Let's make this birthday one to remember.

74 years old (Born on February 26, 1951)

Happy Birthday, Steve Bell! You've spent decades skewering politicians and delighting readers with your sharp wit in "If...". From Thatcher to Blair and beyond, you’ve captured politics' chaotic absurdity brilliantly—and even snagged Cartoon of the Year back in 2008. Clearly excellence ages as well as good satire.

Your pen has navigated turbulent waters deftly—always hilarious yet poignant enough to make parliamentarians squirm. Each cartoon a masterpiece; each laugh timeless proof that humor's mightier than political rhetoric. On this birthday, may your ink never dry out, your targets remain aplenty, and applause echo louder than ever before!