Ben Chilton

Ben Chilton

@benchilton.bsky.social

Cartoonist - politics and pastiche are my favourite. Published in the Guardian and the New Cartoonist https://procartoonists.org/profile/benchilton/

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Ben Chilton
@benchilton.bsky.social
The Guardian@theguardian.com

UK government failures led to Covid spreading ‘like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry finds

theguardian.comUK government failures led to Covid spreading ‘like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry findsInquiry chair says failure to isolate people discharged from hospital into care was ‘significant oversight’ The care sector was “an afterthought” during the Covid-19 pandemic, and government failures caused the virus to spread “like wildfire” among vulnerable and elderly people, a public inquiry has found. Heather Hallett, who is leading the Covid-19 inquiry, said it was a “significant omission” that the government did not advise isolating patients discharged from hospitals into care homes, causing the virus to spread rapidly among residents and staff. Continue reading...

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Channel 4 News@channel4news.bsky.social

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:

channel4news.substack.comExclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donationsUndercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
Ben Chilton
@benchilton.bsky.social
Channel 4 News@channel4news.bsky.social

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:

channel4news.substack.comExclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donationsUndercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
Ben Chilton
@benchilton.bsky.social

Home Alone 2 will be the first time many people saw him on screen, but over the years he’s embodied the devil, a murderous clown, a con man taking advantage of orphans and the camp leader of a horror show, to name a few. But enough about Trump, Tim Curry also had some good parts. R.I.P.

Ben Chilton
@benchilton.bsky.social

Give me a single image from a film that immediately makes you hear the song from the soundtrack in your head

Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social

"Give me a single image from a film that immediately makes you hear the song from the soundtrack in your head"

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Jamie Smart
@jamiesmart.bsky.social

I know you know this on bluesky, but I posted it on insta so I thought I should post here too. And if it makes someone second guess using AI for these things then maybe it helps.

Ben Chilton
@benchilton.bsky.social

What do you do with old socks? A third of my drawer never makes the cut and needs to go. Charity shops won’t want them. Feels wrong to bin them. Where do all the socks go?

Ben Chilton
@benchilton.bsky.social

Check out the latest issue of The New Cartoonist - full of great stuff as always including this from me

Pete Songi@songicartoons.bsky.social

The latest TNC is out with loads of cartoons! issuu.com/thenewcartoo... with the brilliant @sirmhuel.bsky.social as our cover star! Interviews with the CCGB and Joe Ledoux! Plus articles from on E.C Segar and Frédéric Back by @chicanepictures.bsky.social

issuu.comTHE NEW CARTOONIST MAY/JUN 2026The New Cartoonist is a bi-monthly publication and includes interviews with journalists, cartoonists, events, reviews and best of all cartoons!
Ben Chilton
@benchilton.bsky.social

Great thread - please stop passively posting this shite

Derf Backderf@derfbackderf.bsky.social

This should be a no-brainer. For Christ's sake STOP Posting obvious AI-generated political cartoons! Bluesky is awash in this shit these days. There are tons of real live human political cartoonists here, posting terrific work. Repost those. If you're unclear, here's how to spot AI slop:

Ben Chilton
@benchilton.bsky.social

Half way to dropping my daughter at school a friend text her to say they weren’t actually allowed to dress up for world book day today. Rushed her home to change & when I dropped her off all the other kids were in uniform apart from one poor fucker in full Oompa Loompa get up - orange face and all

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Adrian Teal
@tealcartoons.bsky.social

I'd like to thank everyone who has been kind enough to subscribe to my new channel. It's early days, and my production values currently leave a lot to be desired. But my bad videos are still garnering more views than no videos at all, and it's a pleasure to find an audience for what I do.

Adrian Teal@tealcartoons.bsky.social

My caricatures and I are taking our first tentative steps into the world of YouTube. Please bear with me while we stumble around in the dark. Have a look, and please consider subscribing, if you'd be so very kind. www.youtube.com/@tealcartoons #caricature #art

youtube.comFace AcheI bend faces to my demented will. Caricaturist for Spitting Image and other TV. Painter of fine-art caricatures for clients worldwide. Devotee of the weird and wonderful history of caricature.
Ben Chilton
@benchilton.bsky.social

Gut punch if true - Red Dwarf has been the comfort blanket of my life. Better dead than smeg I suppose.

Danny Palmer@dannypalmer.bsky.social

It's been reported that Red Dwarf creator Rob Grant has died. Well, smeg. :( www.ganymede.tv/2026/02/rob-...

ganymede.tvRob Grant RIP – Ganymede & TitanWe at Ganymede & Titan are heartbroken to pass on a message from Rob Grant’s family. With much sadness, we have to announce that Rob Grant, co-creator of Red Dwarf, passed away suddenly yesterday afte...