Ian Hislop looks ahead to an insane year of British politics in 2024

“It was a very stupid move. It’s the only time in the year I thought, well maybe Keir’s not grown up at all.”
Ian Hislop reveals his favourite political blunders of 2023.
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[@user-hf3lj8jh8x]

No I’m sorry Ian, but the general consensus is that you’re not allowed to retire…. Life just wouldn’t be the same without you.

[@user-vc7kt6yi3w]

And who could possibly replace him?! 😮

[@enawilson3210]

Pride comes before a fall ❤

[@jonnycollison]

@@user-vc7kt6yi3wI'd hope there is someone hidden inside the Private Eye offices who could step up

[@tomhollandroberts1737]

@@user-vc7kt6yi3w Borris Johnson ??? 🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@bganonimouse2754]

Its great to hear that Hislop and Private Eye are in fine health. As you get older you realise how important certain individuals and publications are for public discourse, regardless of whether you agree with them or not.

[@zaphodbeeblebrox9109]

Completely agree. Private eye and Hislop are essential to scythe through ridiculousness, buffoonery and ineptness of the elected eton set.

[@johnmcfarlane748]

I agree. but they expose bufoonery and corruption at all political levels and political leanings not just etonians, lest we forget of course ian hislop is himself an old etonian@@zaphodbeeblebrox9109

[@MB-pm4xe]

Well said. The fact that it survives in such a radically altered media world shows that it is doing something most other outlets are not, i.e. telling the truth.

[@marcswhiffen]

My fortnightly delivery of Private Eye is still a highlight for me. May they never change. It helps to identify the failings of the rest of the media in holding the government (and, indeed the media) to account

[@MrSuperdw]

The man is a nation of the establishment in wolf's clothing. The hasn't investigated a true scandal in over a decade. It panders to the MSM narrative. This is from a decades long reader. No more, my eyes are wide open now

[@maejohl]

Ian Hislop demonstrates once again how he is the sane voice pointing out ridiculousness and hypocrisy with the world. Keep going!

[@abazely2743]

Easy peasy.

[@maejohl]

Perhaps the point is that he indeed doing that, instead of saying they are not mistake but 'amazing success', 'intended outcomes' 'what the nation wants' etc etc etc @@gpw203

[@MrSuperdw]

Establishment fake opposition

[@jimwest7107]

Hislop destroyed himself over Brexit and Trump, totally out of touch

[@karry299]

Sane person wouldnt be as russophobic as he is.

[@robertspencer2516]

Ian Hislop. National treasure.

[@joeblack8915]

A national treasure? Good luck with your chronic infantilism.

[@Mikados_Advark12]

Ian H is brilliant- and he has integrity and grit. He also has a lot of humour. One of the very best on the telly box.

[@factstrumpprejudice6740]

As I lived most of my life without a TV, the superb, exposé of all things ridiculous Private Eye is my benchmark of brilliance.

[@hjyigo4759]

Private Eye is a centre left mouthpiece. Not satire.

[@earnestequivocation6250]

@@hjyigo4759 I remember him ridiculing Prescott on HIGNFY - he must have been in centre right mouthpiece mode that day

[@nickwyatt9498]

@@hjyigo4759Well, good. We need one. Guardian, New Statesman etc lost it long ago. Plus PE is funny and Christ knows we need that too.

[@johnord684]

@@hjyigo4759 And?

[@clivebradley2633]

The reason I love Ian is he has no favourites other than reason, truth and daylight.

[@sandraboyle2152]

I agree wish he was our Prime Minister

[@markhayward7400]

It is easy to be cynical about UK politics and politicians, but we should care and be angry, too. Men like Ian Hislop and publications like 'Private Eye' provide a vital service in this regard. More power to their elbow !

[@bleysmcnutt5500]

I think too much anger is a bad thing. Anger blinds a lot of people to nuanced situations and results in wild division. Just look at how bad it is in the US right now...

[@markhayward7400]

@bleysmcnutt5500 I don't disagree with your point, I think.

[@kyriedandrow6778]

This darling man is a gem. ❤ from NY

[@Jon-xw9om]

I'm surprised that Ian's 'surprised' that Sunak would be such a bad PM. Not me. Multi millionaire, Non Dom Tax Dodging Billionaire wife, Green Card, Public School, Mansions with Heated Swimming Pools... The signs were there.

[@hjyigo4759]

Yes, he's out of touch with Conservative voters who think he's a centrist globalist. Real Tories think he's useless.

[@ptonpc]

Sunak will be PM for as long as possible, after all he needs to make his family and his wife's family much richer.

[@1258-Eckhart]

Apparently, he needs the India trade deal so that his father in law has unhindered access to the UK economy. Then he can call the election, wait for a period of grace, then resign the Tory whip and skidaddle off to California, where he really wanted to be seven years ago before this boring interlude of having to be UK prime minister intervened. @@ptonpc

[@harveybrown37]

I preferred Mr Sunak when, as an Investment Banker he earned millions helping to sink RBS which taxpayers had to bail out....

[@Zikar]

It's probably because he was being looked at in comparison to Liz Truss... a comparison which still actually makes Sunak look the better, but at the time it looked like we'd be a getting a, as they say, boring PM.

[@bikelawman]

If we didn’t have an Ian Hislop we’d have to build one.

[@jeffsimon9594]

Slight modification of a pug would do it

[@kendiamond8722]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ripdbtpoo1441]

WHO would ? Have we a mould ?

[@tasty_fish]

Just had my subscription to Private Eye renewed, it was the issue with the anti-Israeli government cover that convinced me. Hislop is a legend, borderline National Treasure

[@ianmurray8081]

Oh Mr hislop, please don't stop. As an ex-pat living in Germany (where we have our own bundle of political madness) you are my only source of enlightenment as to the 'reality' behind what BBC WORLD NEWS tells me each night !!! Vielen, vielen Dank !!

[@andrewrobinson2565]

When did you change your name from Patrick, Ian? 😊

[@alphaharps]

Scary whats happening in Germany, is it as bad as we read over here?

[@sy2see]

And you believe what’s on BBC World News?

[@mikepost6129]

Ex-pat ? Why are the British living abroad not immigrants like other nationalities living outside their country of birth.

[@andrewrobinson2565]

@@mikepost6129 The word is expat, not ex-pat, as I pointed out to Mr. Murray. 👍 I immigrated to France in 1989 and now I'm French, but still an immigrant - I'm NEVER going back to live in the UK, see? 🇨🇵🇪🇺

[@andrewcockburn7484]

Every time I hear from Hislop I remember that I should look at subscribing to private eye.

[@realhorrorshow8547]

It's the only paper publication I bother with these days. It's a handy reminder that I'm not the only sane person left in this benighted country.

[@paullashmar6377]

Well said

[@chezceleste]

Something to look forward to every week though it can make you feel radicalised and angry. If it was written in Arabic it would be banned.

[@slightlyconfused876]

Presumably you are on the computer go onto their website and you can do it right now.

[@chezceleste]

Correction: every 2 weeks.

[@sarahbarrett1247]

Britain did offer the marbles back to Greece years ago but it came with the condition that they also took Prince Phillip back too. Needless to say they refused 😂

[@neiltitmus9744]

May be worth a try again then

[@ppetal1]

That explains the King's tie.

[@brucemasters3487]

Why not just give the bloody things back. I've seen pictures of them, and most of them are broken anyway, like this country.

[@kendiamond8722]

Yes give all the country's back their religious and historical treasures back that was stolen from them.

[@theshadowdirector]

Starmer wrote Thatcher's name a grand total of once in that entire article and suddenly it's ' dressing up as Mrs. Thatcher'? ' love letters to Thatcher?'. That's one thing about mainstream press that hasn't changed this year, their love of sensationalism.

[@Oldhandlewasabitcringe]

Labour doesnt have a chance when the entire media is against you

[@colinstephenson5386]

Hello theshadow yes I think similar to you, the conservatives and their right wing media supporters are always ready to pounce on anything Mr Starmer or a Labour MP might say about whatever, especially if there’s a hint of socialism involved, I am desperately hoping Starmer’s saying stuff that sounds nothing like the Labour Party I believe in to try and outwit the people trying to deny a Labour victory ?

[@theshadowdirector]

@@colinstephenson5386 he was throwing a pretty modest bone to telegraph readers by mentioning Thatcher in non-negative sense. Of course it doesn't. Just the Tory media stirring it up. It's the laft of the Labour Party and the SNP kicking off about it for their own agendas.

[@chezceleste]

@@colinstephenson5386Mmmmmmm...probably not...maybe just working towards the private jet and the massive pay offs....already got his snout in the trough taking lots of freebies from the gambling lobby. Don't get your hopes up too high.

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

That's more than mere sensationalism, it's an out and out lie 👎

[@bewareofpigeons]

Refusing to meet the Greek PM was not only solar-plexis punchingly rude but also revealing of Sunac's ignorance of how significant the so-called Elgin Marbles are to a country from where so much of Europe comes from.

[@chriskost7291]

Exactly!!

[@nieochaidh683]

Exactly. It was so rude & just plain arrogant and ignorant.

[@glennisfryd2638]

But Rishi is above us all and feels he doesn't have to kow tow to anyone let alone listen to what the general public in the UK think which is why he will lose the GE big time. Titchi tetchi Rishi hasn't got a clue and thinks rushing around on private planes and RAF helicopters on an endless round of PR exercises is normal behaviour for a competent PM.

[@monacophotographyevents2384]

Ian is one of the very few political commentators that I can listen to all the time, he's intelligent, well informed, witty and erudite. I love HIGNFY, but, if as suggested, Ian Hislop and Paul Merton were replaced, I'm not sure I would watch it any more.

[@MrTonyHeath]

What a dumb idea.

[@jedaaa]

I wouldn't be that bothered about Merton, his attitude has been better in later series but for years and years he was a petulant little child. Andy Hamilton could easily replace him . But yeah I don't think I could watch it without Hislop

[@Clanger652]

​​@@jedaaaI think I remember Paul Merton not doing a series except like one episode and they may have had rotating team captains can't quite remember I was at home with my parents watching it so probs over 20yrs ago lol

[@neiltitmus9744]

@@jedaaa yes he is irreplaceable i belive i cant think of anyone who has the political background ethics and humour in the same way or even near

[@skymanifest8339]

HIGNFY is well past its sell by date. Only middle-class Centrist Dads find it funny or edgy.

[@hockeyfanice7371]

Private Eye magazine should be a compulsory read for every adult in this country. Yes there's a lot of satire, but there's also a lot of deadly serious stuff which would make any sane person angry.

[@steviegee8747]

The back pages relating to financial corruption / tax evasion and HMRC impotence are light years ahead of any other outlet. Worked for HMRC fraud for 10 years and still got more information from Private Eye than the senior figures in HMRC ever divulged to us.

[@nickwyatt9498]

@hockeyfanice7371: Agreed. Love all the funny stuff in the first half, but the back pages are where you find the real gritty investigative journalism. Paul Foot’s legacy of course.

[@johnmcfarlane748]

yes very true ,such is the standard of both the serious journalisim and the satire i find myself when each issue comes out in a pickle ,should i read it from front to back or back to front ?, depends on my mood i suppose, Either way its a joy. @@nickwyatt9498

[@MartinCanada]

Errr, ... "compulsory read"? What dhat? I just look at the pictures.

[@claudio0691]

Private Eye has lost its edge. Hislop needs to move on.

[@chezceleste]

That was a thoroughly enjoyable interview. Ian Hislop never disappoints.

[@itemushmush]

yeah it popped up on my recommended feed, wasnt going to watch it all but he kept my attention throughout. great interview

[@liamhickey359]

Who is the guy interviewing him?.

[@Miwna]

@@liamhickey359 Matt Chorley

[@liamhickey359]

@@Miwna thanks.

[@jonnyhifi]

@@Miwnainteresting ! He looks familiar but I didn’t know his name. He’s sharp and witty too - They make a good double bill !

[@markainsley231]

I don’t always agree with Ian, but his view and grit are definitely needed, especially in these times

[@marcopalazzo9349]

This how politics should be, we don't agree but we have respect for one another but these lot are so disgusting I can't even listen to most.

[@BadWebDiver]

I feel the same. Even if we disagreed on a political subject, he's a guy I would love to hear his take on things.

[@kattydover6356]

Always a delight to listen to İan Hislop who makes more sense than any politician at the moment.

[@sggibson62]

We don't need Ian Hislop to point out the government's inadequacies, the average person on the street with an ounce of common sense can see the glaringly obvious .

[@belindamay6720]

@@sggibson62 He reflects the British temperament, which tends to be negative. All our most admired humour is based on satire and disapproval. We mistrust enthusiasm. It’s our strength and our weakness. Our people hate “politics” in general. Yet we fought hard for democracy - and defend it even now. I can’t work it out. But Hislop is a joy.

[@michaelpickles1422]

thank you Ian, for keeping us sane!

[@abenaid11]

I have always admired his honesty. Break him in half and he's got honesty written right through him.

[@jeffsimon9594]

Don't give me ideas

[@CuteCuteCute-02]

Myself also🙏🏻🇬🇧

[@Mkbshg8]

Nice one! Hislop is great.

[@hjyigo4759]

As a left of centre commentator. As a satirist, not so much.

[@maryjanewhatsaname8811]

Ian for PM now! If not king will do

[@hjyigo4759]

His lefty right on opinions are exactly the same as Charles. QED you need to get out more.

[@chris.dalton]

This was entertaining. Why is our government so relentlessly keen on making this country such a mean, miserable, uncharitable, inefficient, and isolated place to live? What is their logic? Seriously and serially incompetent and selfish.

[@euanroberts9860]

Exactly how I feel about living here right now.

[@MontyCantsin5]

Greed.

[@kelvinpell4571]

Wait until Labour get in. You will be all of the above in a third world gulag.......but you won't be allowed to say so, because dissent will be 'hate speech'

[@carelgoodheir692]

The government reflects the population, and the population is in a mean, etc mood😞

[@stephenwood2172]

Capitalism

[@poplife123]

Hislop is a national treasure 😊

[@JM-bx3pt]

WHAT A LOAD OD

[@JM-bx3pt]

WHAT A LOAD OF B,,,,,S

[@stephencampbell2115]

Private eye kept the Post Office scandal and the tainted blood scandal in the headlines its a must read

[@catherinegrindley-whitting7796]

love Ian Hislop! giggles, yay!

[@mooglerae32]

Ian Hislop is an absolute treasure. He's one of the people I'd be elated to meet.

[@maltesetony9030]

Hislop talks more sense than any gaggle of politicians. Excellent stuff.

[@ada-zionezukanma8275]

There is ONLY ONE Ian Hislop. One of the best.

[@smoozerish]

Good to hear Ian

[@ptonpc]

Ian is a voice of sanity right now.

[@ellieban]

The biggest clue that Sunak was going to be just as bad as all the rest was that he got the job. They’ve already scraped through the bottom of the barrel and are digging through the gravel now. If there was a competent Conservative Leadership candidate out there they would have shown up already.

[@woolmer608]

Nobody else wanted the job in the end.

[@johnsharman7262]

Ian Hislop keeps things relevant by being light-hearted and funny about British politics. A nice treat.

[@thomasmount7388]

Thank Christ for Ian Hislop.

[@moonkeele]

It's only 8th December -- still plenty of time for more blunders.

[@charliesmithers7663]

What about the rest of the week

[@MilesOnTheCorner]

@@charliesmithers7663See you back here in ten minutes

[@allyboy1839]

Ian Hislop sums up the true state of British politics without being rampantly rancid or toxic well done

[@MrVorpalsword]

whoa, has he come to terms with brexit since last time I heard him then?

[@beniteztheconman]

​@@MrVorpalswordbrexit was a crime against the British people. People should be in jail for conning the simple little people.

[@MrVorpalsword]

well you've said yourself you're a conman, if you cannot cope with democracy, you presumably think you deserve 2 votes to my one. I'm guessing you live in a prosperous part of the country, I do not, the EU has demonstrably contributed to the economic non-existence of my town (looking at you're name may be you're a Liverpudlian with consequent Irish loyalties (we live in England not Ireland)?) The EU is an expansionist empire, like the British Empire used to be, be we knew we had to let the Empire go, you do not . Go and line your little tin soldiers up on the carpet like Napoleon or a little German boy in the 1930s. Then look at the triggering of the Yugoslav wars and wonder about the similarities with the EU's ambitions for Ukraine then get back to me. Now, conform off would you?@@beniteztheconman

[@kendiamond8722]

Exactly, the big players made so much money on brexit, they even made billions on a hard brexit, they played the plebs like a 2 Bob fiddle 😂😂😂

[@helenswan705]

Love your stuff Ian. Long may you keep your intellect.

[@billypribbo9668]

DAVE BENSON PHILIPS

[@Empyreanabove]

I love this guy.

[@veeday1146]

Starmer appoint Cameron, that’s cruel. More likely to ask Rory Stewart to be an intelligent and realistic Foreign Secretary. He has indicated that he’d like the job, hates Boris with a passion, and is on the verge of finally giving up on the Tories. Gains all round.

[@johndavies4801]

Stewart is still a traditional dyed in the wool tory. So likely fits with Starmer.

[@innapearce4516]

Love Ian and every humour TV program he appears in 👍... he is so witty

[@Stan_55UK]

Hislop, the voice of reason.

[@markr002]

I needed this today. Brilliant. Thank you. 👌

[@Cancer-bm7zo]

Iain Hislop is brilliant, as always.

[@uinvin]

Ian is an honest broker. Journalism is seriously lacking this impartial and ethical approach to world events.

[@IJBLondon]

Great as always, and nicely interviewed by Matt Chorley.

[@jackmartinleith]

Thanks. I was wondering who he is.

[@mandolinic]

It's so nice to hear people NOT taking themselves seriously.

[@richardlewis5641]

Great interview with two witty people 😂

[@chrishyde1216]

As long as we have Ian Hislop, we'll know we haven't gone completely over the cliff.

[@bitchoflivingblah]

9:20 - worth watching for this Hislop witticism alone. The man is an institution, a national treasure.

[@louisfriel8902]

Ian Hislop is a National treasure!

[@plumduff3303]

Not sure what that really means

[@raymondo6665]

So was Savile.

[@jameshansing5396]

really? @@plumduff3303

[@user-zp4ge3yp2o]

​@@raymondo6665you realise that's implying something, yes?

[@raymondo6665]

@@user-zp4ge3yp2o Both National Treasures. I have no idea how your (warped) mind works.

[@keithbrown6522]

Keep up the good work, Ian!

[@johnboyle4797]

I love the fact sunak is so thin skinned, not a great look for a politician.

[@alexdavis1541]

To be fair to Sunak, no one can manage a country where the entire establishment, including its media - something Hislop represents, has had its day. This establishment is no longer representative of, or connected to, the British people and will fall

[@carelgoodheir692]

I've a feeling that the people who you would like to see replacing those you see as the establishment will be throroughly unpleasant types who would lead into even worse situations than we now get.

[@rayclarke5367]

Have you read, Animal Farm..?

[@alexdavis1541]

@@carelgoodheir692"like"? It isn't a matter of what anyone might "like". The "progressive" establishment (across the west in fact) is in such a state of nihilism and corruption all its attempts at shoring itself up with its lies, censorship, constant foreign adventures, failed economic Ponzi schemes, the merging of corporations and state and persecution of those it is supposed to represent and protect, will simply fail to keep it afloat. It will simply collapse regardless of what anyone likes. People like Hislop cannot see this of course. They, rather hilariously, still see themselves as anti-establishment. Having not noticed over many decades that they have become the establishment

[@alexdavis1541]

@@rayclarke5367 Not sure why you are making that specific connection. Maybe you are suggesting our current elites have morphed into the type of people they think they are not? Where I grew up Animal Farm was on the secondary school English lit curriculum so I am familiar with it, even after all this time. If you want to get serious about what is happening to us now though, I suggest you try V. Pareto, G. Mosca, J. Burnham or S. Francis

[@cad4246]

Hislop is a member of the media but I don't think you can say he represents it. Private Eye has a tiny circulation. Large sections of it are dedicated to disagreeing with and pointing out the hypocrisy of the big papers. More worrying is the increasing number of people who get their "news" exclusively from social media. Ian certainly doesn't represent that.

[@SkepticalTeacher]

Love Hislop! ❤

[@traindriver35]

Thank goodness for Ian, nowhere near enough of him on TV.

[@mtb5778]

just bought the hardback private eye annual from amazon for £9.99 for my brother for xmas but it will need checking closely for errors before I wrap it.

[@user-qd2pc5gz4n]

Why do we not have people with integrity in power just integrity ?that’s what we all look for in a leader.

[@chezceleste]

The puppetmasters won't back someone like that.

[@kevinbooroff4163]

Oh my god yes yes yes some integrity amongst politicians and gravitas would never great

[@JeremySayers38]

A democracy gets the leaders they deserve.

[@richardadamczak6098]

Because they wouldn't last a week in politics

[@theotherandrew5540]

It’ll always be wrong for Hislop “to go quite yet.” The ghost Ian Hislop (or the real Ian) will haunt the corridors of Westminster for centuries to come.

[@aoznes]

hilarious yet so true

[@denishannan1408]

I always enjoy Hislop's wit and opinion. Would like to see and hear him more often.

[@philipwookey599]

Give it a rest with the Thatcher jibe. Starmer did not praise her, he commented on her in a Tory paper. It was a comment for Torygraph readers, seized upon by the far right press and the hard left. Give us more credit for having intelligence and stop making a story where there isn't one.

[@vomgrady]

Hislop vs Farage in the jungle would have been must see TV.

[@janevessey7233]

Brilliant compilation, thank you😬 Still 23 days to go, 😬😬😬😬

[@jacklloyd21]

Hislop would be Nigel’s worst fear in the Jungle!!

[@Heathen.Deity.]

Ian: *walks into camp Nigel: *makes some hasty excuse to exit the camp, blaming wokeness or tofu.

[@tapdancer421]

Love you Ian. Voice of reason.

[@markshirley01]

Great stuff

[@MartinJames389]

Nadine Dorries's "move" into fiction? I haven't noticed any move at all, just the loss of a platform for performative fiction.

[@user-gs9id2cy2z]

I always look forward to my fortnightly chuckle at the establishment, long may it continue.

[@draw4kicks]

Thoroughly enjoyed this interview, Ian Hislop is an asset to any show he's on.

[@Milner_THX]

Wish you were an MP Ian.. you’d sort the buggers out! Why I’d even vote for you too! 🗳️👍🏻

[@johnnybravo9096]

Hed actually have to stand for something then.

[@kenharris5390]

Rushi dreams of getting a phone call from Rebekah Brookes, inviting him to spend a weekend at her Cotswold estate, it has been the dream of all UK prime ministers, and to do so is proof that they have been accepted into the News Corp fold of subservient Prime Ministers Thanks for a great presentation.

[@rogblankpage]

Thank you very much, a fascinating breakdown highlighting what a political mess we are in and what a mess the world is in, don’t go away we need you more than ever.

[@balvinderaccary9682]

Thoroughly enjoyed that. Ian Hislop is a pleasure to listen to 😊

[@timstradling7764]

Always excellent value😂

[@douglasdunbar2298]

Ian hislop is pure wisdom we should knight him for his input on current matters he beat Robert maxwell had a bruising tussle with goldsmith kept his head above water thank goodness

[@spenjames1861]

heartily recommend the Private eye podcast! Ian's not always on it, but its consistantly BRILLIANT!!

[@hauskalainen]

Rwanda has been a policy disaster. It has cost £240m so far in payments to (who exactly? in) Rwanda and so far they have not taken a single refuge seeker.

[@Boghopper1979]

About to be £290m (excluding legal costs and costs of having loads of civil servants working on it)

[@bbbl8910]

I agree 98%

[@user-bg2nj5fn4m]

@@Boghopper1979 The Government has countered that only £20m of that money is to do with setting up the infrastructure within Rwanda to equip them to process any incoming migrants from the UK (whenever those planes fly off), the other £270m being merely "economic development" money. However: (1) Rwanda has had *10 years* to get itself equipped to process immigrants after Israel paid it (and Uganda) money between 2013-18 to take 4,000 Eritrean and Sudanese migrants between them (and, yes, Israel got those all planes flying to send them), let alone the £100m the UK has _already_ paid Rwanda; and (2) the final costs are reported to rise to £400m, yet all this for Rwanda to take just *200* migrants, although they say they're building up to take more ... eventually. Not even Brian Rix could have come up with a Whitehall farce as farcical as this. The Tories must be punished next year for their rank incompetence and carelessly spending other people's money.

[@rikkafe6050]

I would vote for Ian Hislop and or Paul Merton. When are they going to start a political party.

[@startingfingerstyle]

When I saw the title of this, I couldn't believe it would be under 30 minutes long. The last few years have been one giant political blunder, surely!

[@MancunianToryDespiser]

There’s no better commentator than Ian. He’s never lost his verve. Love the guy!

[@manreay6769]

Brilliant 👏👏👏👏👏

[@RobBCactive]

Entertaining interview, it's hard to be light, seeing how low the right wing tabloid driven governments have brought the country.

[@flickthenick]

You forgot a Honary mention of Esther McVey our esteemed Minister for Common Sense - and maybe Walks?

[@jesush.tap-dancingchrist7328]

"You only had a Fisher Price phone " 😂😂

[@nuttawut76]

The current system is showing signs of strain due to government and federal policies. In the coming days, the banking crisis would need to reach an unprecedented scale for the FED to avoid raising interest rates. However, that seems unlikely; an increase appears imminent, potentially leading to a market downturn. Anticipate more challenging times in the latter half of 2024, marked by market turbulence, escalating inflation, and potential bank failures. I'm curious: will the swift interest rate hike benefit a value-driven investor, or is it wiser to steer clear of stocks temporarily?

[@pineedbydmoon]

Just ''buy the dip'' man. In the long term it will payoff. High interest rates usually mean lower stock prices, however investors should be cautious of the bull run, its best you connect with a well-qualified adviser to meet your growth goals and avoid blunder.

[@MiaKatherine-sj7ne]

Very true, you can be passively involved in the markts and still amass wealth-gains using an investment advisor. I first dabbled in stocks late 2019, just before the pandemic, and that same year gained over 150% with no prior investing experience, basically all I was doing was following directions of my advisor. We are working on a retirement ballpark of $3m and I’m certain my goal isn’t farfetched after subsequent investments and tremendous returns so far.

[@JaneBlac-]

I actually subscribed for a few trading courses but it didn't help much, been getting suggestions to use a proper financial advisor, how did you go about touching base with your coach?

[@MiaKatherine-sj7ne]

Actually, I've shuffled through a few advisors in the past, and “Stacie Lynn Winson” remains the most resourceful thus far. Her strategy proves profitable, and sustainable both in a bull & bear market. Most likely, her deets can be found on the net, so you can confirm yourself.

[@jimmydan12]

I greatly appreciate it. I'm fortunate to have come upon your message because investing greatly fascinates me. I'll look Stacie up and send her a message. You've truly motivated me. God's blessings on you.

[@markherzog9484]

Hugely enjoyable, thanks gentlemen…..

[@saltwell]

Hunt actually said they were interested in CORE inflation, not the RPI figure, and *that* hasn't actually reduced by anywhere near as much as they're claiming. That means Sunak's score is actually 0 out of 5.

[@MaryMe61-yg9yk]

It's interesting how Boris is working out of the same playbook as Trump and the Republicans.... an allegation is in fact a confession.

[@disct1597]

Hislop keeping it real..

[@davidlong1459]

Excellent - it feels essential Ian Hislop carries on, as it does Jon Stewart in America. If the unthinkable worst happens (Trump getting back in) then we’ll need another meeting of those 2 great minds as therapy..

[@theresenydahl9531]

Brilliant and funny analysis!

[@duneideann9241]

Stammers stance won’t wash in Scotland

[@alecbryant817]

Long live Private Eye, the voice of sanity, thanks Ian

[@MichaelDembinski]

Trouble with the 'paper-only' model is that living outside the UK, post-Brexit, it now takes two to three weeks for the mail to reach my Warsaw house. I have a subscription to The Economist, and read it online (instantly) and in paper format (far more enjoyable) when the magazine finally arrive. I don't want to be laughing at jokes about events that happened a couple of weeks ago. Sad, because Private Eye is one UK title I bought religiously every fortnight for decades before leaving the UK.

[@EdwardLindon]

Yes, and the international distribution is dire. I've taken a subscription three times over the years and had to cancel each time because issues went missing or they couldn't keep up with my changes of address. Worse, when they catch up with you, instead of extending your subscription with the number of issues you missed, they just send you the old magazines again (for your "collection"). There's nothing so funny as month-old political jokes, it seems.

[@ianmuir3640]

13 years of misery with the Tory’s just one disaster after another

[@seamuspadraigsanders431]

Which way are you swinging Labour loonies or reform storm.

[@wolfen210959]

There is only one choice, unless you intend to vote tactically. Of course, if you're a millionaire or a fascist, then it's The Tories, or Reform as a protest vote.@@seamuspadraigsanders431

[@jeffsimon9594]

@@seamuspadraigsanders431 Reform Damp Squib more like

[@seamuspadraigsanders431]

@@jeffsimon9594 I don't know I think you will find they went from 1 % to surpassing the tories to 2nd by election day, even right wingers across Europe now in government took over a decade to get those numbers.

[@jeffsimon9594]

@@seamuspadraigsanders431 Not arguing the numbers! Point is whether or not they are controlled opposition.

[@christopheraaron1255]

4:20 he didn't write anything about Thatcher beyond stating that she existed, was pm, and that she had a will to enact change. That's it.

[@paulstix1]

Most enjoyable. Thanks

[@nancykraus5127]

I don't know much about the UK politicians as I am here in the USA but I will listen to anything Ian does. He makes it all so amusing.

[@glennisfryd2638]

It would be really comical if it wasn't so bloody awful for the people of the UK which is slowly falling apart under our autocratic PM.

[@nancykraus5127]

@@glennisfryd2638 at least you don't have Trump.