Cartoons of the week
Fri 1 June: Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt appears to get his wires crossed about the concept of impartiality over his stewardship of the failed BSkyB takeover bid as a cache of texts reveals his close ties to the Murdochs
Sat 2 June: The First Minister hosts a low-key, somewhat begrudging celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
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Hide AdSun 3 June: Alex Salmond struggles to find the appropriate attire as the Queen celebrates her Diamond Jubilee
Mon 4 June: Alex Salmond and his SNP colleagues seek shelter from the reign as the Queen continues to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee
Tue 5 June: Education Secretary Mike Russell bemoans the lack of students recruited from poorer backgrounds as news emerges that St Andrews University recruited only 13 such students
Wed 6 June: G7 leaders are in panic as Spain’s finance minister Cristobal Montoro says credit lines to his country have been closed off
Thu 7 June: Bankers harrumph at new EU directives that could signal the end of taxpayer-sponsored bailouts for ailing banking institutions
Illustrations by Brian Adcock and Iain Green