How Much I Dislike the Daily Mail
I would rather
eat Quavers that are six weeks stale,
blow dry the man bun of Gareth Bale,
listen to the songs of Jimmy Nail,
than read one page of the Daily Mail.
If I was bored
in a waiting room in Perivale,
on a twelve-hour trip on Network Rail,
halfway through a circumnavigational sail,
I would not read the Daily Mail.
I would happily read
the autobiography of Dan Quayle,
1001 Things You Can Do With Kale,
selected scripts from Emmerdale,
if it meant I didn’t have to read the Daily Mail.
Far better to
stand outside in a storm of hail,
scratch a blackboard with a fingernail,
be swallowed by a humpback whale,
than have to read the Daily Mail.
If I was blind
and it was the only thing in Braille,
I still would not read the Daily Mail.
Brian Bilston
Today’s poem is called ‘How Much I Dislike the Daily Mail’.
20.08.2025 09:06
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Out and about today so I'll leave you with this New Statesman #cartoon #redraw #dippenandink #originalart #highwireact #circus Available here: www.chrisbeetles.com/artist/537/j...
24.02.2026 07:36
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Art Beats ICE 🎭
Check out this dance-theatre protest against the ICE murders in front of the #TrumpOut Kennedy Center.
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18.02.2026 11:35
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Good to know we’ve got a contingency plan for kicking Starmer out. I mean, he’s got my vote…
16.02.2026 13:49
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05.02.2026 20:07
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Genius
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Glasgow
05.02.2026 20:06
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That’s awful news, I’m so sorry.
30.01.2026 13:04
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I know, and such vivid colours!
01.01.2026 17:37
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We used to get them on our bird feeder occasionally- always a delight!
01.01.2026 16:57
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It’s always funny trying to explain letraset (and CS10 board, rapidograph pens and swann scalpels) to young people today. And now I feel very old too 😅. But Happy New Year anyway
01.01.2026 10:37
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I don’t know if anyone needs to hear this so feel free to scroll on.
But, my 89 year old father died this morning.
He was a brilliant professional photographer, loving father and grandfather.
Thank you for being a kind, gentle, lovely, lovely man.
Requiescat in pace Dad x
28.12.2025 22:13
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Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, have a peaceful and happy few days x
24.12.2025 22:56
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I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
10.12.2025 00:37
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Rainbow on farmhouse in Islay.
25.11.2025 09:23
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Wetherspoons
24.11.2025 11:58
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Sending love x
01.11.2025 21:11
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Mine was Yogi Bear! But I’m very old 😬
21.10.2025 18:11
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Ok, done. Better be good Mr Secret!
14.10.2025 19:27
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Glasgow University building…
11.10.2025 19:42
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The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
07.10.2025 18:56
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Off the match later so I'll leave you with this @privateeyenews.bsky.social #cartoon #dining #diningout #eating #food #restaurant
05.10.2025 08:17
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A scientist stands in front of an enormous contraption
"I created this device to test my theory that our entire reality is a simulation, but the readings I'm
getting suggest something much worse"
"What?" Asks a second scientist.
"We're living in a cartoon!" Says the first.
"Does it at least have a good punchline?" says the second.
The fiorst scientist carefully looks over the data, then eventually replies "Nope"
From 'Physics for Cats' by Tom Gauld - order it at www.tomgauld.com
A cartoon from my new book, 'Physics for Cats'. Out next week: www.tomgauld.com
03.10.2025 12:00
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Love the way the guy just cruises away at the end, looking back at the idiots.
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TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has four panels.
PANEL 1
CAPTION: The year 2000
A young, beardless Barry is standing behind a table in a public walkway, talking to a passerby. A large sign on the table says "NADER."
Behind Barry, an older, bearded Barry is appearing out of some sort of dimensional portal, a panicked expression on his face.
YOUNG BARRY: Nader is our only choice that isn't a vote for evil!
OLDER BARRY: Barry, stop!
PANEL 2
Barry, bewildered, talks to older Barry, who is still panicked.
YOUNG BARRY: Who are you?
OLDER BARRY: I'm you! I'm barry from 2008. I'm using a time machine to stop you from making an awful mistake!
PANEL 3
Older Barry waves his arms as he talks.
OLDER BARRY: George W Bush is much worse than you think he'll be! There was terrorist attack, and we invaded Iraq, and it's all awful!
PANEL 4
As Older Barry talks to Young Barry, an Even Older Barry, with a gray beard, emerges from a dimensional portal and taps Older Barry on the shoulder.
OLDER BARRY: I literally can't imagine a worse Pres-
EVEN OLDER BARRY: Excuse me, I'm Barry from 2025.
Time Travel
Read more cartoons! ---> #PoliCartoon
Help us make more! ----> patreon.com/barry
19.03.2025 22:38
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I don’t know who needs to know this but. I’m currently in Malta where Robert Altman filmed Popeye. The film set is still here. I know other people knew this and I’m not the brightest. But. POPEYE!
22.09.2025 19:34
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“Unseemly” sounds like a burn from Quentin Crisp
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"Behind The Trees" - my oil painting
29.08.2025 21:51
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Stunning- I love this!
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A photo of Herriman at his drawing table with a Krazy Kat doll.
A color portrait of Ignatz Mouse, Officer Pupp, and Krazy Kat made by Herriman on a card for a friend.
Today is the birthday of cartoonist George Herriman, the creator of Krazy Kat. (Aug. 22, 1880-April 25, 1944.)
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