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Edited by Nick Newman
23rd September 2013
Five decades of classic comic art
Featuring more than 1,000 of the funniest jokes ever drawn, Private Eye A Cartoon History is a decade by decade chronicle of the gags and issues that tickled the nation's funny bone sometimes with a sledgehammer.
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In This Issue
Danegeld payment solves strike crisis… Lettuce outlasts Truss again… Fears over housing market revival… Dee Nial: Ex-Conservative MP writes for the Eye… Cow's return from space in doubt… Bin chaos hits Nurseryland… That Republican rally speech in full… Gnomemart: the Fall-staff Fatsuit… Isabel Oakeshott's Diary, as told to Craig Brown.
Court of opinion
MD on expert medical witnesses in trials
Strife of Brian
The King of Troubles: a summer special
A right wedge
Who is the Telegraph's highest-paid Tory MP columnist?
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MD on expert medical witnesses in trials
Strife of Brian
The King of Troubles: a summer special
A right wedge
Who is the Telegraph's highest-paid Tory MP columnist?
Read these stories and much more - only in the magazine. Subscribe here to get delivery direct to your home and never miss an issue!
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Free for all?
The Spectator's confusion over freedom of speech Street Of Shame, Issue 1631
The Spectator's confusion over freedom of speech Street Of Shame, Issue 1631
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Hungary work
Putin's useful ally in the EU Columnists, Issue 1629
Putin's useful ally in the EU Columnists, Issue 1629
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Rupert & friends
The Reform MP with a wealth of experience HP Sauce, Issue 1630
The Reform MP with a wealth of experience HP Sauce, Issue 1630