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Battle of Ideas Festival asks - is satire still possible, after Steve Bell sacked by The Guardian

This year’s Battle of Ideas Festival includes a panel discussion on the future of political cartooning, that follows the recent sacking of Steve Bell from The Guardian, who had worked for the newspaper for forty years...

This year’s Battle of Ideas Festival includes a panel discussion on the future of political cartooning on Sunday 29th October. Titled “Breakfast Banter: Gagged Cartoonists: Is Satire Still Possible?” it follows the recent sacking of Steve Bell from The Guardian, who had worked for the newspaper for forty years, to the dismay of his fans. But the discussion was prompted by wider, international…

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Ellwood Atfield Political Cartoon of the Year Awards return, vote now!

The Ellwood Atfield Political Cartoon of the Year Awards are back - and voting is now open to all

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Want to be in the comics industry? Lifting the Lid on Comics Uncovered 2015

Want to be in the comics industry? Lifting the Lid on Comics Uncovered 2015

Birmingham had barely caught its breath from all the excitement of the International Comic Expo (read our review here) the day before when more comic enthusiasts and professionals descended on The Studio venue for Comics Uncovered 2015. Jon Laight reports… The sister event of ICE, Comics Uncovered was an amazing opportunity for anyone considering making the transition from creating comics for fun…

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Andy Davey (@DaveyCartoons) - Pocket cartoonists are a diminishing species due to this loss of habitat

Osbert Lancaster is often credited as the creator of the pocket cartoon tradition in UK newspapers. He has been followed by people like and a Mark Boxer and Mel Calman, Nick Newman, Pugh and of course Matt. The Pro-Cartoonists Association chairman Andy Davey called them a "diminishing species": "Spare a thought for the humble pocket cartoonist, guv? Be warned – you’ll need your field glasses to catch them. The Guardian has not replaced David Austin who died in in 2005. But even though they are a diminishing species due to this loss of habitat, there are several individuals in the field still visible. Pugh (The Times), Banx (Financial Times) and the untouchable Matt (Daily Telegraph) are all still going strong. Pocket cartoons are still a pretty stout mainstay of British broadsheet front pages. And Matt is the only cartoonist to routinely get a name check during the newspaper round-up on Radio Four’s Today programme." In full here: