Cartoons of the week 11/08/12 - 17/08/12
THE end of the Olympics, the fallout as Virgin loses out on its West Coast Rail franchise and founder of Wikileaks Julian Assange’s attempts to avoid extradition to Sweden feature in the week’s cartoons.
Saturday 11 August: ‘The four horsemen of the recession’ make an appearance as the feel-good factor from the Olympics games comes to an end.
Sunday 12 August: David Cameron is faced with some awkward questions as Britain’s schoolchildren become immersed in sport following the Olympics.
Monday 13 August: Alex Salmond welcomes the end of the Olympics.
Tuesday 14 August: The SNP’s ongoing battle over Nato membership has Alex Salmond losing sleep.
Wednesday 15 August: Rail bosses are looking forward to a bumper payout after announcing that rail fares in Scotland are set to go up after the new year.
Thursday 16 August: FirstGroup’s stewardship of the newly-won West Coast rail franchise may not be entirely customer focused....
Friday 17 August: THE UK government plots its next move as Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is offered asylum by Ecuador.
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