Illustration: Pocket Politics

A single mother earning minimum wage can have a side hustle. Our MPs should not. TOMES Culture Editor, Ayan explains for the first edition of Pocket Politics, a new series on TOMES. For this cover, lead illustrator Sâde looked to Tom Whalen's enamoring poster work and Sebastien Thibault's artistic political commentary for inspiration, pulling in elements of VAGUE's artistic direction rooted in lo-fi nostalgia and digital remediation. Read more: https://tomes.vague.digital/presents/government-salaries