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Independent AI-assisted political satire

Satire for a political system that keeps writing its own punchlines.

The Starmeroids is an independent AI-assisted political satire project combining original music, videos, memes and The Weekly Wally.

It uses humour, music and visual satire to pick apart political contradictions, institutional absurdity and the gap between what politicians say and what actually happens.

Latest meme · 15 October 2026

Wanted: a new Minister for Floods

Top bar text: “Severe drought declared in southern England.” At Wimbleball Reservoir in Somerset, unusually low water levels have exposed an old stone arch bridge. Its weathered masonry stands above a cracked, muddy reservoir bed, with tree stumps and the remaining water stretching into the distance beneath grey skies and light rain. Fixed to the bridge is a rusty, fictional notice reading “Drought Act 1976. Hosepipe ban in force. By order.” Tac, a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch, sits on the foreground stones looking up towards the notice. On the right, an anonymous official in a dark suit stands beneath a black umbrella, fixing a modern notice reading “Severe drought declared” to a wooden stake. The Starmeroids identification at the lower right reads “The Chamber Remembers. The Starmeroids.” Bottom bar text: “Wanted: a new Minister for Floods.”
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Top bar text: “Severe drought declared in southern England.” At Wimbleball Reservoir in Somerset, unusually low water levels have exposed an old stone arch bridge. Its weathered masonry stands above a cracked, muddy reservoir bed, with tree stumps and the remaining water stretching into the distance beneath grey skies and light rain. Fixed to the bridge is a rusty, fictional notice reading “Drought Act 1976. Hosepipe ban in force. By order.” Tac, a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch, sits on the foreground stones looking up towards the notice. On the right, an anonymous official in a dark suit stands beneath a black umbrella, fixing a modern notice reading “Severe drought declared” to a wooden stake. The Starmeroids identification at the lower right reads “The Chamber Remembers. The Starmeroids.” Bottom bar text: “Wanted: a new Minister for Floods.”

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The newest October and September memes, in reverse chronological order.

Meme 176 · 15 October 2026

Wanted: a new Minister for Floods

Top bar text: “Severe drought declared in southern England.” At Wimbleball Reservoir in Somerset, unusually low water levels have exposed an old stone arch bridge. Its weathered masonry stands above a cracked, muddy reservoir bed, with tree stumps and the remaining water stretching into the distance beneath grey skies and light rain. Fixed to the bridge is a rusty, fictional notice reading “Drought Act 1976. Hosepipe ban in force. By order.” Tac, a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch, sits on the foreground stones looking up towards the notice. On the right, an anonymous official in a dark suit stands beneath a black umbrella, fixing a modern notice reading “Severe drought declared” to a wooden stake. The Starmeroids identification at the lower right reads “The Chamber Remembers. The Starmeroids.” Bottom bar text: “Wanted: a new Minister for Floods.”

Meme 175 · 14 October 2026

Starmeroids imagines how it happened

Top bar text: “Burnham accuses Tories of looking away on Russia.” A split-screen Starmeroids scene imagines Boris Johnson’s encounters with Russia in 2018 and 2020. On the left, Vladimir Putin sits in a luxurious Italian villa, swinging a gold hypnotist’s pendulum in front of Boris Johnson, who stares upwards with a dazed expression while holding an electric guitar. Putin’s speech bubble reads, “You are feeling very sleepy… When you hear the words Russia Report, you will run.” Rolling Umbrian hills are visible beyond the terrace. On the right, an unseen official extends an open hand into a Downing Street office and says, “Prime Minister, about the Russia Report…” Johnson, still carrying his guitar, looks back in alarm as he climbs into an open, brightly lit fridge. Margaret Thatcher watches from a framed portrait above. On the carpet, Tac is a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch. He sits looking down towards a fallen document entitled “Russia Report”, bearing the words “Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament”. Bottom bar text: “Starmeroids imagines how it happened.”

Meme 174 · 13 October 2026

Siri needs a good luck certificate to boil the kettle

Top bar text: “Apple unveils HomeView, out Friday 13 November.” In a sunlit kitchen, an Apple HomeView display reads “Friday 13th detected. Kettle activation deferred.” Beside it stands a cream electric kettle with its switch in the off position, an empty white mug containing a dry teabag, and a spoon resting on a small plate. Tac is a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch. He sits on the wooden worktop beside the kettle, looking down towards its off switch. In the foreground, a clipboard headed “Kettle activation request” bears a large red “Deferred” stamp, the date “Fri 13 Nov” and the note “Hazard noted: black cat in kitchen.” Bottom bar text: “Siri needs a good luck certificate to boil the kettle.”

Meme 173 · 12 October 2026

Has he done his homework?

Top bar text: “Andrew Griffith sets five Budget tests.” Inside the warmly lit, fictional Dispatch Box pub, Chancellor John Healey sits at a table with a red HM Treasury box, a folder marked “Budget 2026” and an IFS Green Budget 2026 report. He looks towards Andrew Griffith, depicted as a Greyminster schoolboy in a navy blazer, striped tie, grey shorts and knee socks, holding a blue exercise book titled “My 5 Budget Rules”. Beside Andrew, Kemi Badenoch stands in a navy trouser suit, smiling encouragingly and gesturing towards him. She says, “Go on, Andrew. Tell him.” Andrew replies, “Please, sir. Miss said it would be all right. These are my five Budget rules.” Healey answers, “Now then, what's this? Has Miss Kemi let you play Chancellor today?” On the carpet beside Andrew's feet lies a fallen page of schoolwork listing five Budget rules, each ticked. Beneath them, “Cost: £???” has its question marks circled in red, followed by a teacher's red-pen comment: “Show your working!” Tac, a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a precise white chest patch, sits beside the page, looking down towards the correction without touching it. Behind the characters are two barmaids, beer pumps, photographs and a small stage with a drum kit bearing the Starmeroids logo. Bottom bar text: “Has he done his homework?” The official ident at the lower right reads, “The Chamber Remembers. The Starmeroids.”

Meme 172 · 10 October 2026

Back in limbo. Fans must be over the moon.

Top bar text: “Everton owners explore another sale.” A bright split-screen view compares Everton’s two stadiums. On the left, the modern Hill Dickinson Stadium has a large silver roof and glass-fronted entrance. A blue pavement sign reads “Welcome to our new home.” The stadium’s speech bubble says, “All this sale talk is grinding me down.” On the right, the older Goodison Park has blue stands, a large Everton crest and its name displayed above the roof. Its speech bubble replies, “Grinding you down? Lad, I’ve been ground down since 1892.” In the foreground, a weathered yellow temporary road sign marked “St Luke’s Church” has a left-pointing arrow. A handwritten notice taped beneath the arrow reads, “When we’re losing, look this way and start praying.” Tac, a small black short-haired cat seen mostly from behind, sits beside the sign, looking up towards the handwritten notice. The official Starmeroids ident appears at the lower right. Bottom bar text: “Back in limbo. Fans must be over the moon.”

Meme 171 · 9 October 2026

So good they counted it twice

Top bar text: “Tories double net zero cost.” An imagined Victorian counting house serves as Tory Central Office. Tall windows look out at dusk over the Houses of Parliament and the Elizabeth Tower. Rows of anonymous clerks in white shirts and dark waistcoats work at wooden desks under brass oil lamps. A framed wall motto reads “Work while it is day”. A large sign beneath a gold crown reads “Tory Central Office”, and a box is labelled “Budgets, Copies, Returns, Minutes”. In the left foreground, a stack of leather ledgers is titled “Expenditure”, “Policies”, “Estimates”, “Duplicates” and “Public Accounts”. Beside them, Tac is a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch. He sits on the desk looking towards the clerk’s duplicate paperwork, without touching it. In front of him lies a blue policy booklet titled “The Right Way”, with “The Cost of Net Zero” beneath, an oak-tree emblem and a picture of wind turbines. At the centre, a clerk in a patterned waistcoat and black cravat writes with a feather quill. His top sheet shows £478bn, with a carbon-paper duplicate beneath it also showing £478bn. On the right, a sheet headed “Total Programme Cost” displays £478bn plus £478bn and a final written total of £957bn. Other labels read “Copies, Estimates, Same Figures Again” and “Same Figures, Higher Results”. Bottom bar text: “So good they counted it twice.” The official Starmeroids ident appears in the lower right.

Meme 169 · 7 October 2026

Where have they gone?

Top bar text: “Tories lost about 7 million votes at the last election.” Inside an ornate, brightly lit Sloane Square lost-property room, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, wearing a blue suit, peers cautiously around a doorway and looks across rows of expensive-looking belongings. Dark wooden counters and shelves are crowded with leather luggage, umbrellas, golf clubs, hats, blue rosettes and other luxury items. Brass-edged trays are labelled “Former Conservative voters”, “Blue Wall supporters”, “Traditional supporters”, “Reform-leaning voters”, “Shop window enquiries” and “Lost in 2024”. A large sign at the back reads “Sloane Square Lost Property”. Through the windows on the right, a black luxury car is parked outside with the personalised rear number plate “DEFECTR”, beside a street sign reading “Sloane Square SW1”. In the foreground, Tac is a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch. He sits calmly beside a framed notice and looks towards it without touching it. The notice reads, “For further enquiries contact Reform UK”, with an arrow pointing to the right. Bottom bar text: “Where have they gone?”

Meme 168 · 6 October 2026

Announced, naturally, at a party conference

Top bar text: “Tories pledge to keep political activism out of classrooms.” In a bright junior-school classroom labelled “Big School, Class 1B”, Laura Trott stands at the left in a pink blazer wearing a visitor-style badge reading “Laura Trott — Shadow Education Secretary”. Beside her, Kemi Badenoch stands with her arms folded and tells the class, “Class, today’s speaker is here to talk about keeping political activism out of the classroom.” Andrew Griffith and Tom Tugendhat sit at school desks in navy uniforms, while Priti Patel and Mel Stride sit in the “Naughty Corner” at the back. At the far right, James Cleverly is halfway through a steel door beneath an “Escape Hatch” sign, looking back into the classroom as he leaves. Tac is a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch, sitting on the Opposition despatch box in the foreground. Classroom details include times tables, days of the week, children’s drawings, class rules, a book titled “How to Be a Leader” and labelled pupil drawers. Bottom bar text: “Announced, naturally, at a party conference.”

Meme 167 · 4 October 2026

May contain traces of speculation

Top bar text: “Sources hint at early election.” In the fictional Dispatch Box pub, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch sits at a table on the left facing Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who wears a blue Everton shirt with the HAFNIA sponsor and holds up a pint. Badenoch holds a sauce bottle towards him and says, “Our sauces say you’re going to call an early election.” Burnham replies, “My sources say otherwise.” On a separate table at the far left is another sauce bottle labelled “P404 — No decision found”. On the floor beside the pair, a Westminster Dispatch newspaper is propped against a green House of Commons-style despatch box. Its headline reads “Early election?” with the strapline “Badenoch: May 2027 • Burnham: 2029”. Tac, a small black short-haired cat seen from behind, sits to the left of the newspaper looking towards it rather than at the viewer. Two barmaids stand behind the bar in the background, with pub pumps, framed photographs and a small stage around them. Bottom bar text: “May contain traces of speculation.”

Meme 166 · 3 October 2026

Nice viewing, Nigel?

Top bar text: “Re-entry back on the radar.” In a bright living room, a punk-styled older man with a tall black spiked mohawk, a black studded leather jacket with a Union Jack patch, and red-and-black tartan trousers sits in a brown leather armchair, resting his chin on his hand and looking towards a large television. In the foreground, Tac is a small black short-haired cat seen from behind, sitting upright with his ears pricked as he looks towards the television. The screen is labelled “Live Paris” and shows a Union Jack parachute descending over Paris, with the Eiffel Tower visible on the right. A television news graphic reads “49% support UK re-entry to the EU” and “28.5% opposed.” Bottom bar text: “Nice viewing, Nigel?”

Meme 165 · 3 October 2026

Please pay with whatever you have left

Top bar text: “Today’s diesel prices.” A bright petrol-station forecourt shows a queue of five cars beneath the fuel-pump canopy. On the roof of the first car is a mannequin arm; the next carries mannequin legs; the third has a collection of silverware; the fourth carries a teddy bear strapped into a child seat; and the final vehicle is piled high with furniture, a bicycle, luggage and other household possessions. Beside the queue, a large price board headed “Diesel today” lists: “1 litre — an arm”, “10 litres — a leg”, “Half tank — the family silver”, and “Full tank — first-born child”. Beneath it is an old, weathered sign reading “Diesel 52.9p — 1994”. At the lower right, Tac, a black short-haired cat seen mostly from behind, sits beside the flower bed with his head turned clearly upwards towards the old 1994 diesel-price sign. The bottom-right ident reads, “The Chamber Remembers. The Starmeroids.” Bottom bar text: “Please pay with whatever you have left.”

Meme 164 · 2 October 2026

Nobody has met Mrs Francois

Top bar text: “THE MAKERFIELD TEST”. In an imagined future House of Commons scene, a man seen from behind at the dispatch box wears a blue football shirt marked “BURNHAM” and number 7. He says, “Every policy must pass the Makerfield test.” On the opposition benches, several adults are dressed as Greyminster school pupils in navy jumpers or blazers, striped ties and school badges, while a woman in a plain navy suit and open-neck white shirt sits among them as the supervising adult. A standing pupil points towards the dispatch box and says, “Oi! Mrs Francois was doing this years ago. She wants her test back.” In the foreground, Tac, a black short-haired cat seen from behind, sits on the Commons table facing the exchange. The parliamentary books and golden mace are visible around him. Bottom bar text: “NOBODY HAS MET MRS FRANCOIS”. Bottom-right ident: “The Chamber Remembers. The Starmeroids.”

Meme 163 · 1 October 2026

Bills are still out of this world

Top bar text: “VAT removed from electricity bills.” In a luxurious boardroom at sunset, a group of suited energy executives sit around a glossy conference table beneath a large illuminated wall logo reading “G.R.E.E.D.”, with the words “Group of Retail Energy Executives and Directors” underneath. Nameplates on the table identify the G.R.E.E.D. Chair and G.R.E.E.D. Secretary. One open briefing folder contains a report headed “Throughput Incentive — Operational Capacity and Supply Strategy”, with a rising performance graph and a photograph of a large power station with smokestacks and cooling towers. Tac is a small black cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch, sitting at the far right beside the table and looking down toward the Throughput Incentive report. Another open briefing folder contains a report headed “MARS — Market Adjustment Response Summary”, also showing a rising graph and power-station imagery. Bottom bar text: “Bills are still out of this world.”

Meme 162 · 29 September 2026

Keir has found one

Top bar text: “Great British Grid announced.” Outside Thames Water’s Clearwater Court offices in Reading, a casually dressed Keir Starmer crouches on the pavement and points towards a square metal grid whose raised lettering reads “Great British Grid”. Beside him, artist Alex Fischer kneels over a large sheet of paper, admiring a completed graphite rubbing of the same grid and its lettering. His drawing materials lie in an open tray nearby. To the left, a Westminster Dispatch newspaper is propped against the flowerbed beneath the Thames Water sign. Its headline reads, “Burnham launches Great British Grid”, above a photograph of electricity pylons. Tac, a small black short-haired cat seen mostly from behind, sits beside the newspaper looking towards it. The Clearwater Court building and landscaped entrance fill the background. Bottom bar text: “Keir has found one.”

Meme 161 · 28 September 2026

Is he looking in the right place?

Top bar text: “Healey says the money isn’t there.” In a bright office, John Healey kneels beside a green sofa with its cushions pulled apart as he searches down the back for the missing money. He wears a white shirt and red patterned tie and holds up a white hard hat labelled “OSBORNE”, looking at it with a puzzled expression. On the floor beside the sofa are a battered red Budget box, a white mug marked “Chancellor” and a black smart mug on its charging coaster. On the right, Tac is a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch, looking towards a continuous-feed report emerging from an old dot-matrix printer. The report is headed “Government money — some expensive failures” and lists COVID PPE written down at £9.9 billion, NHS care records IT at £2.7 billion, FiReControl at £469 million and keeping Windows XP too long at £5.548 million, before the final line runs directly into a Windows crash message. Bottom bar text: “Is he looking in the right place?”

Meme 160 · 27 September 2026

Somebody got the wrong memo

A Starmeroids satire headed “IN AN ALTERNATIVE UNIVERSE”. At a fictional press conference for a new supergroup called “THE FOUR BRIANS”, Brian May, Brian Johnson and Brian Setzer face the cameras while Brian Cox turns to look towards Keir Starmer. Starmer has apparently misunderstood “Brians” as “brains”: he has arrived at the side of the press conference wearing a hospital gown and clutching three folders labelled “BRIAN SURGERY SCHEDULE”, “SIR BRIAN MAY” and “DR BRIAN COX”. Tac, the black cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch, sits nearby watching the confusion. The bottom caption reads: “SOMEBODY GOT THE WRONG MEMO”.

Meme 159 · 26 September 2026

Can you chip in a few quid?

Top bar text: “Fans sleep on the Kop to tackle homelessness.” At night inside Anfield, people taking part in Kip on the Kop are gathered with sleeping bags across the Kop, while the neighbouring stand is empty. Red seats rise behind them beneath banners including “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, “Kip on the Kop” and messages supporting local homelessness programmes. On the left, an older male supporter wearing a dark coat, red scarf and red-and-black hat asks, “What’s going on?” A younger man sitting among the sleeping bags replies, “We’re sleeping on The Kop to help tackle homelessness.” The older supporter answers, “Good. Maybe now the lads will stay awake on the pitch!” The younger man holds a banknote above a donation box labelled “Kip on the Kop — Donations — Supporting local homelessness programmes.” To his right, a woman in a red hat holds a travel mug. In the foreground, Tac is a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch, looking towards the people taking part in the sleepout. Bottom bar text: “Can you chip in a few quid?”

Meme 158 · 25 September 2026

If only she’d known

Top bar text: “Man City reportedly found guilty.” Outside 10 Downing Street, a caricature of Liz Truss stands behind a wooden lectern bearing the royal crest, as if delivering her resignation speech. Her first speech bubble reads, “I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability.” A second reads, “I inherited 114 of Manchester City’s 115 problems.” On the right, Tac is a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch. He is on the ground looking towards several battered cardboard boxes filled with wilted lettuces, rather than towards the viewer. Loose wilted leaves lie around the boxes. Bottom bar text: “If only she’d known.”

Meme 157 · 24 September 2026

Or should that be ‘Trump Intelligence’?

Top bar text: “Trump wants to rename AI to ‘Super Intelligence’.” On the left, a caricature of Donald Trump sits smiling in an ornate chair with a Mac Donald’s meal beside him, watching a line of officials dispose of objects into a large container labelled “Trump Intelligence Disposal Unit”. The discarded objects include laptops, mobile phones, calculators and slide rules, with a rubber band lying conspicuously among them. On the right, Tac is a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch, looking towards the officials and the disposal container. Beside him is a copy of the fictional Capitol Report newspaper with the headline “Trump Intelligence crackdown” and “No object to be smarter than President”. Smaller headlines include “Calculators confiscated in federal offices”, “Slide rules added to banned list” and “Rubber band under investigation”. Bottom bar text: “Or should that be ‘Trump Intelligence’?”

Meme 156 · 23 September 2026

Well trained?

Top bar text: “Trump complains. Burnham reviews.” In a formal meeting room, a caricature of Donald Trump sits on the left in a dark blue suit and red tie, looking smugly towards Andy Burnham. A Mac Donald’s meal sits nearby. Burnham sits in the centre wearing a blue Everton Hafnia football shirt and black glasses, looking towards Trump. Trump’s speech bubble reads, “See? You’re learning already.” Behind Burnham, a man carrying a tray serves tea in a dog bowl. On the right, Tac is a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch, looking towards a wicker dog basket. The word “Blair” on the basket has been crossed out and replaced with “Burnham”. Propped against the basket is a copy of the fictional Capitol Report newspaper with the headline “Britain rolls over on Chagos” and the subheading “UK to review islands agreement”. Bottom bar text: “Well trained?”

Meme 155 · 22 September 2026

Sovereignty, anyone?

Top bar text: “Trump: Chagos deal ‘terrible’ and ‘ridiculous’.” In a United Nations meeting room, Andy Burnham sits on the left in a black chair fitted with yellow-and-black hazard markings and an ejector mechanism. He asks Donald Trump, “See you at the G20 in Manchester?” Trump sits opposite him with one finger poised over a large red button labelled “Ejector Button” and replies, “Sure. Just change your mind on Chagos.” Burnham answers, “Er…” Between them, Tac is a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch. He looks towards Trump and the ejector button rather than at the viewer. In front of Tac, a copy of the fictional Capitol Report newspaper carries the headline, “Trump and Burnham clash on Chagos.” US and UK flags stand against the blue United Nations backdrop behind them. Bottom bar text: “Sovereignty, anyone?”

Meme 154 · 21 September 2026

Arise, Sir Martin?

Top bar text: “Another NATS failure grounds flights.” On a wet apron at Manchester Airport, three passenger aircraft from Ryanair, easyJet and TUI stand side by side in front of the terminal. The Ryanair aircraft says, “Oh, not another bloody day off.” The easyJet aircraft replies, “I’d kill to get high.” The TUI aircraft says, “Not with your gear down, you won’t.” Airport vehicles and ground staff surround the aircraft, with the control tower visible behind them. In the foreground, Tac is a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch. He looks towards a copy of the fictional Westminster Dispatch newspaper lying on the ground. Its headline reads, “NATS boss: ‘That will not happen again’”, alongside a photograph of NATS chief executive Martin Rolfe. Beneath the headline it says, “We fixed the specific problem. And that will not happen again.” A nearby airport sign points towards departures and arrivals. Bottom bar text: “Arise, Sir Martin?”

Meme 153 · 20 September 2026

What could possibly go wrong?

Top bar text: “Trump plans to store ammunition in his triumphal arch.” At a bright construction site in Washington, a large inflatable caricature of Donald Trump stands on the left, enthusiastically conducting as though leading an orchestra, using two oversized matches as batons. Beside him are Mac Donald’s food and an open box labelled “Trump Matches”, with more giant matches scattered across the ground. Tac is a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch. He stands near Trump, looking towards a burning match flying through the air towards stacked ammunition crates on the right. The crates are marked “Cartridges, small arms”, “Sniper ammunition”, “UN 0012” and “1.4S”. A nearby warning reads, “Keep away from heat, sparks and open flame.” Behind them, workers and scaffolding surround the partly constructed triumphal arch, which is decorated with US flags. Bottom bar text: “What could possibly go wrong?”

Meme 152 · 19 September 2026

Just not Greenland

A satirical Oval Office scene headed, “Trump finally gets his Greenland deal.” DTP sits behind the presidential desk celebrating with a burger and Mac Donald’s food around him. He asks, “Did you get me Greenland?” An official wearing an NSC Staff badge replies, “Yes, sir. Denmark still has Greenland, but your name’s on the agreement.” DTP raises a fist and declares, “I won! I won!” On the desk are the Breaking News, Diet Coke, Blame, Deny and Spin buttons, a Damn Turd Plop nameplate, a small Taco button and a red toy bus. Tac, a black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch, looks down at The Capitol Report newspaper, whose headline reads, “Greenland deal: score so far. Truman 6 — Trump 3. Trump claims victory.” A map of Greenland and a bronze DTP bust are in the background. The bottom bar reads, “Just not Greenland.” Bottom-right ident: “The Chamber Remembers. The Starmeroids.”

Meme 150 · 17 September 2026

Did they do well?

Top bar text: “Bank votes 6–3 to hold rates.” A brightly lit Bank of England game-show scene shows a surprised silver-haired host beside a board headed “Bank Rate” and “Higher or Lower?” An illuminated dot-matrix display reads “HOLD”, above cards showing 3.75% and 4.00%, while a panel records the MPC vote as “HOLD 6” and “HIGHER 3”. On the right, Tac is a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch. He sits beside a stack of books about the MPC and Bank of England policy, looking down towards the unseen back of a propped-up Westminster Dispatch newspaper. Its front page, facing the viewer, reads “INTEREST RATE DECISION TODAY” with the subheading “Bank rate expected to remain at 3.75%”. Bottom bar text: “Did they do well?”

Meme 149 · 16 September 2026

Did they choose the best design?

Top bar text: “US confirms it has weapons in space.” Tac is a small black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch, seen from behind inside a spacecraft as he looks through a large window towards Earth. Beyond the window, the International Space Station is visible above the curved blue horizon, surrounded by numerous floating blond hairstyles resembling Donald Trump’s distinctive hair. The wigs are scattered at different distances across black space, with bright sunlight streaming in from the upper right. Bottom bar text: “Did they choose the best design?”

Meme 148 · 15 September 2026

Sometimes there are no words.

Top bar text: “Reform has received at least £100 million in donations since the general election.” A brightly lit 1970s-style Runaround game-show set has three large choices labelled “Homelessness”, “Reform UK” and “Disabled People”. On the left, presenter Mike Reid, wearing tinted glasses and a brown patterned shirt with a large collar, holds a microphone and gestures towards the choices. His speech bubble reads, “Which organisation gets your pocket money this week? Runaround… now!” Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo are seen from behind running towards the central “Reform UK” choice, passing the alternative choices “Homelessness” on its left and “Disabled People” on its right. Each carries a large cheque on his back marked September 2026 and £36 million. In the lower-left foreground, Tac, a black short-haired cat with amber eyes and a small white chest patch, sits beside a copy of the fictional Westminster Dispatch newspaper and looks towards it. Its headline reads, “MPs back donor cap. Still not law.” Smaller text reads, “Government proposals move forward but face further scrutiny in the Lords.” Bottom bar text: “Sometimes there are no words.”

Meme 145 · 12 September 2026

Somebody didn’t get the memo.

Top bar text: ‘Government promises to speed up decisions.’ In a government office, a door labelled ‘JACKDAW DECISION’ is being worked open by a realistic jackdaw using a red mechanical jack. Two suited officials watch; one asks, ‘Are you sure this jackdaw can open that door?’ and the other replies, ‘Maybe we should have used a shearwater.’ The second official holds an open bird-identification book showing labelled jackdaw and shearwater pages. A government poster refers to scrapping ‘box-ticking’ consultations to speed up delivery, while a process board records the Jackdaw decision history and says the decision is reportedly delayed until after 8 October 2026, possibly late autumn. Tac, seen from the rear in three-quarter view, looks towards the process board. Bottom bar text: ‘Somebody didn’t get the memo.’

Meme 144 · 11 September 2026

Did they model it on the wrong Bobby?

Top bar text: ‘Merseyside Police launch AI chatbot “Bobbi”.’ On a sunny Liverpool street, Tac, a black cat, sits high in a tree looking towards two men fly-tipping furniture and rubbish beside a white van. In the foreground, a person holds a phone showing the Merseyside Police Bobbi AI virtual assistant. The user asks, ‘There’s a cat stuck up a tree. What should I do?’ Bobbi replies, ‘Rock on, Tommy!’ beside a comic visual reference to Bobby Ball. Liverpool Cathedral is visible in the distance. Bottom bar text: ‘Did they model it on the wrong Bobby?’

Meme 143 · 10 September 2026

Was he charged the tourist tax?

Top bar text: ‘Seal turns up at Welsh hotel.’ A fictional hotel scene shows a young seal tucked into bed while Tac looks towards an Overnight Visitor Levy notice. Bottom bar text: ‘Was he charged the tourist tax?’

Meme 142 · 9 September 2026

Arise, Sir Martin?

Top bar text: ‘Government has full confidence in NATS boss.’ Grounded aircraft at Manchester Airport discuss another systems failure while Tac looks towards a fictional newspaper. Bottom bar text: ‘Arise, Sir Martin?’

Meme 141 · 8 September 2026

Which one is guilty?

Top bar text: ‘UK gilt yield hits highest level since 1998.’ Eight British prime ministers stand in a police-style identification line-up beside a gilt document while Tac looks towards the line-up. Bottom bar text: ‘Which one is guilty?’

Meme 140 · 7 September 2026

After nearly five years of consultation

Top bar text: ‘Government moves to cut consultation times.’ A long government corridor is filled with consultation paperwork while Tac looks towards a cat-microchipping display. Bottom bar text: ‘After nearly five years of consultation.’
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Meme 138 · 5 September 2026

Has it sunk in yet, Donnie?

Top bar text: ‘UN backs world map showing Africa’s true scale.’ A Trump caricature is shown an Equal Earth map while Tac looks towards a fictional newspaper. Bottom bar text: ‘Has it sunk in yet, Donnie?’

Meme 137 · 4 September 2026

About bloody time

Top bar text: ‘Parliament votes to give 16-year-olds the vote.’ Teenage voters queue in a polling station while Tac looks towards a fictional newspaper. Bottom bar text: ‘About bloody time.’

Meme 136 · 3 September 2026

The aliens are still trying to work out what milkshakes are for.

Top bar text: ‘Green Party income: £5.2 million in 2024.’ Alien observers compare political profiles after misreading MP as Milkshake Person; Tac appears on a monitor as an observer. Bottom bar text: ‘The aliens are still trying to work out what milkshakes are for.’

Meme 135 · 2 September 2026

He’s writing to complain about it

Top bar text: ‘Farage: Britain is a complainant society.’ A caricature of Nigel Farage writes a complaint while Tac looks towards a fictional newspaper. Bottom bar text: ‘He’s writing to complain about it.’

Meme 134 · 1 September 2026

Parliament returns today

Top bar text: ‘Parliament returns today.’ Inside Probe Records, Andy Burnham examines Thin Lizzy’s The Boys Are Back in Town while Tac watches the records. Bottom bar text: ‘Are you excited?’

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