The Politics Actuary #13 — from the professional-body satire strand. Four weary volunteers sit through Meeting #14 of the Working Party on the Governance of Working Parties. Their first recommendation is to form a sub-committee.

The Politics Actuary #12 — from the Actuaries in the Wild theme. The washing machine is leaking. Beth wants to call a repair person. Patrick wants to observe the claim for a while longer before making any rash decisions.

The Politics Actuary #11 — from the Assumption Theatre theme. Patrick has budgeted £200 for annual household maintenance. The plumber behind him and the crack in the wall suggest the methodology may have some limitations.

The Politics Actuary #10 — from the Actuarial Pedantry theme. Beth says "nearly there." The sat nav says 14 minutes. Patrick needs to know which definition of "nearly" she's using.

The Politics Actuary #9 — from the AI & the Actuary theme. Introducing Preston, the non-actuary chairman who has never met a black box he didn't like.

The Politics Actuary #8 — from the Actuaries in the Wild theme. Some people browse TripAdvisor. Patrick builds a risk matrix.

The Politics Actuary #7 — from the AI & the Actuary theme. Management wanted AI-first. Not everyone got the memo.

The Politics Actuary #6 — the first from the Assumption Theatre theme. The gap between the whiteboard and the world outside the window.

Cartoon #5 in the series. When an eleven-year-old deploys the "everyone has one" argument at the dinner table, most parents cave. An actuarial parent reaches for the notepad.

The Politics Actuary is a weekly cartoon about what happens when an actuary watches the news, reads the small print, and can't keep quiet about it. Set in a fictional household — a dad who can't switch off his professional brain, a family who've learned to live with it, and ...