Here's looking at Pugh! From Budgets to the Beckhams, how our cartoonist laughed through 2025
From Rachel Reeves' tax-raiding budget to familial rifts among one of Britain's most famous broods, 2025 has been nothing short of eventful.
By PUGH FOR THE DAILY MAIL
Published: 01:25 GMT, 31 December 2025 | Updated: 02:40 GMT, 31 December 2025
From Rachel Reeves' tax-raiding budget to familial rifts among one of Britain's most famous broods, 2025 has been nothing short of eventful.
In the last year, the country has experienced the highs of watching the Lionesses make English football history after winning back-to-back European championships.
But the last 12 months has also seen lows, with Labour presiding over the biggest job slump since Covid as the economic outlook continued to appear grim.
Meanwhile, the Government's bombshell Budget in November has painted a dismal picture for growth as figures showed Brits are getting poorer.
Reeves previously suggested working people would avoid punishment, but then announced a plan which will see another significant tax rise of £26 billion.
Elsewhere in the world of celebrity, the Beckham's are in the midst of a family feud as the relationship between Brooklyn and the rest of the clan continued to unravel.
Now, as 2025 draws to a close, our inimitable cartoonist has captured the drama and laughter over the last year...
Left: The New Year is welcomed with a seasonal giggle... Right: Donald Trump is back in office and hits the ground running
Left: Labour is presiding over the biggest job slump since Covid. Right: Workers aged over 50 tend to be overlooked, says a survey
Left: Millions of homes face longer gaps between bin collections. Right: Employers battle to get staff back in work five days a week
Left: The threat of Trump's tariffs on UK goods looms large. Right: Economic outlook is as grim as controversial TV drama
Left: Record numbers of patients are unhappy with the NHS. Right: 75 per cent of parents allow phones at the dinner table
Left: Brooklyn Beckham visits UK but snubs his mother and father. Right: French police stand and watch migrants cross the Channel
Left: Driverless taxis get green light for use on Britain's roads. Right: England's Football Lionesses celebrate their Euros victory
Left: Water bosses are in trouble (yet again) over pollution. Right: Speed limits of 30mph are cut to 20mph all over Wales
Left: The Housing Secretary is dubbed 'Three Pads' Rayner. Right: Concerns are growing over our lawless town centres