Controversial cartoonist Steve Bell is to leave the Guardian after 39 years with the publication, after the paper confirmed his contract will not be renewed next year. Bell has caused significant controversy for the Grauniad, notably depicting Benjamin Netenyahu as a puppet master of Boris and Donald Trump, and depicting Labour’s antisemitism crisis as a witch hunt. He was recently widely accused of racism after depicting Priti Patel as a bull. It is being reported that the decision is “unrelated to wider job cuts” at the publication…
You’d expect this sort of conspiratorial absurdity from Skwawkbox or Rufus Hound. Guardian hacks must be pretty embarrassed about their retirement ready cartoonist Steve Bell this morning.
Ever wondered how the Guardian spends the cash it gets from readers who give into those begging pop-ups?
Entire Cabinet and Lobby on early morning train up north for Tory manifesto. Only @peston and Guardian’s Steve Bell are in first class.
— Eye Spy MP (@eyespymp) May 18, 2017
£119 per first class ticket this morning…
