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I've been scratching 'Polyp' political cartoons since 1980 (for Leeds Student Newspaper) and took it up full time in the 90's, having been a care worker before then.
New Internationalist Magazine, bless 'em, gave me my first big break, turning over a whole issue to STARVE TREK, a political spoof of Captain James Knee Jerk beaming neoliberal politics down to reluctant planets throughout the galaxy. I owe them my career, I guess... THANK YOU, NI!
Since then I've drawn cartoons for anyone who'll have me, including Ethical Consumer Magazine, WDM, Christian Aid, War on Want, The Big Issue, Friends of the Earth, FoE, Liberty, People and Planet, Campaign Against the Arms Trade, and all the other usual suspects.
My book BIG BAD WORLD came out in 2002 and had a 2003 reprint - would love to direct you to a place where you can buy one, but they're all sold now. A web search might find you one..?
As for my politics... well... read the cartoons, chuck in some chunks of Bill Hicks, radical democracy, direct action, the co-operative movement, Karl Popper: then stir and then give it your best guess...
Some very fine political cartoonists:
Here's Cox and Forkum Their work is totally 'anti-polyp' but every now and then they raise interesting points about us radicals having our own moral blind spots / double standards...
Jesus and Mo (don't look if you think there shouldn't be depictions of the Prophet.)
Very fine organisations and people:
Michael Wignall - my web guru.
Mark Thomas - a brilliant tactical activist. I'd hate to be on the receiving end of one of his stunts.
Peter Tatchell - a very clear, no nonsense ethical thinker.
Bill Hicks - if you're not familiar with his work, you really really need to take a look here...
Adbusters - originators of 'Buy Nothing Day'
Church of the flying spaghetti monster - brilliant spoof of Christian fundamentalism. Converted me to being a 'Pastafarian'.
Co-operatives UK - Co-ops are the future! They represent a genuine democratic hard nosed alternative to corporate rule.
Ethical Consumer - for the real info. on what we buy and who we buy it from.
Peterloo Memorial Campaign - demanding a bold memorial to 'Manchester's 1819 equivalent of Tiananman Square'
Propaganda Remix Project - hilarious subvertised US propoganda posters.
Some very fine campaign groups:
Campaign Against the Arms Trade
Friends of the Earth - have a bold political analysis of the issues, and aren't afraid to confront contovertial issues.
People and Planet - student campaign that used to be called 'Third World First'. It's where I cut my political teeth.
World Development Movement - they tell it like it is.