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Holda Hopper |
hedda wrote:
could possibly be vamped up a bit but why change a successful formula??
Because it's not that successful - check the sales - and good editors are always looking to sharpen things up. It doesn't need a revolution, but it's messy and lazy and good journalism deserves a good showcase. So 'vamp it up a bit'. |
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hedda |
could possibly be vamped up a bit but why change a successful formula??
but glad for the reminder that my sub is due |
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Hashtag Hashtag |
I like Private Eye but it blows hot and cold. It's actually shockingly badly edited - it still resembles some student mag from the 70s, and some very good stories are buried away in densely arranged pages that look so familiar I sometimes have to check that I've not picked up the previous fortnight's edition. It still lacks a bit of bite these days - Establishment figures ought to dread it appearing - but it's good that it's there. Hislop needs to work harder, though! |
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Chris Retro |
Private Eye is a lone voice of reason.
I used to read loads of publications, now it's more or less just three subscriptions: I read my news in Private Eye, more satire (I kid ye not) in Viz and music with Mojo. No "news"papers, I used to read the print off every Q but that's been poor for 10 years or more now and my other interests like Classic Cars, once you have read 20 years worth of magazines on them they tend to keep repeating themselves.... |
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JK2006 |
An excellent attack on the Savile expose, a very funny cartoon which made me laugh (about The Sound of Music) and a great Vicky Pryce lookalike - I won't spoil it for you; it's only £1.50 and worth every penny. |
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