
By Dr Phil Hammond
19th August 2021
The collected pandemic columns of Private Eye’s medical correspondent ‘MD’
Astute, compassionate and scientifically literate, 'MD' has guided Eye readers through each stage of the pandemic, from every perspective: global and national; political and personal.




In This Issue
'We want women to feel safer on the streets' says extremely scary mob… New Washington Ironyometer ironically not up to irony job... Conspiracy update: Cracker barrel special… Lives of the saints: St Lucy of Connolly… Reform Taliban controversy… Daily Mail hails 'politician who gets it'… Nurseryland to crack down on antisocial music… 'How accurate is the Daily Telegraph?' asks King and Conqueror… My summer holiday, as told to Craig Brown
Virgin's miracle
Branson's rail record has been rewritten
Carnal relations
Guess who's chasing clicks with tales of incest…
Don Peron?
Trump's love of state interference
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Branson's rail record has been rewritten
Carnal relations
Guess who's chasing clicks with tales of incest…
Don Peron?
Trump's love of state interference
Read these stories and much more - only in the magazine. Subscribe here to get delivery direct to your home and never miss an issue!

Patchy work
The papers dig a hole over allotments Street Of Shame, Issue 1656
The papers dig a hole over allotments Street Of Shame, Issue 1656

Spitting Hoyle
Who riled the speaker? HP Sauce, Issue 1649
Who riled the speaker? HP Sauce, Issue 1649

Unfit for a king
Elvis experience causes heartbreak In The Back, Issue 1655
Elvis experience causes heartbreak In The Back, Issue 1655