W.C. Foulkes?

The lookalike in Private Eye today was Lord George Fou (as) wulks and WC Fields.
Can’t see it myself.

It seems I anticipated their front cover with the Nick Griffin mask too.

(Both Griffin mask photo and Private Eye cover courtesy of The Lakelander)

So Farewell Then

So farewell then Alistair “Blink” Darling
“I’m very sorry” – that was your catchphrase
And quite apart from the recession, you had much to be very sorry about.
You introduced tougher, some might say draconian, penalties
For those submitting erroneous tax returns
Or claiming for things that that they shouldn’t have
You seemed to think that your penalty for such a [...]

So Farewell Then

So farewell then Michael Martin
Speaker of the House of Commons.
Order! Order!
That was your catchphrase.
MP’s followed your instructions and ordered:
Nice furniture, jacuzzis and patio heaters.
And all manner of other things.
And then claimed them on expenses.
E.Z. Fiddle (our poetry correspondent)

Five Minutes With Ian Hislop

The editor of Private Eye and ever present panelist on Have I Got News for You? is a smug, self satisfied individual.
He can be pretty insulting to his fellow panelists and it’s fair to say he’s a smart arse.
I think he’s brilliant.
Here he is in a five minute interview with the BBC.
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Lookalike? Golly!

From today’s Private Eye. Mark Stephens, who is a human rights lawyer, was the spokesman wheeled out on the BBC to condemn Carol Thatcher.

And surely it would be cruel in the extreme, and perhaps a little ungallant to compare anyone with a ragdoll?

Separated at Birth?

From today’s Private Eye
Edited to include this from Stu Who?

From Private Eye

Entitled “EU-phemisms”