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Meet the cartoonist: Richard Cole
The moral capitalist by Richard Cole

Where are you from?

The Tory heartland of Surrey — although now I’m wondering whether I’ve always lived in a Tory area, or whether I’m just some sort of Tory-magnet. If I am, then I’ll volunteer for the Mars mission.

What prompted you to draw cartoons?

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