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The Independent’s Dave Brown, Peter Schrank and Tim Sanders at The Political Cartoon Gallery

in London.
UPDATE

Cartooning is a way of taking back a little power from the bullies who run our lives. A cartoonist is a lone assassin who keeps on firing away at them and hopefully, if he manages to get enough direct hits, he might find a little weak spot and help to bring them down.

- An interesting interview with Dave Brown in today’s Independent HERE

From the Procartoonists blog :

An Independent Line – an exhibition of cartoons from The Independent newspaper, by Dave Brown, Peter Schrank and Tim Sanders, is at the Political Cartoon Gallery in London from June 18 until October 18.

Plenty of time to see some of the best UK political cartoons from the last 12 years, some of which are for sale.

Political Cartoon Gallery, An Independent Line Exhibition
Definitely worth a trip to London.
The Political Cartoon Gallery is easy to get to in Central London, on Store Street which runs between Tottenham Court Road and Gower Street – see map here.
Full address – 32 Store Street, London WC1E 7BS. Open Monday to Friday 9.30am – 5.30pm and on Saturdays between 11.30am – 5.30pm. (As with every event that lasts so long, best to check opening times before you travel – Bank Holidays etc.)

Plenty of good bars and restaurants around (NB – No drinking on public transport and don’t leave confidential documents on the tube, bus or train.)

Taking a Break – A Few Links and a clip of George Carlin

I’m taking a bit of a break for a few days/weeks to sort out a few things but intend to return with images as soon as I can.
In the meantime, I suggest you :
a) Keep an eye open for Matt Buck’s stuff on his own site and Channel 4 News website.
b) Visit Morten Morland’s blog, encourage him to post more often and provide links to his stuff which appears in The Times.
c) Keep an eye on The Indy’s great cartoonist Dave Brown as his images can be seen in the Independent’s Opinion section.
A word of warning for Indy website visitors. The site seems to cram too much rich media into one page and it may slow down your browser.
I alerted them to this but it seems to be getting worse. I don’t want to adblock the site as it goes contrary to my desire to see it succeed but if it crashes my browser or slows down my computer then I either won’t visit it or use the necessary software to protect my pc.

d) For publishers and commercial blog owners, you should visit the PCO, The Professional Cartoonist’s Organisation where you can see the portfolios of many outstanding talents. You can then choose who to commission instead of nicking substandard work from the web, including mine.

Here’s a little George Carlin for your delectation. Some may have seen it, but his stuff makes for great viewing. NB. some swearing in the video.
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