Ian Hislop looks ahead to an insane year of British politics in 2024 

Completely agree. Private eye and Hislop are essential to scythe through ridiculousness, buffoonery and ineptness of the elected eton set.

I agree. but they expose bufoonery and corruption at all political levels and political leanings not just etonians, lest we forget of course ian hislop is himself an old etonian@@zaphodbeeblebrox9109

Well said. The fact that it survives in such a radically altered media world shows that it is doing something most other outlets are not, i.e. telling the truth.

My fortnightly delivery of Private Eye is still a highlight for me. May they never change. It helps to identify the failings of the rest of the media in holding the government (and, indeed the media) to account

The man is a nation of the establishment in wolf's clothing. The hasn't investigated a true scandal in over a decade. It panders to the MSM narrative. This is from a decades long reader. No more, my eyes are wide open now

Easy peasy.

Perhaps the point is that he indeed doing that, instead of saying they are not mistake but 'amazing success', 'intended outcomes' 'what the nation wants' etc etc etc @@gpw203

Establishment fake opposition

Hislop destroyed himself over Brexit and Trump, totally out of touch

Sane person wouldnt be as russophobic as he is.

And who could possibly replace him?! 😮

Pride comes before a fall ❤

@@ANonymous-p5x5nI'd hope there is someone hidden inside the Private Eye offices who could step up

@@ANonymous-p5x5n Borris Johnson ??? 🤪🤪🤪🤪

As I lived most of my life without a TV, the superb, exposé of all things ridiculous Private Eye is my benchmark of brilliance.

Private Eye is a centre left mouthpiece. Not satire.

@@hjyigo4759 I remember him ridiculing Prescott on HIGNFY - he must have been in centre right mouthpiece mode that day

@@hjyigo4759Well, good. We need one. Guardian, New Statesman etc lost it long ago. Plus PE is funny and Christ knows we need that too.

@@hjyigo4759 And?

yeah it popped up on my recommended feed, wasnt going to watch it all but he kept my attention throughout. great interview

Who is the guy interviewing him?.

@@liamhickey359 Matt Chorley

@@Miwna thanks.

@@Miwnainteresting ! He looks familiar but I didn’t know his name. He’s sharp and witty too - They make a good double bill !

The back pages relating to financial corruption / tax evasion and HMRC impotence are light years ahead of any other outlet. Worked for HMRC fraud for 10 years and still got more information from Private Eye than the senior figures in HMRC ever divulged to us.

@hockeyfanice7371: Agreed. Love all the funny stuff in the first half, but the back pages are where you find the real gritty investigative journalism. Paul Foot’s legacy of course.

yes very true ,such is the standard of both the serious journalisim and the satire i find myself when each issue comes out in a pickle ,should i read it from front to back or back to front ?, depends on my mood i suppose, Either way its a joy. @@nickwyatt9498

Errr, ... "compulsory read"? What dhat? I just look at the pictures.

Private Eye has lost its edge. Hislop needs to move on.

Yes, he's out of touch with Conservative voters who think he's a centrist globalist. Real Tories think he's useless.

Sunak will be PM for as long as possible, after all he needs to make his family and his wife's family much richer.

Apparently, he needs the India trade deal so that his father in law has unhindered access to the UK economy. Then he can call the election, wait for a period of grace, then resign the Tory whip and skidaddle off to California, where he really wanted to be seven years ago before this boring interlude of having to be UK prime minister intervened. @@ptonpc

I preferred Mr Sunak when, as an Investment Banker he earned millions helping to sink RBS which taxpayers had to bail out....

It's probably because he was being looked at in comparison to Liz Truss... a comparison which still actually makes Sunak look the better, but at the time it looked like we'd be a getting a, as they say, boring PM.

May be worth a try again then

That explains the King's tie.

Why not just give the bloody things back. I've seen pictures of them, and most of them are broken anyway, like this country.

Yes give all the country's back their religious and historical treasures back that was stolen from them.

I think too much anger is a bad thing. Anger blinds a lot of people to nuanced situations and results in wild division. Just look at how bad it is in the US right now...

@bleysmcnutt5500 I don't disagree with your point, I think.

A national treasure? Good luck with your chronic infantilism.

Slight modification of a pug would do it

😂😂😂😂😂

WHO would ? Have we a mould ?

This how politics should be, we don't agree but we have respect for one another but these lot are so disgusting I can't even listen to most.

I feel the same. Even if we disagreed on a political subject, he's a guy I would love to hear his take on things.

We don't need Ian Hislop to point out the government's inadequacies, the average person on the street with an ounce of common sense can see the glaringly obvious .

@@sggibson62 He reflects the British temperament, which tends to be negative. All our most admired humour is based on satire and disapproval. We mistrust enthusiasm. It’s our strength and our weakness. Our people hate “politics” in general. Yet we fought hard for democracy - and defend it even now. I can’t work it out. But Hislop is a joy.

It's the only paper publication I bother with these days. It's a handy reminder that I'm not the only sane person left in this benighted country.

Well said

Something to look forward to every week though it can make you feel radicalised and angry. If it was written in Arabic it would be banned.

Presumably you are on the computer go onto their website and you can do it right now.

Correction: every 2 weeks.

What a dumb idea.

I wouldn't be that bothered about Merton, his attitude has been better in later series but for years and years he was a petulant little child. Andy Hamilton could easily replace him . But yeah I don't think I could watch it without Hislop

​​@@jedaaaI think I remember Paul Merton not doing a series except like one episode and they may have had rotating team captains can't quite remember I was at home with my parents watching it so probs over 20yrs ago lol

@@jedaaa yes he is irreplaceable i belive i cant think of anyone who has the political background ethics and humour in the same way or even near

HIGNFY is well past its sell by date. Only middle-class Centrist Dads find it funny or edgy.

Labour doesnt have a chance when the entire media is against you

Hello theshadow yes I think similar to you, the conservatives and their right wing media supporters are always ready to pounce on anything Mr Starmer or a Labour MP might say about whatever, especially if there’s a hint of socialism involved, I am desperately hoping Starmer’s saying stuff that sounds nothing like the Labour Party I believe in to try and outwit the people trying to deny a Labour victory ?

@@colinstephenson5386 he was throwing a pretty modest bone to telegraph readers by mentioning Thatcher in non-negative sense. Of course it doesn't. Just the Tory media stirring it up. It's the laft of the Labour Party and the SNP kicking off about it for their own agendas.

@@colinstephenson5386Mmmmmmm...probably not...maybe just working towards the private jet and the massive pay offs....already got his snout in the trough taking lots of freebies from the gambling lobby. Don't get your hopes up too high.

That's more than mere sensationalism, it's an out and out lie 👎

I love this guy.

Don't give me ideas

When did you change your name from Patrick, Ian? 😊

Scary whats happening in Germany, is it as bad as we read over here?

And you believe what’s on BBC World News?

Ex-pat ? Why are the British living abroad not immigrants like other nationalities living outside their country of birth.

@@mikepost6129 The word is expat, not ex-pat, as I pointed out to Mr. Murray. 👍 I immigrated to France in 1989 and now I'm French, but still an immigrant - I'm NEVER going back to live in the UK, see? 🇨🇵🇪🇺

I agree wish he was our Prime Minister

Exactly how I feel about living here right now.

Greed.

Wait until Labour get in. You will be all of the above in a third world gulag.......but you won't be allowed to say so, because dissent will be 'hate speech'

The government reflects the population, and the population is in a mean, etc mood😞

Capitalism

As a left of centre commentator. As a satirist, not so much.

Exactly!!

Exactly. It was so rude & just plain arrogant and ignorant.

But Rishi is above us all and feels he doesn't have to kow tow to anyone let alone listen to what the general public in the UK think which is why he will lose the GE big time. Titchi tetchi Rishi hasn't got a clue and thinks rushing around on private planes and RAF helicopters on an endless round of PR exercises is normal behaviour for a competent PM.

What about the rest of the week

@@charliesmithers7663See you back here in ten minutes

Thanks. I was wondering who he is.

His lefty right on opinions are exactly the same as Charles. QED you need to get out more.

WHAT A LOAD OD

WHAT A LOAD OF B,,,,,S

whoa, has he come to terms with brexit since last time I heard him then?

​@@MrVorpalswordbrexit was a crime against the British people. People should be in jail for conning the simple little people.

well you've said yourself you're a conman, if you cannot cope with democracy, you presumably think you deserve 2 votes to my one. I'm guessing you live in a prosperous part of the country, I do not, the EU has demonstrably contributed to the economic non-existence of my town (looking at you're name may be you're a Liverpudlian with consequent Irish loyalties (we live in England not Ireland)?) The EU is an expansionist empire, like the British Empire used to be, be we knew we had to let the Empire go, you do not . Go and line your little tin soldiers up on the carpet like Napoleon or a little German boy in the 1930s. Then look at the triggering of the Yugoslav wars and wonder about the similarities with the EU's ambitions for Ukraine then get back to me. Now, conform off would you?@@Stantheman848

Exactly, the big players made so much money on brexit, they even made billions on a hard brexit, they played the plebs like a 2 Bob fiddle 😂😂😂

Nobody else wanted the job in the end.

Stewart is still a traditional dyed in the wool tory. So likely fits with Starmer.

Just ''buy the dip'' man. In the long term it will payoff. High interest rates usually mean lower stock prices, however investors should be cautious of the bull run, its best you connect with a well-qualified adviser to meet your growth goals and avoid blunder.

Very true, you can be passively involved in the markts and still amass wealth-gains using an investment advisor. I first dabbled in stocks late 2019, just before the pandemic, and that same year gained over 150% with no prior investing experience, basically all I was doing was following directions of my advisor. We are working on a retirement ballpark of $3m and I’m certain my goal isn’t farfetched after subsequent investments and tremendous returns so far.

I actually subscribed for a few trading courses but it didn't help much, been getting suggestions to use a proper financial advisor, how did you go about touching base with your coach?

Actually, I've shuffled through a few advisors in the past, and “Stacie Lynn Winson” remains the most resourceful thus far. Her strategy proves profitable, and sustainable both in a bull & bear market. Most likely, her deets can be found on the net, so you can confirm yourself.

I greatly appreciate it. I'm fortunate to have come upon your message because investing greatly fascinates me. I'll look Stacie up and send her a message. You've truly motivated me. God's blessings on you.

The puppetmasters won't back someone like that.

Oh my god yes yes yes some integrity amongst politicians and gravitas would never great

A democracy gets the leaders they deserve.

Because they wouldn't last a week in politics

Hed actually have to stand for something then.

Not sure what that really means

really? @@plumduff3303

​@raymondo6665you realise that's implying something, yes?

I've a feeling that the people who you would like to see replacing those you see as the establishment will be throroughly unpleasant types who would lead into even worse situations than we now get.

Have you read, Animal Farm..?

@@carelgoodheir692"like"? It isn't a matter of what anyone might "like". The "progressive" establishment (across the west in fact) is in such a state of nihilism and corruption all its attempts at shoring itself up with its lies, censorship, constant foreign adventures, failed economic Ponzi schemes, the merging of corporations and state and persecution of those it is supposed to represent and protect, will simply fail to keep it afloat. It will simply collapse regardless of what anyone likes. People like Hislop cannot see this of course. They, rather hilariously, still see themselves as anti-establishment. Having not noticed over many decades that they have become the establishment

@@rayclarke5367 Not sure why you are making that specific connection. Maybe you are suggesting our current elites have morphed into the type of people they think they are not? Where I grew up Animal Farm was on the secondary school English lit curriculum so I am familiar with it, even after all this time. If you want to get serious about what is happening to us now though, I suggest you try V. Pareto, G. Mosca, J. Burnham or S. Francis

Hislop is a member of the media but I don't think you can say he represents it. Private Eye has a tiny circulation. Large sections of it are dedicated to disagreeing with and pointing out the hypocrisy of the big papers. More worrying is the increasing number of people who get their "news" exclusively from social media. Ian certainly doesn't represent that.

Ian: *walks into camp Nigel: *makes some hasty excuse to exit the camp, blaming wokeness or tofu.

About to be £290m (excluding legal costs and costs of having loads of civil servants working on it)

I agree 98%

@@Boghopper9999 The Government has countered that only £20m of that money is to do with setting up the infrastructure within Rwanda to equip them to process any incoming migrants from the UK (whenever those planes fly off), the other £270m being merely "economic development" money. However: (1) Rwanda has had *10 years* to get itself equipped to process immigrants after Israel paid it (and Uganda) money between 2013-18 to take 4,000 Eritrean and Sudanese migrants between them (and, yes, Israel got those all planes flying to send them), let alone the £100m the UK has _already_ paid Rwanda; and (2) the final costs are reported to rise to £400m, yet all this for Rwanda to take just *200* migrants, although they say they're building up to take more ... eventually. Not even Brian Rix could have come up with a Whitehall farce as farcical as this. The Tories must be punished next year for their rank incompetence and carelessly spending other people's money.

Is it Tetchy Titchy?

Johnson is playing Undo My Buttons, I am sure Nadine will cope.

Which way are you swinging Labour loonies or reform storm.

There is only one choice, unless you intend to vote tactically. Of course, if you're a millionaire or a fascist, then it's The Tories, or Reform as a protest vote.@@seamuspadraigsanders431

@@seamuspadraigsanders431 Reform Damp Squib more like

@@jeffsimon9594 I don't know I think you will find they went from 1 % to surpassing the tories to 2nd by election day, even right wingers across Europe now in government took over a decade to get those numbers.

@@seamuspadraigsanders431 Not arguing the numbers! Point is whether or not they are controlled opposition.

Yes, and the international distribution is dire. I've taken a subscription three times over the years and had to cancel each time because issues went missing or they couldn't keep up with my changes of address. Worse, when they catch up with you, instead of extending your subscription with the number of issues you missed, they just send you the old magazines again (for your "collection"). There's nothing so funny as month-old political jokes, it seems.

any chance Australia could get Farage to leave our bit of the space-time continuum instead?

😂

Pretty sure the commonwealth doesn't want to take over Australia's security services, military, and force conscription in Australia if there is a risk of war with Russia, China and Iran, unlike the EU. 😅