PRIVATE EYE NAMED IN EPSTEIN FILES
In the latest files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Justice Department, the Eye is denounced as “an absolute rag of a publication” by Epstein’s then lawyer, Paul Tweed…
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"Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize… I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace," Trump wrote in a message to the Norwegian Prime Minister. n.pr/3Zlfzq4
On Saturday, the UNGA celebrated its 80th birthday in London. Speakers including U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres addressed global uncertainty during the second term of President Trump. n.pr/4qXYwWK
Thanks, boss! Was nothing compared to Fiona vs Rachel..
President Trump said the United States would "run" Venezuela. But interim President Delcy Rodríguez denounced the U.S. operation and rejected the idea of U.S. control.
In which I try to describe the concept of British pantomimes to a US audience, with help from Sir Ian McKellen, Jeremy Corbyn, and a rowdy audience.
The UN's top humanitarian and emergency relief official has told NPR that the lack of attention from world leaders to the war in Sudan is the "billion dollar question". n.pr/44cy5nv
Two years ago, I did one of his last ever interviews, for the revival of his play, Rock n Roll.
We shared his cigarettes and fruit pastilles and I got to apologise for my gaffe.
A real English gentleman, born in Czechoslovakia.
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Unbothered by my idiocy, he told me about when he'd applied for a job at the Standard.
He said he was interested in politics, so got an interview to be a political reporter.
The editor's first question was: who is the Home Secretary?
He replied: 'I said I was interested, not obsessed...'
RIP Tom Stoppard.
Very early in my career, I covered the West End revival of his play Travesties for the Evening Standard diary.
Star struck to see him in the bar pre-show, I said the first stupid thing that came to mind: 'was it about Brexit?'
No, he replied with a grin, he wrote it in 1974.
A photo of the front cover of issue 1662 of Private Eye magazine with the caption "on shelves now." The front cover reads “BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special” and shows Broadcasting House with speech bubbles coming from the building. The quotes include “Donald Trump says we broadcast fake news!”, “Nigel Farage says we’re totally biased!”, “Boris Johnson says we’re liars!”, “The Daily Mail says we’re peddling conspiracy theories!”, “Kemi Badenoch highlights poor leadership!”, “The Daily Telegraph says we’re editing for political purposes!”, and “Liz Truss says we’ve done huge damage to the country!”
BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special
The new Private Eye is out now.
My piece for NPR on why so many British football teams are owned by rich Americans. Now just need to retrain myself to stop saying soccer...
I explored Ziggy Stardust‘s pants at the new V&A David Bowie Centre for NPR - click to listen
Mariam Abu Dagga: Gaza journalist killed in Israeli strike ‘carried her camera into the heart of the field’
Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19
My piece on Oasis at Wembley for NPR - click n listen
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That's one way of putting it, Daily Telegraph...
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Hidaya Al-Motawaq's son is a year and a half old and weighs less than 10 pounds. Doctors warn of permanent damage to children's health due to chronic malnutrition from Israel's earlier blockade.
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!
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Hear my trip to a Georgian ball celebrating 250 years of Jane Austen.
Click the blue media player to listen to me doing my bit to give Americans the sense the UK is a twee and gentle place.
Very powerful story by NPR's Gaza producer Anas Baba, going to a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid site
One of my favourite bits of the year is here: getting to interview the shortlistees for the Paul Foot Awards. Amazing journalists with amazing stories. Will be re-posting these over the next week and the full, remarkable mini-episodes of Page 94 can be found here: www.private-eye.co.uk/podcast
Wonderful profile of NPR's wonderful Gaza producer
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Boris Johnson’s million-pound Daily Mail gig continues to be farcical. A recent column, confidently praising Trump’s Ukraine stance, was swiftly pulled after Trump and JD Vance launched a scathing attack on Zelensky.
Full story online and in the latest issue: www.private-eye.co.uk/news
As alcohol-related deaths in the UK hit a record high, Private Eye can reveal the industry's biggest firms have been pressuring the charity they fund, Drinkaware, to water down its work. Read more in the latest @privateeyenews.bsky.social
📍Dispatch from Sudan: The first of a three-part series shines a light on a conflict that has had a devastating impact, yet remains at the periphery of international attention
Proud to start 2025 working at my favourite magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social alongside many excellent colleagues. If you have any stories about media, politics or anything else please do let us know.. and you too could be played by Toby Jones in an ITV drama
