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PRIVATE EYE & NICK COHEN

Had to make this today after reading that (genuine) quote from Ian Hislop, editor of Private Eye. Nick Cohen has been a known creep for decades. He got his nickname “the octopus” due to how frequently he’d grope female colleagues, safe in the knowledge that his power and prestige would protect him Cohen’s political views are also rancid: he pushed for the Iraq war, is pro-Israel, anti-trans and hates the left, and would write about all these things in The Observer, The Spectator and Private Eye. The following is from a New York Times article by Jane Bradley about how a Financial Times article about these allegations was spiked to protect both Nick Cohen and The Observer/Guardian

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THE NATIONAL CREDIT CARD

"Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country." – Margaret Thatcher Rachel Reeves explains how to run your household budget in today’s Sun. It feels like every chancellor and prime minister in living memory has presented some version of this completely inaccurate and misleading comparison between balancing a household budget and running a national economy, and its never met with the derision it deserves by the media. On the contrary it is presented as sound, logical and relatable, despite being demonstratably wrong. As Avery Edison said on Twitter, “even pretending to believe these are relevant experiences should actually be disqualifying.” Anyone in government who refers to the “national credit card” being “maxed out” should, by law, either have to resign or take a compulsory economics course. I’ve been thinking about doing a sequel to the Mini Daily Mail for a while and I think this might be the start of it. I already have the front page ready to go. "If you have maxed out your credit card, if you put off dealing with the problem, the problem gets worse.” – David Cameron

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FREE THE PRESS – EXTINCTION REBELLION

I’m happy that Extinction Rebellion have used my ‘Don’t Believe Everything Billionaires Tell You’ image as part of a their #FreeThePress campaign. It’s an uphill struggle to convince the public of the urgency of the climate crisis with the media consolidated in the hands of handful of billionaires who’s interests are best served by our continued reliance on fossil fuels. Extinction Rebellion’s blockade of Rupert Murdoch’s printing presses last year was one of their most impressive and effective actions to date. Prints, t-shirts, stickers and postcards of the original artwork are available from my shop.

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CLIENT JOURNALISM

I had to leave some of the most obsequious client journalists out of this or else I’d be painting hacks for the rest of my life. This idea came from my hobby of adding examples of client journalism to the subtitles of a screenshot of Ri Chun-hee, the famous North Korean news presenter. BONUS CONTENT: Tom Harper, client journalist at The Sunday Times explaining what his job is.

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FREE PRESS

If I were a billionaire I would simply buy a newspaper to control the narrative over how much tax I should pay. Printable versions of this available for free download along with my GE2017 anti-Tory posters: toriesout.co.uk More coming soon! Register to vote: gov.uk/register-to-voteRegister for a postal vote: gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-a-postal-voteJoin The Labour Party: labour.org.uk mycampaignmap.com will help you find campaigning events in the marginal seat that needs you most. #News #Billionaires #Class

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MINI DAILY MAIL GIVEAWAY

Get a copy here: www.minidailymail.co.uk. I’ve been handing out these hand-drawn miniature Daily Mail newspapers on the streets of Liverpool. The project was inspired by the departure of Paul Dacre as editor of the Mail, a toxic influence on British life for 26 years. The Daily Mail is without doubt one of the most racist, sexist and homophobic far-right publications on the market, beaten only by the BNP annual newsletter.

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I MADE A HORRID LITTLE NEWSPAPER

As the final part of my artist residency with RRUNews in Liverpool, I’ve hand-drawn a fun/fear-sized version of the Daily Mail and I’m going to be giving these out for free in Liverpool city centre tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday from these locations: THURSDAY 10:30am-12:30pm St Johns’s Shopping Centre 1:30pm-3:30pm Outside News From Nowhere FRIDAY10:30am-12:30pm Lord Street 1:30pm-3:30pm Bluecoat Courtyard, Ropewalks Square Depending on how many I give out I’m also going to look into making the paper available after generally or getting it reprinted. You can read the full thing online here. #DailyMail #News #NuclearWar

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#DROPTHEMETRO

Get stickers: www.spellingmistakescostlives.com/metro The Metro newspaper is owned by the Daily Mail and every copy that’s picked up helps support the UK’s most extreme right-wing publication, (second only to the BNP annual newsletter.) As part of my residency with RRU News I’ve had 2000 of these stickers printed that you can help me add to Metro distribution points around the country. Hopefully these might make some people think twice about picking one up. If you’d like some stickers, they’re free +p&p. Link: www.spellingmistakescostlives.com/metro Help me stink up the Metro brand by showing their readers the extremist organisation behind it. Order as many stickers as you think you can get out there. Thank you! Music by UOKAYE https://www.soundcloud.com/uokaye #News #DailyMail #Subvertising

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DROP THE METRO

The Metro newspaper is owned by the Daily Mail and every copy that’s picked up helps financially support the UK’s most extreme right-wing publication, (second only to the BNP annual newsletter.) As part of my residency with RRU News I’ve had 2000 of these stickers printed that you can help me add to Metro distribution points around the country. Hopefully these might make some people think twice about picking one up. If you’d like some stickers, they’re free +p&p. Get them here. #News #Subvertising

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THAT SUN

As part of my artist residency with RRUNews in Liverpool, I’ve updated The Sun’s advertising rate card. The card sets out a new pricing system for advertisers, in which they can pay more to have their advert placed directly next to the most attention grabbing terror stories. See the full card at: thatsun.co.uk These leaflets were sent out to over 200 people working in the marketing departments of The Sun’s biggest advertisers.

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LIVERPOOL

Started my artist residency at RRU News in Liverpool yesterday. Going to be on the top floor of St Johns Shopping Centre for two weeks getting angry about the news, one of my favourite activities. #News #Advertising

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POSTER SALE

I have two distinct yet connected problems: I don’t have enough money to pay my studio rent next month and I have too many posters of daft drawings clogging up the same studio. If you would like a poster in exchange of some cash towards my studio rent you can have a meaty 35% discount, just use the code STUDIORENT for 35% off all posters in my shop until 8th August. Click here for the shop. If you’re extra lovely you can back me on Patreon here.

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TOPLESS MAYAN CALENDAR 2012

I’ve produced a Topless Mayan Calendar to see in the end of the world in December 2012. I’m printing and assembling them myself on paper I’ve aged for thousands of years in my basement, so for that reason they are £12.20 including postage. More details here, or get yours below. UPDATE: SOLD OUT #NewAge #Conspirituality

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