Mike Roberts 🎨
@miketoons.bsky.social
Artist, printmaker, cartoonist, creative loose cannon, b 1st half 20thC. Likes baking bread. Lives in Cumbria. His imagination is often elsewhere. #FBPE
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Here we are in 2026. Hope it’s not too crazy <understatement>
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The Crimewatch wall. All it needs is Nick Ross reading each ex Tory's record in office and telling viewers not to have nightmares.
January 16, 2026 at 8:14 AM
The Crimewatch wall. All it needs is Nick Ross reading each ex Tory's record in office and telling viewers not to have nightmares.
Commodore 64 Ultimate
It’s like 1982 all over again!
To complete the scene, you can plug your old Quick Shot II into one of the two joystick ports. Then simply load up a copy of Daley Thompson’s Decathlon and immediately break it.
www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
It’s like 1982 all over again!
To complete the scene, you can plug your old Quick Shot II into one of the two joystick ports. Then simply load up a copy of Daley Thompson’s Decathlon and immediately break it.
www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
Commodore 64 Ultimate review – it’s like 1982 all over again!
Showing the value of great design over visual impact, this faithfully resurrected home computer seamlessly integrates modern tech with some wonderful additional touches
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Commodore 64 Ultimate
It’s like 1982 all over again!
To complete the scene, you can plug your old Quick Shot II into one of the two joystick ports. Then simply load up a copy of Daley Thompson’s Decathlon and immediately break it.
www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
It’s like 1982 all over again!
To complete the scene, you can plug your old Quick Shot II into one of the two joystick ports. Then simply load up a copy of Daley Thompson’s Decathlon and immediately break it.
www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
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Honest Bobby Jenrick will need to delete a few things...
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Honest Bobby Jenrick will need to delete a few things...
Some of the design and juxtaposition of tattoos on footballers compares badly with how a 2-year-old applies jolly stickers to a page.
January 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Some of the design and juxtaposition of tattoos on footballers compares badly with how a 2-year-old applies jolly stickers to a page.
Why the heck do football matches have to be prefaced with smoky pyrotechnics and fit-inducing flashing light shows?
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Why the heck do football matches have to be prefaced with smoky pyrotechnics and fit-inducing flashing light shows?
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CO2 Newsletter Vol. 1 no. 1 (Oct 1979) is live!
Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William N. Barbat published 18 issues. Each was 8 pages of news (scientific abstracts, testimony, science and policy reports) editorials, investigations etc.
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Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William N. Barbat published 18 issues. Each was 8 pages of news (scientific abstracts, testimony, science and policy reports) editorials, investigations etc.
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allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/c...
January 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
CO2 Newsletter Vol. 1 no. 1 (Oct 1979) is live!
Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William N. Barbat published 18 issues. Each was 8 pages of news (scientific abstracts, testimony, science and policy reports) editorials, investigations etc.
1/2
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/c...
Between 1979 and 1982 American geologist William N. Barbat published 18 issues. Each was 8 pages of news (scientific abstracts, testimony, science and policy reports) editorials, investigations etc.
1/2
allouryesterdays.info/2026/01/05/c...
Political cartoon by Ella Baron. Super artwork.
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Alt: Night scene outside a pub with hanging sign "The Old Tory". Shiny black refuse bags with Reform rosettes attached. Emerging from a wheely bin is Nadhim Zahawi. Spivvy Nigel Farage swoops to shake his hand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Alt: Night scene outside a pub with hanging sign "The Old Tory". Shiny black refuse bags with Reform rosettes attached. Emerging from a wheely bin is Nadhim Zahawi. Spivvy Nigel Farage swoops to shake his hand.
Ella Baron on Nadhim Zahawi’s defection to Reform UK – cartoon
The former Conservative chancellor has joined Nigel Farage’s party amid reports that he was recently rejected for a peerage by the Tories
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Political cartoon by Ella Baron. Super artwork.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Alt: Night scene outside a pub with hanging sign "The Old Tory". Shiny black refuse bags with Reform rosettes attached. Emerging from a wheely bin is Nadhim Zahawi. Spivvy Nigel Farage swoops to shake his hand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Alt: Night scene outside a pub with hanging sign "The Old Tory". Shiny black refuse bags with Reform rosettes attached. Emerging from a wheely bin is Nadhim Zahawi. Spivvy Nigel Farage swoops to shake his hand.
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You can’t get the Brexit people voted for because it doesn’t exist. It was a con. A prejudiced, arrogant fantasy created by a cynical campaign of dishonesty.
This is however the relentless, tedious Brexit reality. An ongoing national scandal. A betrayal of a country by its politicians and media.
This is however the relentless, tedious Brexit reality. An ongoing national scandal. A betrayal of a country by its politicians and media.
I don’t think we’ve got the Brexit people voted for. Our traders face a daily nightmare getting goods across the border.
Here’s one example of just why. Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport told us about the 26 stamps he needs on loads of forms. To move one trailer across the Channel…
Here’s one example of just why. Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport told us about the 26 stamps he needs on loads of forms. To move one trailer across the Channel…
January 14, 2026 at 9:07 AM
You can’t get the Brexit people voted for because it doesn’t exist. It was a con. A prejudiced, arrogant fantasy created by a cynical campaign of dishonesty.
This is however the relentless, tedious Brexit reality. An ongoing national scandal. A betrayal of a country by its politicians and media.
This is however the relentless, tedious Brexit reality. An ongoing national scandal. A betrayal of a country by its politicians and media.
Jacques n'a pas vu l'oiseau
Drypoint etching (done exactly 7 years ago today). Bon anniversaire, Jacques !
Drypoint etching (done exactly 7 years ago today). Bon anniversaire, Jacques !
January 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Jacques n'a pas vu l'oiseau
Drypoint etching (done exactly 7 years ago today). Bon anniversaire, Jacques !
Drypoint etching (done exactly 7 years ago today). Bon anniversaire, Jacques !
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Reform unveiled their latest Conservative recruit Nadhim Zahawi - unfortunately he forgot to delete his old tweets accusing Farage of racism...
January 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Reform unveiled their latest Conservative recruit Nadhim Zahawi - unfortunately he forgot to delete his old tweets accusing Farage of racism...
This quote from David Hockney came to me again this morning when I was trying to sum up what’s missing in AI generated art. It’s imagery by instruction not hand, eye, heart.
January 12, 2026 at 8:37 AM
This quote from David Hockney came to me again this morning when I was trying to sum up what’s missing in AI generated art. It’s imagery by instruction not hand, eye, heart.
Roger McGough on running across a minefield, being bewitched at a bus stop, and his 88th birthday celebrations
(I was lucky enough to have him as my Liberal Studies tutor at Liverpool College of Art)
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
(I was lucky enough to have him as my Liberal Studies tutor at Liverpool College of Art)
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Roger McGough: ‘How often do I have sex? Hang on, I’ll find out … Alexa, how often do I have …’
The poet on running across a minefield, being bewitched at a bus stop, and his 88th birthday celebrations
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January 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Roger McGough on running across a minefield, being bewitched at a bus stop, and his 88th birthday celebrations
(I was lucky enough to have him as my Liberal Studies tutor at Liverpool College of Art)
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
(I was lucky enough to have him as my Liberal Studies tutor at Liverpool College of Art)
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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People fatally shot by UK police in 2024/25: 2
People fatally shot by US law enforcement in 2025: 1280
People fatally shot by US law enforcement in 2025: 1280
January 8, 2026 at 11:03 AM
People fatally shot by UK police in 2024/25: 2
People fatally shot by US law enforcement in 2025: 1280
People fatally shot by US law enforcement in 2025: 1280
2026. Year of the Horse or Year of the Kleptomaniac Bully?
January 5, 2026 at 10:55 AM
2026. Year of the Horse or Year of the Kleptomaniac Bully?
Here we are in 2026. Hope it’s not too crazy <understatement>
January 1, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Here we are in 2026. Hope it’s not too crazy <understatement>
‘Of course he abused pupils’: ex-Dulwich teacher speaks out about Farage racism claims
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‘Of course he abused pupils’: ex-Dulwich teacher speaks out about Farage racism claims
Exclusive: Chloë Deakin tells how she wrote to Dulwich college master to argue against Farage’s nomination as prefect
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
‘Of course he abused pupils’: ex-Dulwich teacher speaks out about Farage racism claims
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Happy Christmas BlueSkyers! Thanks for your likes and replies to my posts.
December 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Happy Christmas BlueSkyers! Thanks for your likes and replies to my posts.
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Merry Christmas from the White house...
December 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Merry Christmas from the White house...
The Danish postal service has announced it will cease deliveries from 30 December after 400 years
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The Guardian view on sending letters: the writing’s on the wall
Editorial: The Danish postal service has announced it will cease deliveries from 30 December after 400 years. Eventually, other countries may go down a similar route
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The Danish postal service has announced it will cease deliveries from 30 December after 400 years
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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‘Don’t be disheartened by mistakes’: 10 lessons my artist father (David Gentleman) taught me
“Starting can feel hard, but you have to get on with it”
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“Starting can feel hard, but you have to get on with it”
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‘Don’t be disheartened by mistakes’: 10 lessons my artist father taught me
David Gentleman’s brilliant career spans eight decades, from watercolour painting to tube station murals to drawing the Tottenham riots. Here his daughter, the Guardian journalist Amelia Gentleman, di...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
‘Don’t be disheartened by mistakes’: 10 lessons my artist father (David Gentleman) taught me
“Starting can feel hard, but you have to get on with it”
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
“Starting can feel hard, but you have to get on with it”
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Shameful.
Kent is going down the tubes.
Kent is going down the tubes.
I’m still waiting for an Official LibDem response condemning this. Four men in Balaclavas, eggs thrown and councillors spat at. A lift broken and washrooms flooded and ceiling collapsed. The leader of the LibDems council group has been getting threats.
Council offices vandalised in ‘horrendous’ scenes during asylum seekers debate
Police were called in as a council debate about asylum seekers turned ugly with toilets smashed up and councillors spat at.
www.kentonline.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Shameful.
Kent is going down the tubes.
Kent is going down the tubes.
Why it’s ridiculous to call our new train system
‘Great’ British Rail | Martin Kettle
The name originated during the period of Boris Johnson boosterism. People no longer want Brexit triumphalism, but things that actually work
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘Great’ British Rail | Martin Kettle
The name originated during the period of Boris Johnson boosterism. People no longer want Brexit triumphalism, but things that actually work
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why it’s ridiculous to call our new train system 'Great' British Rail | Martin Kettle
The name originated during the period of Boris Johnson boosterism. People no longer want Brexit triumphalism, but things that actually work, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
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December 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Why it’s ridiculous to call our new train system
‘Great’ British Rail | Martin Kettle
The name originated during the period of Boris Johnson boosterism. People no longer want Brexit triumphalism, but things that actually work
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘Great’ British Rail | Martin Kettle
The name originated during the period of Boris Johnson boosterism. People no longer want Brexit triumphalism, but things that actually work
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
So dreadful.
‘She was very, very thin’: eyewitness sheds new light on Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final days
Soldier’s account corroborates reports Ukrainian journalist was transported to prison deep inside Russia, where it is believed she died
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘She was very, very thin’: eyewitness sheds new light on Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final days
Soldier’s account corroborates reports Ukrainian journalist was transported to prison deep inside Russia, where it is believed she died
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘She was very, very thin’: eyewitness sheds new light on Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final days
Soldier’s account corroborates reports Ukrainian journalist was transported to prison deep inside Russia, where it is believed she died
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
So dreadful.
‘She was very, very thin’: eyewitness sheds new light on Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final days
Soldier’s account corroborates reports Ukrainian journalist was transported to prison deep inside Russia, where it is believed she died
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘She was very, very thin’: eyewitness sheds new light on Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final days
Soldier’s account corroborates reports Ukrainian journalist was transported to prison deep inside Russia, where it is believed she died
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...