
Edited by Adam Macqueen
2nd September 2021
Six decades of jokes and journalism
A history of the last 60 years, as seen by Britain’s first, most successful and indeed only fortnightly satirical magazine.




In This Issue
Columnist not on Ozempic shock... Daily Chain Mail: This is appalling, say dissolved monks... Net migration articles halve... Marie Antoinette hosts lavish hen party in Paris... Disbelief that people in government have differing opinions... A Trump guide to the complex history of South Africa... Conspiracy update: Sesame Street off to Netflix... The George Wendt I knew... Robert Macfarlane: Is a cuppa alive?, as told to Craig Brown
A bitter fight
The war on British ale
NESO baby
Ed Miliband's favourite new agency has gone all coy
Matt gloss
Matt Hancock's gentle ride at the Covid Inquiry
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The war on British ale
NESO baby
Ed Miliband's favourite new agency has gone all coy
Matt gloss
Matt Hancock's gentle ride at the Covid Inquiry
Read these stories and much more - only in the magazine. Subscribe here to get delivery direct to your home and never miss an issue!

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

Blood work
The long wait for blood compensation In The Back, Issue 1648
The long wait for blood compensation In The Back, Issue 1648

Parts and Labour
The fight to export F-35 components In The Back, Issue 1650
The fight to export F-35 components In The Back, Issue 1650