Brian Spencer 
Brian SpencerBrian is a writer, artist, political cartoonist and legal blogger. Actively tweeting from @brianjohnspencr. More information here: http://www.brianjohnspencer.com/ www.brianjohnspencer.com/
With all the noise going on in the press over the last week surrounding the Greek bailout programme and a possible Grexit perhaps it would be appropriate to take a step back and consider from a macro-perspective the economic fortunes of the PIIGS, focusing in particular on the situation in Ireland whose market position stands in stark contrast in particular to its fellow bailees, Greece and Portugal. Certainly whilst all the peripheral countries of the euro bloc have experienced very …
I’m continuing to branch out of my usual strict cartoon remit here on slugger. Indeed I have enjoyed producing the written blog and moreover have taken on a few insights ever since I started my temporary work stint at Open Europe and I hope I can share some of those insights with the slugger community in a constructive manner. Mats Persson, the Director of Open Europe and my boss for the mean time has produced a piece in today’s Telegraph …
Living as I am now in London I’ve decided for my latest piece of illustrative handiwork to depict London’s mayoral election candidates, BOJO and Ken Livingstone, as it’s these bigger than life characters who are an ever present feature that runs through all the free papers I keep getting handed on my way to the underground! In any case here they can be seen wielding one another’s slips up, sticks with which to beat one another for sure. Indeed over …
When the collapse of Northern Rock in September 2007 triggered a bank run and a credit crunch on a scale not seen since the gloomy days of the Great Depression I was safely hidden within the sanctuary of academia, convinced that the rest of my undergraduate studies would see me safely ride out the global downturn in its entirety. Or so I thought. In the end hindsight tells us that the Northern Rock debacle, which occurred now nearly 5 years …
Saturday’s day of death in the besieged city of Homs at the hands of the Syrian army and security forces beheld the worst episode of violence in Syria’s chronic 11-month uprising. Homs which has been at the epicentre of the uprising saw as many 300 deaths on Saturday and the UN has stated that since March 2011 Assad’s regime has now been responsible for as many as 6000 deaths as well as detaining many thousands of activists. The day of …
Having produced illustrated commentary to slugger for over a year now I’ve decided to experiment with the idea of giving my cartoons a voice through a written accompaniment. Perhaps this is a bold move and certainly the thought of breaking out of my cartooning-comfort zone and assembly words and sentences together instead of ink, tones and colours is a little daunting, especially when some of the target audience are seasoned slugger bloggers and critics, but I’m willing and ready for …
Brian SpencerBrian is a writer, artist, political cartoonist and legal blogger. Actively tweeting from @brianjohnspencr. More information here: http://www.brianjohnspencer.com/ www.brianjohnspencer.com/
Brian SpencerBrian is a writer, artist, political cartoonist and legal blogger. Actively tweeting from @brianjohnspencr. More information here: http://www.brianjohnspencer.com/ www.brianjohnspencer.com/
Brian SpencerBrian is a writer, artist, political cartoonist and legal blogger. Actively tweeting from @brianjohnspencr. More information here: http://www.brianjohnspencer.com/ www.brianjohnspencer.com/
Brian SpencerBrian is a writer, artist, political cartoonist and legal blogger. Actively tweeting from @brianjohnspencr. More information here: http://www.brianjohnspencer.com/ www.brianjohnspencer.com/
Brian SpencerBrian is a writer, artist, political cartoonist and legal blogger. Actively tweeting from @brianjohnspencr. More information here: http://www.brianjohnspencer.com/ www.brianjohnspencer.com/
Brian SpencerBrian is a writer, artist, political cartoonist and legal blogger. Actively tweeting from @brianjohnspencr. More information here: http://www.brianjohnspencer.com/ www.brianjohnspencer.com/
Brian SpencerBrian is a writer, artist, political cartoonist and legal blogger. Actively tweeting from @brianjohnspencr. More information here: http://www.brianjohnspencer.com/ www.brianjohnspencer.com/
Brian SpencerBrian is a writer, artist, political cartoonist and legal blogger. Actively tweeting from @brianjohnspencr. More information here: http://www.brianjohnspencer.com/ www.brianjohnspencer.com/
Brian SpencerBrian is a writer, artist, political cartoonist and legal blogger. Actively tweeting from @brianjohnspencr. More information here: http://www.brianjohnspencer.com/ www.brianjohnspencer.com/
Your captions please Brian SpencerBrian is a writer, artist, political cartoonist and legal blogger. Actively tweeting from @brianjohnspencr. More information here: http://www.brianjohnspencer.com/ www.brianjohnspencer.com/
Your captions please? Brian SpencerBrian is a writer, artist, political cartoonist and legal blogger. Actively tweeting from @brianjohnspencr. More information here: http://www.brianjohnspencer.com/ www.brianjohnspencer.com/
Brian SpencerBrian is a writer, artist, political cartoonist and legal blogger. Actively tweeting from @brianjohnspencr. More information here: http://www.brianjohnspencer.com/ www.brianjohnspencer.com/
Brian SpencerBrian is a writer, artist, political cartoonist and legal blogger. Actively tweeting from @brianjohnspencr. More information here: http://www.brianjohnspencer.com/ www.brianjohnspencer.com/
