@PontWorld

Celebrating the work of the great @PunchBooks cartoonist Pont (Graham Laidler, 1908-1940). The British Character, Popular Misconceptions and much much more

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World of Pont@PontWorld9 Feb 2021
Why a #Pont Twitter feed? Please read on...from @spectator , November 2020. The peerless social satire of Pont of Punch spectator.co.uk/article/the-… via @spectator

The peerless social satire of Pont of Punch

Eighty years ago this month, the cartoonist Graham Laidler — better known as Pont — died of polio. He contracted the disease while evacuating refugees from London in his car. He was only 32. In 1940,...

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The BBC is set to scrap Radio 4 Extra. 📻 Losing this treasure trove of classic comedy, archive drama, and timeless storytelling would be a massive blow for millions of us. Sign the petition to help save Radio 4 Extra 👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio… via @38degrees

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Nick Newman@NcknwmnOct 20
Shared with you by a Times subscriber. Enjoy this article for free. thetimes.com/culture/art/art… Excellent review by @BrookesTimes of the brilliant caricature exhibition @Cartoonmuseumuk . Must see!
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Nick Newman@NcknwmnOct 18
The week in toons from @thetimes #diesel #Trump #Russians #Brexit #FrenchRiots
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Always amusing and always finding humour in the events happening around us-@NckNwmntoons in The Sunday @thetimes
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Nick Newman@NcknwmnOct 7
The week in toons from @thetimes #pensions #ManCity  #Diesel #Prisons
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Looking sketchy.
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Nick Newman@NcknwmnOct 7
My toon for @thetimes #Traitors #ToryConference
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Nick Newman@NcknwmnSep 30
With triple lock pensions in the news, here’s my toon for @spectator from a few weeks ago #triplelock #pensions
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Chad Francisco
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Replying to @M_Steeples @SteepleTimes
Thinking about you durning the times Matthew. You (being British), possess something no other nationality possesses . Pont says it so well in the following cartoon. I fucking love Pont.
World of Pont@PontWorldSep 17
Classic #PONT from 5 May 1937: THE BRITISH CHARACTER - LOVE OF KEEPING CALM #Titanic #disaster #calm
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Nick Newman@NcknwmnSep 13
Here comes Bake Off! My toon from @thetimes
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Nick Newman@NcknwmnSep 13
My toon in @thetimes #BayeuxTapestry #BritishMuseum
jonathan charles
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Starting the day with a smile - an eyeful of humour from @NckNwmntoons in The Sunday @thetimes
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Nick Newman@NcknwmnSep 22
The week in toons from @thetimes #Spencer #King #Reform #donations #Piddington #MeghanHarry
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Classic #PONT from 5 May 1937: THE BRITISH CHARACTER - LOVE OF KEEPING CALM #Titanic #disaster #calm
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It's #NationalFitnessDay - and here's #PONT from 10 April 1935: THE BRITISH CHARACTER - KEEPING FIT
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Nick Newman@NcknwmnSep 8
40 years ago I edited the Spitting Image Komic Book , which featured a wonderful parody of the #BayeuxTapestry written by #MikeBarfield and #JedParsons , I think . Here’s a taste …
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NckNwmntoons@NckNwmntoonsSep 1
The week in toon from @thetimes #HarryMeghan #floods #hosepipeban #datacentres #DollyParton
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NckNwmntoons@NckNwmntoonsSep 1
Toon for @thetimes on the #RobotOlympics #Daleks
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Kipper Williams@KipperWilliamsAug 25
My @spectator cartoon #drought
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Nick Newman@NcknwmnAug 21
My toon in the new @spectator, out now #asylumcentres
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Nick Newman@NcknwmnAug 19
My toon in the latest #PrivateEye, out now #wildfires #NetZero #GlobalWarming #KemiBadenoch
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