hitler debating Churchill – 2025-style

    ‘Please let Mr Hitler speak’: the trouble with ‘hearing from both sides’ – the Stephen Collins cartoon

Tom Gauld

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    Tom Gauld on literary classics for Mother’s Day – cultural cartoon

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    Tom Gauld on abandonment issues – cartoon

  • TGbooks1172nevermore TGbooks 1172 never more

    Tom Gauld on portents of doom – cartoon

  • Tom Gauld

    Tom Gauld on finishing a book – cartoon

Ben Jennings

  • Ben Jennings on the spring statement and child poverty – cartoon

    Ben Jennings on the spring statement and child poverty – cartoon

  • Ben Jennings on Trump’s bid for the Nobel peace prize – cartoon

    Ben Jennings on Trump’s bid for the Nobel peace prize – cartoon

  • Ben Jennings on Trump’s proposed US takeover of Ukraine’s nuclear plants – cartoon

    Ben Jennings on Trump’s proposed US takeover of Ukraine’s nuclear plants – cartoon

  • Ben Jennings on the emergence of Keir Cameron – cartoon

    Ben Jennings on the emergence of Keir Cameron – cartoon

Nicola Jennings

  • Nicola Jennings on stalling UK growth and looming benefit cuts – cartoon

    Nicola Jennings on Labour’s proposed benefit cuts – cartoon

  • Nicola Jennings on Europe’s age of rearmament – cartoon

    Nicola Jennings on Europe’s age of rearmament – cartoon

  • Nicola Jennings on real politik in the new world order – cartoon

    Nicola Jennings on realpolitik in the new world order – cartoon

  • Nicola Jennings on what’s on the table for Trump and Putin – cartoon

    Nicola Jennings on what’s on the table for Trump and Putin – cartoon

Fiona Katauskas

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    What does ‘liberation day’ really mean?

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    Are our politicians on the right track?

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    What’s the secret to predicting the unpredictable?

  • 250327 Pays off thumbnail

    Is there something fishy about Labor’s environmental amendments?

Simone Lia

  • 370 Haircut

    Simone Lia: Haircut – cartoon

  • 369 Your Voice

    Simone Lia: Your voice – cartoon

  • Different types of queue Simone Lia cartoon for Observer 16 March 2025

    Simone Lia: Different types of queue

  • 367 Murmuration

    Simone Lia: Murmuration – cartoon

Edith Pritchett

  • Venn diagram showing: The map of English local government/Your plate at an around the world buffet (caption: Discordant chaotic patchwork)

    From English local government to your buffet plate: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams – cartoon

  • Edith Pritchett On Millennial Life - Makeup shopping

    The beauty counter gets under my skin – the Edith Pritchett cartoon

  • Venn diagram showing: Trump's presidency/Spanish flu (caption: Worse the second time around)

    From Trump’s return to a deadly virus: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams – cartoon

  • Edith Pritchett cartoon panel

    ‘I didn’t know you wore a retainer!’: the Edith Pritchett cartoon on real relationship milestones

Chris Riddell

  • A pastiche of the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ poster that reads ‘Keep Calm and Roll Over’ with a desperate looking Keir Starmer in the foreground holding up a Royal Crown and saying “Please be gentle, Mr. President…Look! A shiny Royal Visit!”

    Chris Riddell on Keir Starmer begging Trump to be kind on tariffs – cartoon

  • Beneath a caption that reads ‘Stinky Midas’, Donald Trump reaches out to touch a pile of gold labelled ‘Global Economy’. Behind him are piles of steaming manure labelled ‘National Security’, ‘Nato’, ‘Foreign Policy’, ‘Welfare’ and ‘Education’ respectively. Buzzing round Trump’s head is Nigel Farage as a fly with a napkin labelled ‘Reform UK’ around his neck and grasping a spoon. Farage is saying “Delicious!”

    Chris Riddell on King Trump: all that he touches turns to… – cartoon

  • A cartoon on Rachel Reeves' spring statement. A stag-skulled figure with huge antlers that have punctured a party balloon labelled ‘Growth’ clutches an enormous sack labelled ‘Borrowing’ and holds a battered scythe labelled ‘Spending Cuts’. The figure is saying “Good luck sticking to your fiscal rules, Rachel…”

    Chris Riddell on stagflation rearing its ugly head before Rachel Reeves’ spring statement – cartoon

  • A snarling bear with its muzzle and paws covered in blood stands amid a wasteland of war. One of its paws rests on a Trump dossier. The bear is saying 'Of course we want a ceasefire… as long as we get everything we want and you collectively forget who started this "Special Military Operation"…'. While the front of the bear looks strong and aggressive, its rear quarters are badly wounded.

    Chris Riddell on ceasefire negotiations: Putin’s all for it as long as Russia’s bear isn’t muzzled – Cartoon

Martin Rowson

  • Martin Rowson on Labour beating ploughshares into swords – cartoon

    Martin Rowson on Labour beating ploughshares into swords – cartoon

  • Martin Rowson on continuing talks to end the war in Ukraine – cartoon

    Martin Rowson on the continuing talks to end the war in Ukraine – cartoon

  • Martin Rowson on Europe’s fear of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin – cartoon

    Martin Rowson on Europe’s fear of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin – cartoon

  • Martin Rowson on Trump, Starmer, and uncomfortable new realities – cartoon

    Martin Rowson on Trump, Starmer, and uncomfortable new realities – cartoon

David Squires

  • David Squires on … Harry Redknapp’s FA Cup quarter-final review

    David Squires on … Harry Redknapp’s FA Cup quarter-final review

  • Tuchel's first games

    David Squires on … Thomas Tuchel adapting to life in the impossible job

  • Carabao Cup Final (1)

    David Squires on … Newcastle riding a wave of euphoria after ending trophy drought

  • David Squires on … Mr Infantino goes to Washington

    David Squires on … Mr Infantino’s trip to Washington and meeting with Donald Trump

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