Cartoons of the week 13-19 October

Published on 19/10/2012 18:10

THE past week in cartoons, as depicted by our cartoonists Brain Adcock and Iain Green.

• Tensions heighten between Nick Clegg and David Cameron

• It is revealed that David Cameron will travel to Scotland to sign an agreement with Alex Salmond on the details of the Scottish independence referendum

• ‘An historic day’ as the referendum on Scottish independence is agreed between Salmond and Cameron

• David Cameron signs the referendum agreement but repeats his preference that the UK stay united

• Computer hacker Gary McKinnon is not extradited to the USA on medical grounds and the SNP party conference began in Perth, where membership of Nato was due to be discussed

• Alex Salmond expresses his desire to perform a U-turn on the SNP’s opposition to Nato ahead of Friday’s crucial vote

• Alex Salmond claims that the Scotland is closer to independence than ever before