Stands of principle

Hardened readers of the Eye will enjoy being taken back by [Richard Ingrams] to the 1970s, the dirty deeds of Arnold "Two Lunches" Goodman and Jeremy Thorpe, and to Nora Ballsoff. Running through this tribute, however, is a somewhat mournful tone. It strikes loudest in noting the passing o...

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Published in:New statesman (1996) 2005, Vol.18 (888), p.54
Main Author: Greenslade, Nicholas
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Ingrams, Richard
Journalism
Nonfiction
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Summary:Hardened readers of the Eye will enjoy being taken back by [Richard Ingrams] to the 1970s, the dirty deeds of Arnold "Two Lunches" Goodman and Jeremy Thorpe, and to Nora Ballsoff. Running through this tribute, however, is a somewhat mournful tone. It strikes loudest in noting the passing of the Private Eye gang-"the essential basis for any successful magazine". Most of its members-Peter Cook, Willie Rushton, John Wells, Auberon Waugh and Foot himself-are no longer with us.
ISSN:1364-7431
1758-924X