This month’s cartoonist is Royston Robertson

Royston’s cartoon (above) appears on page 38 of our March issue. A selection of his cartoons for Prospect will be published here over the next month.

Website: www.roystonrobertson.co.uk Blog: roystonrobertson.blogspot.com

First, give me your autobiography in 100 words or so
I’m a former journalist and used to draw cartoons in my spare time. I gave up a job as a sub-editor at The Times to become a full-time freelance cartoonist. My school careers teacher would probably hold his head in his hands if he knew that, but it was a question of doing what I wanted to do.

I know it’s a terrible question to ask a creative person, but where do you get your ideas from?
It is a much-heard question, which is why I usually answer with something flippant, like “Belgium”.  The truth is that there are many different ways: occasionally ideas