Pugh, what a year! How our inimitable cartoonist captured the drama and dottiness of 2023
This past year has been one for the books! Between the King’s Coronation, Prince Harry‘s bombshell memoir Spare, and Omid Scobie naming the two senior family members alleged to have voiced ‘concerns’ about Prince Archie‘s skin colour, the royals dominated global headlines.
Britons continued to feel the impacts of the crippling cost-of-living crisis. Rail workers, teachers and NHS staff routinely went on strike in a bid for higher pay.
The Government, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, vowed to tackle the country’s immigration crisis as protests broke out over housing migrants on a barge in Dorset.
Fears for health and safety broke out as the nation battles an unwanted invasion of bed bugs from France. There were also growing concerns over XL Bully dogs, which prompted a new law banning the breed.
Now, as 2023 nears its end, our inimitable cartoonist has captured the drama and dottiness of 2023…
Left: TV plans a mid-life version of its hit love-in-the-sun TV show. Right: The Duke of Sussex releases his cringe-worthy memoir Spare
Left: The promise of driverless cars triggers congestion fears. Right: Donald Trump is indicted over the Stormy Daniels scandal
Left: The Government warns apps for parking are too tricky. Right: Controversy builds over the King’s Coronation invitations
Left: Fears grow over XL Bully dogs and Boris Johnson quits as MP. Right: One in three firms allow their staff to log on from abroad
Left: By-elections rack up for Rishi Sunak. He wins one, loses two. Right: As junior doctors go on strike, 7.5 million wait for NHS care
Left: Housing migrants on a barge in Dorset sparks protests. Right: Tributes pour in as beloved chatshow host dies aged 88
Left: FTSE bosses avoid cost of living crisis as median pay hits £3.9m. Right: Watchdog investigates £2bn vet industry over price hikes
Left: A Westminster researcher is arrested over spying claims. Right: Britain is hit by an invasion of unwanted insects from Paris
Left: Met takes two hours to get to 999 calls amid rise in thieving. Right: ‘Bonkbuster’ author struggles to write steamy scenes at 86
Left: Rishi Sunak — among others — takes a private jet to Cop28. Right:A backlash over Omid Scobie’s book and a royal ‘racism’ row
