What is this I don't even
No seriously, I've seen several comics in a similar style on this thread before... and I have no idea what they're supposed to be about or what is going on there.
Either way, I want two of whatever the artist is on.
There's something of an irony in the way that, despite the biggest criticism on this (and the Worst Cartoons) thread being cartoonists over-labelling things, the biggest source of bemusement turns out to be the cartoons that resolutely label absolutely nothing.
The cartoonist in this case is Martin Rowson, who along with Steve Bell is one of the more high-profile cartoonists for
The Guardian. Their work makes perfect sense in the context of British politics, but like I said, nothing is labelled and nothing is explained. They also tend to be the most left-wing pieces in the
Guardian itself on any given day, for some reason.
Anyway, the context here is that Boris Johnson was pretty much the only Conservative of note to come out of the local elections looking good (although even his win was narrower than expected). Labour gained some 820 seats across UK councils, the Conservatives lost 400, and the Liberal Democrats lost 330, particularly disastrous as they didn't have as many incumbents up for election in the first place.
The opinions involved are most likely:
1. That (right to left) David Cameron (PM, Con), George Osborne (Chancellor of the Exchequer, Con) and Danny Alexander (Chief Secretary to the Treasurer, LD) are desperately grasping on Boris Johnson's success, devoid as they are of anything else,
2. That the rich (the fat cats in the balloon) will benefit from Johnson's election,
3. Boris only won because of the
Evening Standard's reporting, and his campaign was a load of hot air,
4. "The Lib Dems are fucked! Hahahahahaha!"