
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
Supreme Court judgement rocks Nurseryland... Trump vows to end conflict in one day... Why did Boris die out?... Conspiracy Update: Pope dies after visit from JD Vance... Is this the end for Gyles Brandreth?... Just Stop Oil hold last event... Wall street slumps as Trump announces something idiotic... Prince Louis's teeth – the truth... Liz Truss's Diary, as told to Craig Brown
Water world
It's not just sewage that's leaking
Unwise council
Our Rotten Boroughs local election special
Rough transition
A fractious handover for the Observer
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It's not just sewage that's leaking
Unwise council
Our Rotten Boroughs local election special
Rough transition
A fractious handover for the Observer
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Taking liberties
The Telegraph's freedom of speech Street Of Shame, Issue 1646
The Telegraph's freedom of speech Street Of Shame, Issue 1646

Will power
Prince William's secular vision News, Issue 1648
Prince William's secular vision News, Issue 1648

Steel trap
The government's McKinsey addiction News, Issue 1647
The government's McKinsey addiction News, Issue 1647