I often disagree with Jonathan about sat I think he hopes it will do too much. In the end satire is always partly a release of pressure that's the point of it It allows people to blow off without blowing up and that's pretty good. As a satirist you know I've been in the game a long time and I think firstly you can solve yourself with if I hadn't done this would it have been worse then you take small victories The poll tax was absolutely marvelous there was just the simple matter of the conservative saying this is called the community charge we'd like it to be known as the community charge because it's a community charge.
Samira Ahmed speaks to journalist, satirist, and editor of the magazine Private Eye, Ian Hislop. They speak about his life and career, from an upbringing in Nigeria, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Hong Kong before returning to Britain to attend boarding school where he began his satirical career. Ian Hislop became editor of the British satirical magazine Private Eye at just 25, in his 37 years as editor he has been reported as the most sued man in English legal history. This episode was recorded in April 2021 when Boris Johnson was still the prime minister of the UK.
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