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Hot on the heels of Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Toby Jones now stars as former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger in ITV’s new drama, The Hack, which details the phone-hacking scandal. Want to know who Toby Jones will be playing next? Read the Eye. New edition in shops and with subscribers from Weds
🎧 New PAGE 94 Podcast OUT NOW This week: The Definitive Guide to Private Eye After 10 years and 150 episodes, Adam, Helen and Andy have finally got around to recording an actual introductory episode for Page 94, including a guide to the podcast and Private Eye magazine. pod.fo/e/31fa6d
“I still yearn for the good old days…” From the latest Private Eye, out now.
North American Animals: How They Have Changed… From the latest Private Eye, out now.
Subscribe to Private Eye today and get the next issue delivered straight to your door. ➡️ Get 26 issues for just £45. Subscribe: checkout.private-eye.co.uk/SingleItem?I...
We will not tolerate aggressive, abusive or threatening behaviour… From the new Private Eye, out now.
“Was it a mistake, killing five journalists?” From the new Private Eye, out now.
PLUS news from the Rotten Boroughs of Leicester, Lambeth, Enfield, Tunbridge Wells, Somerset, and Durham in the new Eye. AND a Reform round-up.
More families took the Tory-led Surrey county council to tribunal for failing to meet SEND duties than any other local authority in England – 2,295 between 2021 and 2024, according to figures revealed by ITV News (the next worst was Hampshire, with 1,329 cases).
Full story by ‘Slicker’ in the latest magazine, out now. 🧵3/3
Figures last week from the Office for National Statistics show seasonally unadjusted imports fell in the April-June quarter to £283m, compared with £343m in January-March, and were down almost 15 percent on the first six months of 2024, when imports totalled £735m on a similar basis. 🧵2/3
Public opinion may already be reflected in the decline in Israeli goods imported by the UK. 🧵1/3
Estate agent: Gen X / Gen Z From the new Private Eye, out now.
A small number of ChatGPT employees jumped delightedly in the air as all their hard work was rewarded with top grades all over the country. From the new Private Eye, out now.
Daylight robbery ‘out of control in London’ From the new Private Eye, out now.
The Arse of the Deal The new Private Eye is out now.
It reduces emergency admissions, unnecessary investigations and mortality rates, and raises patient satisfaction. Maybe that’s where the government should be putting its money. ‘MD’ on the NHS summer of discontent, only in the new Private Eye, out now. 🧵2/2
Patient satisfaction with the NHS is at an all-time low, often because people struggle to see any doctor, never mind the same one. But continuity of care in general practice is more powerful and better value for money than many drugs. 🧵1/2
Lucy Letby’s trial by television: Every terrestrial channel is offering a take on case, so which can you believe? MD's latest on the Lucy Letby case, only in the new Private Eye, out now. ➡️ Read all previous parts of our special report online: www.private-eye.co.uk/special-repo...
“If I said I was wearing a Palestine Action T-shirt would you get here quicker?” From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
The Arse of the Deal The new Private Eye is out now.
A retired headteacher was arrested for carrying an Eye joke at a march in July. To hear more about Mr Farley’s arrest and release, tune in to the Summer Free Speech Special episode of Page 94, the Private Eye magazine podcast.
Another bombshell announcement from Taylor Swift… IT’S PRIVATE EYE WEEK! New edition in shops and with subscribers from Wednesday.
Private Eye is going to Cheltenham Literature Festival! Join Ian Hislop, Andrew Hunter Murray, Adam Macqueen and Helen Lewis for a live recording of our podcast Page 94. www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/priva...
Not making a dog’s dinner of things… This week's Eye workies, Callum and Ella, with the front covers from the fortnight they were born 👀
🎧 New PAGE 94 Podcast OUT NOW This week: Scot Free Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the new memoir by Nicola Sturgeon and its effect on Scottish politics, the risks of falling in love with ChatGPT, and the rise in British columnists phoning it in from abroad. pod.fo/e/310fc6
“Thanks for your concern, but I’m actually queueing for an ice cream” From the latest Private Eye, out now.
Full story online and in the latest issue: www.private-eye.co.uk/street-of-sh... For the rest, including cartoons, Pseuds, Dumb Britain and all the other regulars, you’ll have to buy the magazine.
David Dinsmore, the Murdoch exec who ran an aggressively hostile campaign against "Red Ed" Miliband's Labour party and denigrated Keir Starmer following the phone-hacking scandal, is now in charge of the Labour government’s comms, leaving both No. 10 and News UK baffled.
Number crunching: Monthly cut to universal credit for newly sick and disabled claimants from 2026 From the latest Private Eye, out now.
“No one will recognise Palestine after I've finished with it” Subscribe to Private Eye: checkout.private-eye.co.uk/SingleItem?I...
Why Dubai is finished by Our London Correspondent Isabel Cheapshott From the new Private Eye, out now.
“Not effin’ football again!” From the new Private Eye, out now.
As the Gaza famine death toll rises, UK imports of Israeli fruit and veg have soared - £51.3m in just three months, up from £29.1m. While Palestinians starve, Israel’s agricultural exports to Britain are booming. Full story by ‘Slicker’ in the latest issue.
Students studying abroad. Pure indoctrination! From the new Private Eye, out now.
Poetry Corner: In Memoriam The Late Show From the new Private Eye, out now.
“We’ll share out the booty after we’ve allocated a percentage to our CSR schemes” From the new Private Eye, out now
The Eye asked the Centre for Migration Control for more information regarding its employees, funding, research methodology and third-party validation, but received no response. Full story in the new Private Eye, out now. 🧵 2/2
Who’s behind the Centre for Migration Control? This so-called “research organisation” has been cited in The Sun, The Telegraph, The Times and Express - but it appears to be run by one man with a Brexit campaign past, publishing opaque and selective data and wild claims about migrants. 🧵 1/2
Starmer: UK will recognise Palestine The new Private Eye is out now.
➡️ Read all previous parts of our special report into the Lucy Letby case online: www.private-eye.co.uk/special-repo...
On the Lucy Letby case, MD writes: the conclusion of the UK’s most senior neonatologist on last weekend’s ITV documentary was clear. You don’t need to invent a murderer, or methods of murder, to explain how these babies died. MD's latest on the Lucy Letby case, only in the new Private Eye, out now.
Number crunching: Brits who think new online age verification laws won’t work v rise in demand for VPN services. From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
Starmer: UK will recognise Palestine The new Private Eye is out now.
With The Naked Gun back in cinemas this week, it’s a timely reminder of the importance of supporting decades-old satirical institutions full of in-jokes. In completely unrelated news… IT’S PRIVATE EYE WEEK! New issue in shops and with subscribers from Wednesday.
And now, an important message... ➡️ Subscriptions and gifts: private-eye.co.uk
Lucy and Anuk, this week’s Eye workies, with the front covers from the fortnight they were born 👀 (Also featuring our occasional office hound, Luna)
“We will set up offshore migrant hubs in a safe country” From the latest Private Eye, out now.
🎧 New PAGE 94 Podcast OUT NOW This week: Protests, Placards, Palestine and Private Eye. The story of the Eye reader who printed out a joke from the Eye, took it to a march… and got arrested. Page 94 interviews the man at the centre of the story. pod.fo/e/305323
Flexible working From the latest Private Eye, out now.
The Yorkshire (lack of) water region: some affected places From the latest Private Eye, out now.
Summer quiz: Why are migrant hotel locations kept secret? From the latest Private Eye, out now.
From the latest Private Eye, out now. Subscribe today to get the next issue delivered direct to your door. ⤵️ 🌐 checkout.private-eye.co.uk/SingleItem?I... 📞 01858 438850
Prince Harry follows in mother's footsteps Subscribe to Private Eye: checkout.private-eye.co.uk/SingleItem?I...
Something for the weekend.... Gregg Wallace diagnosed with "awfulism" From our cooking correspondent AR Fryer in the latest Eye, in shops now! Or subscribe here: www.subsonline.co.uk
In the latest Private Eye: Elon Musk fails to control his AI chatbot Grok after it self identifies as Hitler and has an antisemitic meltdown 🤖 Read more online here: private-eye.co.uk/media-news Or subscribe here: subsonline.co.uk
No #PMQs today as the entirety of Westminster has disappeared off on holiday 🏖️ But you can still get your political fix of news, jokes and investigative journalism with our brand new issue out today and throughout the rest of the summer! Or subscribe here: www.subsonline.co.uk
Part 24 of our Special Report into the Lucy Letby case is now available to download from the Eye website here: private-eye.co.uk/special-repo... Part 25 by Dr Phil Hammond is also available to read in the brand new issue of Private Eye which is out now.
The police have confirmed there will be no further action: however, even when no charges are brought, being arrested under the Terrorism Act leaves a record potentially affecting travel and employment. Read the full story in the latest Private Eye. Or subscribe here: subsonline.co.uk 2/2
Are Private Eye jokes now... criminal? PALESTINE Solidarity campaigner Jon Farley was arrested during a silent march in Leeds last weekend. What egregious act had prompted the police to act? He was, er, carrying a Private Eye joke piece as a placard! (1/2)
Government tackles water crisis - time for a U-turd? Brand new Private Eye is out now, featuring your favourite emoji 💩 (...and yes you can do all the poo jokes you need to do) Available from all good newsagents Or subscribe here: www.subsonline.co.uk
Hooray, it's Private Eye week 🎉 Will John Torode and Gregg Wallace be featuring in a follow up #Masterchef cover to issue 1638 from December? You can find out this Wednesday, available from all good newsagents Or subscribe here: www.subsonline.co.uk
London heatwave. Those underground stations in full: From the latest Private Eye, out now.
🎧 New PAGE 94 Podcast OUT NOW This week: The Epstein Fails Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the schism tearing apart the MAGA movement, ask Jane Mackenzie about the goings-on at Bangor Cathedral, and enjoy a special Fictional Memoir quiz about the biggest story in the book world. pod.fo/e/2fc712
Abbatoir From the latest Private Eye, out now.
The children’s publishing world was rocked this week as a book was released by a new author who wasn’t a celebrity. From the latest Private Eye, out now.
Full story online and in the latest issue: www.private-eye.co.uk/in-the-back For the rest, including cartoons, Pseuds, Dumb Britain and all the other regulars, you’ll have to buy the magazine. 🧵 2/2
It is now 18 months since the European boss of Fujitsu, which supplied the crap Horizon system and whose officials lied to sub-postmasters and to courts about it, accepted moral responsibility and said the company would cough up. Yet it still hasn’t handed over a bean. 🧵 1/2
Subscribe to Private Eye today and have the next issue delivered straight to your door. ➡️ Get 26 issues for just £45. Subscribe: subsonline.co.uk
A weep in politics Subscribe to Private Eye: subsonline.co.uk
Trump: the comprehensive Mexican food acronyms From the new Private Eye, out now.
“I’m just saying we’d collect more nectar if we weren’t in meetings all day” From the new Private Eye, out now.
PLUS news from the Rotten Boroughs of Redbridge, Ashfield, Lincolnshire, Devon, Northumberland, and Warwickshire in the new Eye. Plus a Reform round-up.
South Ayrshire council’s leader and its chief executive have both stepped back from their roles after secret recordings showed them favouring firms with lucrative building and demolition contracts in Ayr town centre.
London is Over, Finished, and Washed Up By Professor Matt Goodwhinge From the new Private Eye, out now.
Bucket hat sales soar as Oasis tour. From the new Private Eye, out now.
“I’m confiscating your phone...” From the new Private Eye, out now.
The Telegraph slammed the BBC for “championing” Bob Vylan…. But the Telegraph forgot to mention it gave Bob Vylan a glowing four-star review last year and trumpeted that they “had somehow established a mood of feel-good catharsis." Full story in the new Private Eye, out now.
TWO-TEAR KEIR! The new Private Eye is out now.
MD's latest on the Lucy Letby case, only in the new Private Eye, out now. ➡️ Read part 23 of our special report into the Lucy Letby case online now: www.private-eye.co.uk/special-repo...
On the Lucy Letby case, MD asks: What in baby O’s medical records led defence experts to conclude this was a case of gross negligence manslaughter, not murder? How did prosecution experts miss a series of glaring medical errors so clearly documented? Will Police now investigate?
How charity works, 1985 vs 2025 From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
TWO-TEAR KEIR! The new Private Eye is out now.
Some Might Say IT'S PRIVATE EYE WEEK! New issue in shops and with subscribers from Wednesday. Here’s some of Liam Gallagher’s Diary from issue 1575 (June 2022), as tweeted to Craig Brown…
“Keep your voice down…”
Just weeks after the Eye questioned Scotland Yard's reluctance to consider compelling new evidence around the death of Mark Blanco at a 2006 gathering attended by singer Pete Doherty, detectives closed the case. Full story online and in the latest issue: www.private-eye.co.uk/in-the-back
🎧 New PAGE 94 Podcast OUT NOW This week: Labour, Heatwaves and Glasto Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss Labour’s first year in almost-power, Britain’s recent unseasonal warmth and what might possibly be causing it, and what you can and can’t shout at Glasto. pod.fo/e/2f356d
🎧 New PAGE 94 Podcast OUT NOW This week: Labour, Heatwaves and Glasto Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss Labour’s first year in almost-power, Britain’s recent unseasonal warmth and what might possibly be causing it, and what you can and can’t shout at Glasto. pod.fo/e/2f356d
Research finds using AI makes you stupid From the latest Private Eye, out now.
…or asking for a royal commendation of Ed Miliband’s green agenda (read aloud at an energy summit last month), Brian has been eager to help Starmer out. Full story online and in the latest issue: www.private-eye.co.uk/news 🧵3/3
Prime minister Keir Starmer can’t believe his luck. Whether it’s getting permission to brandish a “confidential” letter to Donald Trump for the cameras, using Brian’s support as a cover to push through potentially risky changes to the Crown Estate (to help fund Great British Energy)… 🧵2/3
King Brian’s willingness to engage in politics has set alarm bells ringing at the palace. 🧵1/3
Media commentators across Britain have reacted with outrage to something said by an Irish rap group named after the practice of shooting people in the knees. [From issue 1649, May 2025]
America at war Subscribe to Private Eye: subsonline.co.uk
Lookalike: Spinal Tap and Sabrina Carpenter From the new Private Eye, out now.
Bezos wedding. Dump gifts here. From the new Private Eye, out now.
Real photo of the week From the new Private Eye, out now.
PLUS news from the Rotten Boroughs of Surrey, Horsham, West Berkshire, North Northants, Warwickshire, and North Tyneside in the new Eye. Plus a Reform round-up.
Croydon’s crisis-torn council hired Adam Wilkinson as interim head of planning, only for him to leave within weeks after it emerged his consultancy had been dissolved following a winding-up order by HM Revenue and Customs for unpaid tax.
Victims of the child grooming gang scandal say they’re looking forward to seeing the damning report from the national inquiry announced this week by Keir Starmer, and then nothing happening as a result of it. From the new Private Eye, out now.
