Is laughter the best weapon? A Wiltshire builder has used it to get his own back on a local politician. He is far from the first to make fun of an important person.
Meet the gargoyle who runs a town council
Old joke: Gargoyles based on real people are a feature of many medieval buildings. Glossary
Council - A group of people who meet regularly to help run a city, town or other area.
Grotesque - Something that is comically or repulsively distorted, unnatural, or exaggerated in appearance or style; often strange in a way that evokes both fascination and discomfort.
Juvenal - Decimus Junius Juvenalis was a Roman satirical poet.
Insulting - Say something that hurts someone's feelings.
Egypt - A country linking northeast Africa with the Middle East.