Happy Birthday, Somewhen*
© Rupert Besley Rupert Besley writes: (*That’s an Isle of Wight word, ‘somewhen’, and generally means ‘mañana’ or when the plumber says he’ll be back. It’s not a nice word, but has its uses.) At some point last autumn, or maybe the one before, the PCO passed its 10th birthday. An occasion for celebration and […]
Joking of course
© Rupert Besley Rupert Besley writes: Occasionally, maybe once a century, I have a twinge of sympathy for politicians for the care they must take in the choice of every word they use. Cartoonists have it easier perhaps, as they are allowed to joke, scaremonger, exaggerate and tease. It’s what is expected of them and […]
Portrait of the Not The National Portrait Gallery exhibition
Photo © Glenn Marshall Clive Goddard writes: I’m not sure how you measure these things in any meaningful way but I’m going to confidently declare that the PCO’s #NotTheNPG caricature exhibition at Charing Cross library was a complete triumph. For a start, the location was excellent, being in an area of central London visited by art […]