This cartoon by Martin Rowson in The Guardian refers to Tony Blair's fading hopes of becoming EU president after Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel decided not to back him.
Appropriately for Halloween, we see Blair trick-or-treating. According to Wikipedia 'Trick-or-treating is a custom for children on Halloween. Children proceed in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as confectionery, or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?" The "trick" is an idle threat to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given.'
Blair is shown as a monster dripping with blood (a reference to his role in the Iraq War?). He's holding a pumpkin under his arm. The pumpkin has the face of Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, who backed Blair's EU candidacy. Blair is holding out a bag with the words 'In the bag' on it (if you say something is 'in the bag', you mean that you are certain you will get or achieve it). However, the EU door has been slammed in his face, a clear metaphor for his rejection by EU leaders. The Brown pumpkin comments ironically, "Maybe you should have made more of an effort and dressed up."
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