John Holcroft is a well-known British illustrator who has worked for BBC, Reader’s Digest, The Guardian and the Financial Times, among others. However, what makes him famous are not his employers, but the brilliant satire reflected in his illustrations and the retro style he uses to create them.
Everytime Holcroft publishes a new drawing, they inevitably go viral and spread all over the Internet. His style is based on advertisements from the 50’s, and he reproduces everything from their visual design style down to their aged vintage feel.
The content of these illustrations, however, is anything but old-fashioned – social issues and modern behavior drawn in a satirical way. The issues he focuses on include our dependence on technology, society’s greed and the devaluation of workers, just to name a few.
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Excellent.
i loved the one with the doctor and the coin.REALLY accurate.
At all of you so quick to judge - tell me how many of you work for free??
You mean we are quick to judge because us slaves refuse to work for free?!
LOL ! Nothing to do with doctor's remuneration....it's about the access to the health care system & its increasing commoditisation... DUH!
its not about wages for work. its about the fact that the SALARY IS THE MAIN CONCERN
Hey Kyle why so quick to use names? Insecure of your own intelligence much? It seems people are upset doctors are taking money for work.
Good job on not getting what people are actually saying, moron.
This is a satirical piece that reflects what the U.K may become if the NHS was privatized. www.johnholcroft.com - He'll know more.
well we don't HAVE your kind of health system in Bulgaria, have you considered that! and yet we still save people's lives for a minimal wage
it is probably not about the states either, the money is british. Stop thinking the world only turns around the states.
Yes, i know, my dad is a Bulgarian doctor.
Stop deluding yourself, health care here in Bulgaria IS extremely corrupted but I only see a British coin in the picture...
Ehh... it says POUND on the coin... I don't think that is the currency in the USA... ;)
its not aimed at doctors in bulgaria hth, why do we have to consider bulgaria?
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a fucking lie u are just like the rest ...
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Umm.. they were talking about how Doctors only save lives for money in the states.. nothing about Bulgaria
Well it's accurate overall. How the fuck are docs supposed to live without money, but some systems are worse than others. :/
why blame a doctor, he too lives and has to survive in this materialistic world, no one asks why Levi's charges so much for a pair of jeans?
Nobody needs jeans Subhendu, everybody needs health care. It's a human right, not a consumer good.
They would if Levi's marked their product up 1,000%. The US healthcare system does that to consumers with no insurance. Absolutely insane.
well, because 9% of my salary goes to hospitals and doctors every single month. That's why. We pay taxes for a healthy life...
That image isn't about blaming doctors. It's about the sad fact that in the US health care is for the financially privileged only.
I don't blame them, I blame the system. Look at Cuba and you'll see doctors willing to risk their lives in Africa to cure people from Ebola.
The doctor is only a symbol...
Those with money pay for their own insurance, and pay taxes for the poor. The ones in the middle just don't pay their bill, and charity pays
It actually costs more to see a doctor in the US if you have money and insurance. If you don't have money, you can go for free.
US doctors request large payments to compensate for those who fail to pay and unjust law suits from those wishing to extort them.
EdwardTang, actually that image is not about US healthcare, it's about British NHS. You know, not everything on the internet is about US...
tell us why levis charges so much
Because they undeservingly consume the bulk of expenditure(particularly in India). Here in India, if you have money you can become a doctor.
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I am a doctor and I really find this offensive
Your a doctor, and didn't understand the meaning of the satire?!? That's sad. Doctor=Health System
This image shows that doctors are victims of the system too, and are used by it.
The NHS have dragged out my partners chronic back pain for so long her vertebrae are crumbling. So I don't care how offensive you find it.
The health provider and insurance system could use improvements. Clinicians take the abuse and bear the risk of angry people. :(
I am a patient and I find you offensive.
Average salary of doctors in Serbia is400-500€,and we still save many lives!So,don't mind about US doctors who think that10.000€ isn't enouh
Always what is true annoys us So i find your offensiveness enlighting
It's about the system, not the figure of the doctor. Come on.
I would too. Sadly people, the doctors get the blame. The real enemy here are the pharmaceutical corporations who make money off of disease.
The vending machine is only an instrument to earn money. The coin slots were placed by the MBAs.
Average salary of doctors in Serbia is400-500€,and we still save many lives!So,don't mind about US doctors who think that10000€ isn't enough
The truth will set your free, but first it has to hurt.
My doctor asked me to "give a gift" for cancer research when I was 14 years old. I don't find that offensive at all.
truth in art makes incredible art
Excellent.
i loved the one with the doctor and the coin.REALLY accurate.
At all of you so quick to judge - tell me how many of you work for free??
You mean we are quick to judge because us slaves refuse to work for free?!
LOL ! Nothing to do with doctor's remuneration....it's about the access to the health care system & its increasing commoditisation... DUH!
its not about wages for work. its about the fact that the SALARY IS THE MAIN CONCERN
Hey Kyle why so quick to use names? Insecure of your own intelligence much? It seems people are upset doctors are taking money for work.
Good job on not getting what people are actually saying, moron.
This is a satirical piece that reflects what the U.K may become if the NHS was privatized. www.johnholcroft.com - He'll know more.
well we don't HAVE your kind of health system in Bulgaria, have you considered that! and yet we still save people's lives for a minimal wage
it is probably not about the states either, the money is british. Stop thinking the world only turns around the states.
Yes, i know, my dad is a Bulgarian doctor.
Stop deluding yourself, health care here in Bulgaria IS extremely corrupted but I only see a British coin in the picture...
Ehh... it says POUND on the coin... I don't think that is the currency in the USA... ;)
its not aimed at doctors in bulgaria hth, why do we have to consider bulgaria?
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
a fucking lie u are just like the rest ...
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Umm.. they were talking about how Doctors only save lives for money in the states.. nothing about Bulgaria
Well it's accurate overall. How the fuck are docs supposed to live without money, but some systems are worse than others. :/
why blame a doctor, he too lives and has to survive in this materialistic world, no one asks why Levi's charges so much for a pair of jeans?
Nobody needs jeans Subhendu, everybody needs health care. It's a human right, not a consumer good.
They would if Levi's marked their product up 1,000%. The US healthcare system does that to consumers with no insurance. Absolutely insane.
well, because 9% of my salary goes to hospitals and doctors every single month. That's why. We pay taxes for a healthy life...
That image isn't about blaming doctors. It's about the sad fact that in the US health care is for the financially privileged only.
I don't blame them, I blame the system. Look at Cuba and you'll see doctors willing to risk their lives in Africa to cure people from Ebola.
The doctor is only a symbol...
Those with money pay for their own insurance, and pay taxes for the poor. The ones in the middle just don't pay their bill, and charity pays
It actually costs more to see a doctor in the US if you have money and insurance. If you don't have money, you can go for free.
US doctors request large payments to compensate for those who fail to pay and unjust law suits from those wishing to extort them.
EdwardTang, actually that image is not about US healthcare, it's about British NHS. You know, not everything on the internet is about US...
tell us why levis charges so much
Because they undeservingly consume the bulk of expenditure(particularly in India). Here in India, if you have money you can become a doctor.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
I am a doctor and I really find this offensive
Your a doctor, and didn't understand the meaning of the satire?!? That's sad. Doctor=Health System
This image shows that doctors are victims of the system too, and are used by it.
The NHS have dragged out my partners chronic back pain for so long her vertebrae are crumbling. So I don't care how offensive you find it.
The health provider and insurance system could use improvements. Clinicians take the abuse and bear the risk of angry people. :(
I am a patient and I find you offensive.
Average salary of doctors in Serbia is400-500€,and we still save many lives!So,don't mind about US doctors who think that10.000€ isn't enouh
Always what is true annoys us So i find your offensiveness enlighting
It's about the system, not the figure of the doctor. Come on.
I would too. Sadly people, the doctors get the blame. The real enemy here are the pharmaceutical corporations who make money off of disease.
The vending machine is only an instrument to earn money. The coin slots were placed by the MBAs.
Average salary of doctors in Serbia is400-500€,and we still save many lives!So,don't mind about US doctors who think that10000€ isn't enough
The truth will set your free, but first it has to hurt.
My doctor asked me to "give a gift" for cancer research when I was 14 years old. I don't find that offensive at all.
truth in art makes incredible art