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Loop

By Guest Author | Published: April 30, 2012
An older white male with grey hair and a large grey moustache, wearing a brown jacket, yellow shirt with a blue tie is standing alongside of a young Black male. The Black male is wearing a green jumper over a light green shirt and blue trousers. He also has a red hearing aid to which he is pointing. The older man is saying: “Loop system – isn’t that some form of tax evasion?!”

An older white male with grey hair and a large grey moustache, wearing a brown jacket, yellow shirt with a blue tie is standing alongside of a young Black male. The Black male is wearing a green jumper over a light green shirt and blue trousers. He also has a red hearing aid to which he is pointing. The older man is saying: “Loop system – isn’t that some form of tax evasion?!”


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Cuts

By Guest Author | Published: April 23, 2012
The cartoon depicts a white female in a self propelled wheelchair and an Asian male with a crutch standing on a rickety wooden bridge. The slats of the bridge have words that include education, welfare, NHS, Civil Services, and University Places printed upon them. A hand holding a large knife appears in the picture at each end of the bridge and is cutting through the support ropes. The woman is reading a newspaper that carries news about the current government cuts. She is saying: " Well, at least they don't seem to have made any cuts that will effect us!"

The cartoon depicts a white female in a self propelled wheelchair and an Asian male with a crutch standing on a rickety wooden bridge. The slats of the bridge have words that include education, welfare, NHS, Civil Services, and University Places printed upon them. A hand holding a large knife appears in the picture at each end of the bridge and is cutting through the support ropes. The woman is reading a newspaper that carries news about the current government cuts. She is saying: " Well, at least they don't seem to have made any cuts that will effect us!"

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Smile

By Guest Author | Published: April 16, 2012
There is a young white man in a red self propelled wheelchair. He has on a blue polo shirt and orange trousers and has yellow coloured hair. Tied around his mouth is a wide fixed smile with gleaming teeth and bright red lips. Behind him is the first part of a sign on the wall that say: 'Leonard Ch ... Home Rul ...residents must ... be happy at ... always smile ... be grateful'. In front of him a grey haired white man in a suit, holding a clipboard on which is written: 'Interview with investigative journalist'. He is saying to the young man whilst patting his hand: "So all you have to do when I answer the reporter's questions is to just nod ... OK?!"

There is a young white man in a red self propelled wheelchair. He has on a blue polo shirt and orange trousers and has yellow coloured hair. Tied around his mouth is a wide fixed smile with gleaming teeth and bright red lips. Behind him is the first part of a sign on the wall that say: 'Leonard Ch ... Home Rul ...residents must ... be happy at ... always smile ... be grateful'. In front of him a grey haired white man in a suit, holding a clipboard on which is written: 'Interview with investigative journalist'. He is saying to the young man whilst patting his hand: "So all you have to do when I answer the reporter's questions is to just nod ... OK?!"

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Fairness

By Guest Author | Published: April 9, 2012
A white male is sitting at a computer keyboard. On the computer monitor are the words ‘The Concise English Dictionary’. A young Indian woman is standing next to him with a memo in her hand. She is saying to the man, who has turned his head to look at her in astonishment: “It’s from the Prime Minister – He wants us to change the definition of the word Fairness!”

A white male is sitting at a computer keyboard. On the computer monitor are the words ‘The Concise English Dictionary’. A young Indian woman is standing next to him with a memo in her hand. She is saying to the man, who has turned his head to look at her in astonishment: “It’s from the Prime Minister – He wants us to change the definition of the word Fairness!”

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One More

By Guest Author | Published: April 2, 2012
A young white woman with red hair and wearing a lilac top with mauve skirt and shoes is sitting in a red, self propelled wheelchair. She has a large label around her neck which reads ‘Invalid’. Standing opposite her is a young black man wearing a purple top with ‘Survivor’ written on it and blue jeans. He has a large pair of scissors in one hand and another large label in the other. The label reads ‘Burden’. Under his feet is another large label with ‘Tragic’ written upon it. Both of these labels have their strings cut. The young man is saying to the woman: "Just one more to go!".

A young white woman with red hair and wearing a lilac top with mauve skirt and shoes is sitting in a red, self propelled wheelchair. She has a large label around her neck which reads ‘Invalid’. Standing opposite her is a young black man wearing a purple top with ‘Survivor’ written on it and blue jeans. He has a large pair of scissors in one hand and another large label in the other. The label reads ‘Burden’. Under his feet is another large label with ‘Tragic’ written upon it. Both of these labels have their strings cut. The young man is saying to the woman: "Just one more to go!".

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ULO

By Guest Author | Published: March 26, 2012
A young white male wearing a dark red top and blue trousers is sitting in a power wheelchair. Opposite him is a black man in a smart blue suit holding a brief case marked 'Local Authority' and a piece of paper on which is written 'Tender for service provision'. Behind him stands a white woman in a pink suit and brown boots. On the floor between them is a newspaper that reads 'News Alert - User led groups are preferred to provide services in future'. Behind the wheelchair user is a mass of dark coloured shapes with evil faces amongst it. A large sign in their midst reads 'Forces of darkness'. The wheelchair user is saying to the couple: "So what do you think's going to happen when they realise that they've lost their meal ticket?!"

A young white male wearing a dark red top and blue trousers is sitting in a power wheelchair. Opposite him is a black man in a smart blue suit holding a brief case marked 'Local Authority' and a piece of paper on which is written 'Tender for service provision'. Behind him stands a white woman in a pink suit and brown boots. On the floor between them is a newspaper that reads 'News Alert - User led groups are preferred to provide services in future'. Behind the wheelchair user is a mass of dark coloured shapes with evil faces amongst it. A large sign in their midst reads 'Forces of darkness'. The wheelchair user is saying to the couple: "So what do you think's going to happen when they realise that they've lost their meal ticket?!"

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Prison

By Guest Author | Published: March 19, 2012
The cartoon shows twelve separate prison cell windows, in three rows of four, with a person behind each one. They are all looking through the bars of their cell whilst holding onto them. The people represent a cross section of society with a mix of gender, age, race and culture. Written across the wall below each row of windows is the following statement: “It is estimated that over 56,000 of the country’s prison inmates are affected by two or more mental health issues.”

The cartoon shows twelve separate prison cell windows, in three rows of four, with a person behind each one. They are all looking through the bars of their cell whilst holding onto them. The people represent a cross section of society with a mix of gender, age, race and culture. Written across the wall below each row of windows is the following statement: “It is estimated that over 56,000 of the country’s prison inmates are affected by two or more mental health issues.”

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Dropped

By Guest Author | Published: March 5, 2012
A white man wearing a yellow hard hat and a high visibility jacket is standing on the road in front of two disabled people. The disabled people, one a young white man in a power chair and the other a young Asian woman with a hidden impairment, are on the adjacent kerb which is set very high off the road. There is a large sign saying ‘Caution – dropped kerb’. The woman is writing on a clip board that has ‘access audit’ written upon it. The disabled man is holding the end of a tape measure which is measuring the distance from the road surface to the top of the kerb. The workman in the road is saying to them: "If I’d known you were going to be that fussy …!"

A white man wearing a yellow hard hat and a high visibility jacket is standing on the road in front of two disabled people. The disabled people, one a young white man in a power chair and the other a young Asian woman with a hidden impairment, are on the adjacent kerb which is set very high off the road. There is a large sign saying ‘Caution – dropped kerb’. The woman is writing on a clip board that has ‘access audit’ written upon it. The disabled man is holding the end of a tape measure which is measuring the distance from the road surface to the top of the kerb. The workman in the road is saying to them: "If I’d known you were going to be that fussy …!"

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Barriers

By Guest Author | Published: February 27, 2012
A white woman with blond hair and wearing a pink top and matching skirt and shoes is standing in front of several signs on stands. She is also wearing dark glasses and is carrying a white cane and is feeling the first of the signs with an outstretched hand. On the signs are printed ‘Environmental barrier’, ‘Attitudinal barrier’ and ‘Information barrier’. She is thinking: “And they’re not even in Braille!”.

A white woman with blond hair and wearing a pink top and matching skirt and shoes is standing in front of several signs on stands. She is also wearing dark glasses and is carrying a white cane and is feeling the first of the signs with an outstretched hand. On the signs are printed ‘Environmental barrier’, ‘Attitudinal barrier’ and ‘Information barrier’. She is thinking: “And they’re not even in Braille!”.

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