On several occasions where I knew something about what Private Eye was satirising, they were usuallly off-target - typically taking something out of context because it fitted their "the powers t… (View Post)

Agreed - more consistently funny than Hislop. Both are far better than Private Eye (is Hislop still doing that?), which occasionally gets a real scoop but mostly just feeds grumpy old man cynicism. (View Post)

Yes, I think that if he doesn't want to apologise he needs to say so - "You keep asking the same question, but I think it goes way beyond individuals being pressed to apologise personally. … (View Post)

I think it's lazy interviewing to ask the same question 10 times. Ask it twice, make the point that it's not been answered, and move on - 10 times is irritating "gotch" stuff. (View Post)

Yes, it feels a bit like an Elders of Zion/Illuminati/Masons/Brethren thing. I'm sure there are plentiful examples of people giving jobs to people they know and think are reliable, but that'… (View Post)