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Here’s the caption from Matt’s cartoon in the Telegraph newspaper from March 3rd, 2022. Just over a week ago. You can see the full image here.
For context, massive inflation is hitting the UK right now, especially in food and groceries. I was shocked myself to find that a Beigel Bake bagel from Brick Lane had just jumped from 22 pence each to a whopping 40 pence. Mostly attributed to a lack of wheat and grain coming from Ukraine. While the UK government is trying to crack down on the personal assets of Russian oligarchs living in London, and seen as a financial base of support for Russia. Including freezing the assets of Roman Abramovich who was trying to sell Premier League football club Chelsea FC ahead of the sanctions landing. And he was a week ahead of the news. Here is the front page of today’s Daily Star newspaper.
Well, looks like lots of people read Matt in the Telegraph… even Daily Star sub editors.
Separated At Birth used to be called Swipe File, in which we presented two or more images that resemble each other to some degree. They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences, or works of the lightbox. We trusted you, the reader, to make that judgment yourself. If you were are unable to do so, we asked that you please return your eyes to their maker before any further damage is done. The Swipe File itself didn’t judge; it was interested more in the process of creation, how work influences other work, how new work comes from old, and sometimes how the same ideas emerge simultaneously as if their time has just come. Let those who are without swipe, cast the first stone. The Swipe File was named after the advertising industry habit where writers and artist collect images and lines they admire to inspire them in their work. It was swiped from the Comic Journal, who originally ran this column, and the now-defunct Swipe Of The Week website.
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