Laurence Fox. The twat.

[LeytonCatLady]

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

Nail.
Head.

 

[krtek a houby]

It's all so very harrowing

 

[danny la rouge]

Hislop has never been any kind of socialist! He’s as socialist as the Church of England. That is to say, not at all.

 

[nino_savatte]

Hislop has never been any kind of socialist! He’s as socialist as the Church of England. That is to say, not at all.

It's like the word. 'woke'. It's used to describe anything they either don't like or are opposed to. It's the laziest of lazy thinking and tells me that Looza, like his thuggish chums, isn't a reader.

 

[krtek a houby]

It's like the word. 'woke'. It's used to describe anything they either don't like or are opposed to. It's the laziest of lazy thinking and tells me that Looza, like his thuggish chums, isn't a reader.

He's going to miss the writing on the wall.

 

[two sheds]

Hislop has never been any kind of socialist! He’s as socialist as the Church of England. That is to say, not at all.

He does seem to hate everyone equally, but has a particular down on corruption which I feel is his saving grace.

 

[danny la rouge]

He does seem to hate everyone equally, but has a particular down on corruption which I feel is his saving grace.

I don’t dislike the fellow.

 

[belboid]

why not? He's an obnoxious cunt. He hates 'corruption' but has a rather limited view of what being corrupt is.

 

[two sheds]

he's certainly an obnoxious twat to obnoxious twats but In what way limited? Private Eye regularly points out for example the difference in pay between CEOs and workers.

 

[belboid]

He loves the royal family, the honours system, and good old British tradition. He refuses to even acknowledge that they are an essential part of how the system is corrupt. He has the typical liberal view that the system is absolutely fine, if only people wouldn't take the piss too badly and are honest. A good old fashioned, public school view of British fair play.

Anyway watching HIGNFY knows what a sexist git he is too.

 

[scifisam]

If Hislop loves the royal family it certainly doesn't show through in Private Eye. I haven't watched HIGNFY for years, but he never used to be sexist on that either.

 

[two sheds]

Was just checking and there was a nasty episode with Paula Yates a few years ago plus somewhat condescending reply to criticism of lack of female MP hosts on HIGNFY. Will continue checking later.

Eta: Got put in his place by Jo Brand:

Responding to a headline about an MP taking his personal trainer to the cinema, journalist Ian Hislop said: “Some of this is not high-level crime, is it, compared to Putin or Trump.”

Ms Brand, who was guest host on the BBC show, responded: “If I can just say – as the only representative of the female gender here today – I know it’s not high-level, but it doesn’t have to be high-level for women to feel under siege in somewhere like the House of Commons.

that's all I can see so far though.

 

[belboid]

If Hislop loves the royal family it certainly doesn't show through in Private Eye. I haven't watched HIGNFY for years, but he never used to be sexist on that either.

He doesn't like Andrew, for fairly obvious and reasonable reasons. He fucking hates Megan and pretends race has absolutely nothing to do with it, it's all about the 'hypocrisy' (as if the rest aren't fucking hypocrites). He creamed himself over queenies sixtieth, the very best of British pageantry.

 

[scifisam]

Was just checking and there was a nasty episode with Paula Yates a few years ago plus somewhat condescending reply to criticism of lack of female MP hosts on HIGNFY. Will continue checking later.

I'm not sure the latter means anything - he's nearly always condescending. If he ever apologises for anything it must still sound like he thinks he's better than you. Paula Yates, maybe, although it'd have to be more than a few years ago, old man

 

[scifisam]

lol, bless. He doesn't like Andrew, for fairly obvious and reasonable reasons. He fucking hates Megan and pretends race has absolutely nothing to do with it, it's all about the 'hypocrisy' (as if the rest aren't fucking hypocrites). He creamed himself over queenies sixtieth, the very best of British pageantry.

Bless? Fuck off you absolute wanker. Off you go to ignore.

 

[belboid]

Bless? Fuck off you absolute wanker. Off you go to ignore.

yeah, that was a tad patronising. Apologies.

 

[Rob Ray]

Hislop's just a liberal of his era, with a talent for journalism and satire. No more point in hating him than Owen Jones really, who does a similar job a bit further to the left.

 

[two sheds]

Bless? Fuck off you absolute wanker. Off you go to ignore.

you got an apology

 

[Pickman's model]

Bring back the gerbils

 

[Pickman's model]

you got an apology

Even apologies

 

[two sheds]

You can't mention them (notice how I didn't mention them there)

 

[danny la rouge]

why not? He's an obnoxious cunt. He hates 'corruption' but has a rather limited view of what being corrupt is.

Why not? Because what a waste of energy it would be hating him. Yes, he’s an establishment liberal, but he’s amusing and seems personable. It’s a big world, and there’s a lot wrong with it. I’m going to save my energy for the big stuff.

 

[two sheds]

and he's done a lot of skewering of total tossers which is on the positive side. Every private eye has plenty of stories about corruption that don't get a mention in the rest of the media. I understand why people don't like it but on balance ...

 

[belboid]

Why not? Because what a waste of energy it would be hating him. Yes, he’s an establishment liberal, but he’s amusing and seems personable. It’s a big world, and there’s a lot wrong with it. I’m going to save my energy for the big stuff.

Thats a pretty similar rationalisation to him in the royals. But he isn’t just an establishment liberal, he’s the epitome of the devils, the gatekeeper for acceptable criticism. And going ‘wanker’ at the telly once or twice a month isn’t that much energy.

 

[danny la rouge]

Thats a pretty similar rationalisation to him in the royals. But he isn’t just an establishment liberal, he’s the epitome of the devils, the gatekeeper for acceptable criticism. And going ‘wanker’ at the telly once or twice a month isn’t that much energy.

Mate, I started the discussion about him being no kind of socialist. My attitude isn't for his sake, it's for mine.

 

[belboid]

Mate, I started the discussion about him being no kind of socialist. My attitude isn't for his sake, it's for mine.

Absolutely fair enough. I just find it takes no energy to hate the fucker (even whilst appreciating the value of Private Eye).

 

[danny la rouge]

Absolutely fair enough. I just find it takes no energy to hate the fucker (even whilst appreciating the value of Private Eye).

Ah. I'm a little different. I don't appreciate PE. It's the sin. I'm saying I don't hate the sinner.

 

[bellaozzydog]

Just because she was in Dr. Who

Have you seen her on the stage?



Eta I saw her in Great Britain and for a non theatre goer I was properly converted

 

[scalyboy]

Pretty sure it would have to be in Latin

Pater noster, te rogamus ut revelatas fatuum qui in Sisyphean negotium multum pecuniae in causidicis exegerat, ebriosus ille stultus Laurentius Vulpes, AMEN.

'Laurentius Vulpes' - superb !