
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
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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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!

Model citizen
The strange case of Ampika Pickston In The Back, Issue 1651
The strange case of Ampika Pickston In The Back, Issue 1651

Token gesture
Reform UK's love affair with crypto HP Sauce, Issue 1651
Reform UK's love affair with crypto HP Sauce, Issue 1651

Picking sides
The Sun and Mail cover Lineker's exit Street Of Shame, Issue 1650
The Sun and Mail cover Lineker's exit Street Of Shame, Issue 1650