Ann Treneman is a Parliamentary sketchwriter for The Times newspaper in the United Kingdom. She is a noted opponent of the Iraq War. The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom since 1785, and under its current name since 1788. ...

Her tone is pawky, frequently reducing the serious business of politics to playground spats between bickering children. Another Leitmotif is the humorous written portrayal of politicians as ridiculous caricatures, in the style of a modern-day William Hogarth cartoon. A further ploy is the use of anthromorphism to further heighten the surreal atmosphere of the House of Commons. William Hogarth, self-portrait, 1745 William Hogarth (November 10, 1697 – October 26, 1764) was a major English painter, engraver, pictorial satirist, and editorial cartoonist who has been credited as a pioneer in western sequential art. ... A cartoon is any of several forms of art, with varied meanings that evolved from one to another. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• Times Politics page, featuring her latest articles
• Treneman's article on the Iraq War protests