1982: The dogs must surely like this?
The cartoonist seemed to think that the captive dogs would like nothing better that to be forced to smoke cigars and consume alcohol. I can’t imagine that anyone would make this kind of mistake today.
1984: The dark side
There are heaps of jokes about how dreadful it is to be an accountant. It was said of John Major that had run away from a circus to become an accountant.
However, we all need one from time to time.
1984: Witchcraft is alive and well
The husband is sitting at the centre of a pentagram and his ‘hobby’ appears to consist of Black Magic.
1982: Depressing reflections
Someone got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning.
1984: Absolute Power
‘Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.’ This is the recorded observation by Lord Acton, a nineteenth century historian. We can’t be certain that the cartoonist had this saying in mind, but it certainly is a possibility.
1984: An ending
Well, it would be out of court. Just.
1985: Wearing the message
The body language makes the message look redundant.
I really must get one of those.
1984: Another powerful man cartoon
Not an easy task. Could a contemporary boss use an emoji?
1984: Mocking the bible
The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are expected to herald the end of the world according to the New Testament Book of Revelations. They are generally described as Conquest, War, Famine, and Death. The 3.30 at Uttoxeter is a bit of a comedown.
1987: Playing safe
In 1987 we in the UK suffered from the Great Storm. A well-known weather man, Michael Fish, had famously dismissed any suggestion of extreme weather conditions. This cartoon shows a determination not to be caught again.
Talk about hedging your bets. 
Poor Michael never lived that down.
1986: A ‘typo’ in the Scriptorium
Producing any reading material in the Middle Ages was a labour-intensive activity generally performed by monks. The wrong letter in the title page would have taken many days to produce. Today such a typo can be corrected in a second.
1985: A side effect
The skinhead hasn’t understood how to removes his contact lenses without an unfortunate side effect.
Now that’s funny!
1984: American taxpayer
By the 1980s quite a lot of the jokes looked as though they might be American in origin. This one is patently so.
He went to the same school as Diane Abbott:)
1984: Culture Shock
Quite a lot of exaggeration is going on here. By no means all young people were dressing in the way shown here, though matching accessories didn’t figure much by then.
1984: The wrong evening class
It pays to be precise. It certainly isn’t origami.