The bigger irony is that Hislop is one of the establishments top boys.
Possession of a satirical magazine is now illegal in the UK…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/23/private-eye-cartoon-arrest-ian-hislop-protest
Discussion
We live in strange times… Private Eye has reported on numerous things over the years that the mainstream is slow to pick up on but yet they ultimately seem to preserve the order.
Maybe he’ll be arrested next…
I think it was clearly a stunt to try and keep him and his rubbish mag relevant