Simon Hill

International Politics & Public Money

Simon Hill follows international politics, budgets, and the public money underneath diplomatic smiles. He asks who benefits, who pays, and which cost vanished from the communique. He brings a calculator to a geopolitical knife fight.

Articles By Simon Hill

86 published articles

Democrawonk — Editorial cartoon of Democratic strategists arguing over a giant Texas-shaped donation box while a laptop meeting goes unattended.

Democrats Have Found The Money. It’s Running For President.

PoliticsOctober 18, 2026 at 7:29 PM EDTBy Simon Hill

Texas needs campaign help. The 2028 hopefuls have arrived with checks, calculators and extremely visible generosity.

Democrawonk — Imagined finance conference: two delegates carry briefcases toward EXIT while a Russian speaker addresses a room with one delegate still seated.

Russia’s IMF Speech Produces Immediate Capital Flight

Around The WorldOctober 17, 2026 at 10:34 AM EDTBy Simon Hill

A conference address meets a surprisingly mobile audience.

Democrawonk — An imaginary salesman grandly presents an ordinary old desktop computer inside an ornate frame with a pink bow.

Palantir’s Upgrade Would Like Credit For Your Existing Software

Around The WorldOctober 17, 2026 at 12:41 PM EDTBy Simon Hill

An imaginary vendor demonstration encounters an awkward legacy problem: the customer can already do things.

Democrawonk — At an imaginary lifelong-learning venue, a bouncer checks blank cards beside a wide-open classroom doorway and a Proposed Terms sign.

England’s Lifelong Learning Offer Would Like To See Some ID

Around The WorldOctober 17, 2026 at 12:43 PM EDTBy Simon Hill

Our imaginary training venue believes everyone has potential. Some potential attracts a different cover charge.

Democrawonk — A parked cartoon 4x4 has an impossible satnav routing BORDER CONTROL to SCHOOL PROTEST, a metaphor for the use of a border-funded vehicle at a student protest.

The Border-Control Budget Has Taken The School-Protest Exit

Around The WorldOctober 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM EDTBy Simon Hill

The imaginary satnav has found every destination except the purpose of the funding.