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> Nobody is going to shut Private Eye down any time soon. I believe, based on my admittedly shaky memory of the PE podcast, that they said it did come close at
by zimpenfish 3y ago
> Nobody is going to shut Private Eye down any time soon.
I believe, based on my admittedly shaky memory of the PE podcast, that they said it did come close at least once due to court costs and judgements.
(I'll have to go through the episodes and see if I've gone mad.)
- hermitcrab 3y agoThey have come close to being sued out of business on several occasions. Most notably by thief, bully and liar Robert Maxwell. Private Eye was one of the very few institutions to stand up to him during his (sadly much too long) lifetime.
- gpderetta 3y agoOne of their legal battles[1], Harkell vs Pressdram[2], has become legendary and the precendent apparently referenced often in the UK legal system and beyond. [1] for very small values of "battle" [2] https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/arkell-v-pressdram https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/arkell-v-pressdram
- hermitcrab 3y agoI hadn't seen that. Worth a look. ;0)
- hermitcrab 3y agoBTW I subscribe to Private Eye partly because it is interesting and funny, but mainly because they are one the few institutions in the UK that still seem to be doing proper investigative journalism and holding power to account. The rest have been hamstrung by Google et al taking all their advertising revenue or being owned by plutocrats (or both).