As the row ratchets up over claims of an establishment cover-up of child abuse involving the late Sir Cyril Smith, here are the original stories that ran in Private Eye 454 and in the Rochdale Alternative Press (RAP), in 1979.
From Eye 454, 11th May 1979 (click article to enlarge):
The original shocking RAP story (click each image to enlarge):
And their follow up (click to enlarge):
In This Issue
America invades USA... Frog and scorpion attack each other... Triumph for Reform as it sweeps into third place... Innocuous wooden box turns out to be deadly weapon... Lady Macbeth's memoirs, serialised... Conspiracy update: Joe Biden is a robot special... Middle East Ironyometer blows up... Jane Austen: the documentary, as told to Craig Brown
So, farewell then
Private Eye legend Barry Fantoni remembered
Tees made
Teesside's questionable land deal
Tough crowd
The fallout from publisher Unbound's collapse
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So, farewell then
Private Eye legend Barry Fantoni remembered
Tees made
Teesside's questionable land deal
Tough crowd
The fallout from publisher Unbound's collapse
Read these stories and much more - only in the magazine. Subscribe here to get delivery direct to your home and never miss an issue!
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