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Free Speech Union Overturns Ban on Bob Moran in Cartoon Competition Telegraph cartoonist Bob Moran was originally excluded from this year's 'Political Cartoonist of the Year' competition because the organiser, Tim Benson, disapproves of the fact that he's a lockdown sceptic. But thanks, in part, to the intervention of the Free Speech Union, the ban has been overturned and Bob is now in the competition. Turns out, the company that sponsors the annual event, Ellwood Atfield, wasn't aware of the ban and as soon as the FSU flagged it up to the owners they intervened on Bob's behalf. You can view the shortlisted entries here and anyone can vote. Bob has cartoons in two categories – the Political Cartoon of the Year and Covid Cartoon of the Year – but there are plenty of other strong candidates. I've voted for Bob, naturally. Where's That Pesky Virus Gone? Leslie Howard as the Scarlet Pimpernel: "They seek him here, they seek him there, those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Is he in heaven, is he in hell, that damn elusive Pimpernel." The lateral flow tests have struck another blow against the Covid hysterics. According to the BBC, the mass testing of students in the run-up to Christmas has so far turned up almost no cases. The University of Portsmouth is reporting "very low ...
