#PrivateEyeMagazine nails it again!
#TrumpIsAWarCriminal #EpsteinWar

Private Eye Magazine Cover 6th Feb no1668

LoL - latest #PrivateEyeMagazine 6-19 Feb 2026 no. 1668

Picture from private eye magazine detailing £500k donation in 2018 to antibrexit group by George Soros, which Richard Tice stated 'he doesn't live here...what right has he got to interfere with our economy vs a £9million donation by Thai based crypto investor Lord Harborne to Reform.

#privateeyemagazine lol

Arkell v Pressdram [1971] In April 1971, Private Eye carried the story of how James Arkell, a retail credit manager, had dispensed with the services of two bailiffs who were on bail on charges of conspiracy to create a public mischief — despite the fact that he had for the previous year been in receipt of a monthly kickback from their company for putting debt-collecting work their way. It was not an especially spectacular story, but the subsequent letter from Mr Arkell’s solicitors Goodman Derrick and the Eye’s response set an important “legal” precedent which is often cited as _Arkell v Pressdram_ : > _Dear Sir, > > We act for Mr Arkell who is Retail Credit Manager of Granada TV Rental Ltd. His attention has been drawn to an article appearing in the issues of Private Eye dated 9th April 1971 on page 4. The statements made about Mr Arkell are entirely untrue and clearly highly defamatory. We are therefore instructed to require from you immediately your proposals for dealing with the matter. > > Mr Arkell’s first concern is that there should be a full retraction at the earliest possible date in Private Eye and he will also want his costs paid. His attitude to damages will be governed by the nature of your reply. > > Yours etc._ The Eye’s response: > _Dear Sirs, > > We acknowledge your letter of 29th April referring to Mr J. Arkell. > > We note that Mr Arkell’s attitude to damages will be governed by the nature of our reply and would therefore be grateful if you could inform us what his attitude to damages would be, were he to learn that the nature of our reply is as follows: fuck off. > > Yours etc._ Never one to miss an opportunity, Private Eye immediately published the exchange, with the case soon falling apart and Arkell withdrew his complaint (“ _Mr Arkell has now, albeit belatedly, complied with the suggestion made to him at an earlier stage of the proceedings_.”). The magazine has since used the dispute as shorthand when responding to threats e.g. “ _We refer you to the reply given in the case of Arkell v Pressdram_ ”. _N.B._ Pressdram Ltd is Private Eye’s publisher. Also, there was no legal “case”, despite the name by which the dispute is now known. ### Share this: * Share * * Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X * Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook * Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn * Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit * Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email * Like Loading... ### _Related_

For anyone curious about the history of people suing journalists and media in the UK, let me offer the "case" of Arkell v. Pressdram (the owner of #PrivateEyeMagazine)

proftomcrick.com/2014/04/29/arkell-v-pres...

For real.

#PrivateEyeMagazine reports that 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. Pure hypocrisy!

#chatGPT #chatgpt #chtgpt5 #ChatGPT5

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R.I.P., Barry #Fantoni [°Feb. 28, 1940 – May 20, 2025]🕯️😔🌹

#PrivateEyeMagazine #SylvieKrin #EJThribb #HarryLipkinPI #Perkusista #Stickman #ScenesYouSeldomSee #BBC #ThatWastheWeekThatWas #SarahDeverell #BarryErnestFantoni #BarryFantoni

Cover of Private Eye 1648

Yeay!!

It's here.

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Cover of Private Eye 1647.

It's finally here! A whole week late.

I ask you. How is anyone supposed to do R&R without their Private Eye arriving in a timely fashion?

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#PrivateEyeMagazine #Vance

Front cover of Private Eye 1646.

Sunday reading. Always recommended.

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Front cover of Private Eye 1644. Keir Starmer says "Give him a welcome fit for a President." To which the King replies "OK, I'll shout at him then boot him out."

I didn't realise it was Private Eye week.
Well done @privateeyenews.bsky.social

#upside
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I tried to donate some copies of @privateeyenews.bsky.social to a church charity shop today. I was told, "We don't take Private Eye anymore." They were offended by coverage of Justin Welby in a previous donation. Well done. Keep it up. I renewed my subscription yesterday.

#privateeyemagazine

The Art of the Deal…
#Putin can’t believe his luck as #Trump shifts the blame to #Ukraine:
“You should have never started it. You could have made a deal.”
Re-writing history before our eyes in order to strike a land-grab for Ukraine’s mineral resources.
#PrivateEyeMagazine

Everybody knows. Everyone tells me that…
#PrivateEyeMagazine #Trump #WarOnDiversity

lan Hislop Destroying Tory MPs on Have I Got News For You. Thank the lord above for Ian Hislop #privateeyemagazine youtu.be/4vc8txnPYNY?...

The front of issue 1641 of Private Eye.

My day just improved. Thank you @privateeyenews.bsky.social

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I have started to read @privateeyenews.bsky.social #PrivateEyeMagazine and I quite like it. It makes me laugh but also makes me think 'what the fuck?!', in appreciation of the investigative journalism.

The front cover of Private Eye 1640

Thank you @privateeyenews.bsky.social

My day just got better.

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Book: Private Eye A Cartoon History

The next best thing to the latest copy of @privateeyenews.bsky.social ?

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#cartoons

2024 summarized — with some excellent real answers and genius statements by Santa Keir, Liz Truss and Elon Musk. #PrivateEyeMagazine www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uGO...

Not worth one of your old pennies! #TheDailyTelegraph - desperate for subscribers and readers. Yet, see current #PrivateEyeMagazine - doesn't even bother to pay its own contributors. Peak neo-Tory...

Today's #PrivateEyeMagazine 27 May-16 June 2022 no. 1574 - now on sale! #PartygateCoverup #PartygateFines #SueGrayReport #LiarJohnson

#privateeyemagazine making the point about Teflon man #liarjohnson and far too many of the voting public? (In current Private Eye 14-27 May 2021 - no 1547)