Slipper of the Yard

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The British diplomats were told by Inspector Garcia of the federal force that it had seen the Interpol circular put out several weeks before by Scotland Yard: "It is, I am told, the drill that if the criminal Biggs had been arrested by the Interpol officers here he would have been automatically handed over to the Interpol officers of New Scotland Yard within a short period without little or any publicity," Neill told the Foreign Office in London.

Shaun Usher (2017). "Arkell v. Pressdram". More Letters of Note. Canongate Books. ISBN 9781786891693 . Retrieved 30 March 2023– via news.lettersofnote.com. This article possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( November 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) The family of Ronnie Biggs, one of the robbers he hunted, paid tribute to the man known as Slipper of the Yard. Shome mishtake, shurely? Ed)" is supposedly a blue pencil by the editor, who is slurring a little after lunch. It may have allusions to the late Bill Deedes (Lord Deedes), who did slur that way. He was also the eponymous "Dear Bill" that the fictional Denis Thatcher was forever writing to while his wife Margaret was in government. These articles were actually written by John Wells. Sullivan, Andrew (5 October 1997). "God Help the Queen". The New York Times . Retrieved 14 August 2019.But his proudest achievement was the role he played in bringing to justice the murderers of three police officers in Shepherd's Bush in 1966. Polly Filler is a female columnist who constantly describes her dealings with put-upon au pairs and her husband "the useless Simon". Her name is a parody of Polyfilla, a British brand of filler typically used to repair small defects in walls and ceilings. After being sentenced to 30 years imprisonment in 1964, Biggs escaped from Wandsworth Prison in 1965. Biggs travelled via Paris to Spain and then Melbourne, Australia, where, despite plastic surgery to alter his appearance, he was identified by his dental records after visiting a dentist. The Daily Telegraph newspaper is usually referred to as the "Torygraph" because of its political leaning towards the Conservative Party, [29] [30] [31] and as the Daily Hellograph when satirising its coverage of celebrities. [32] Slipper helped to set up the Robbery Squad, which later merged into the Flying Squad. [ citation needed]

Capita, a long-term favourite target of Private Eye, is frequently called "Crapita" and "the world's worst outsourcing firm". The Sizzler–an alleged fried breakfast for sale at extortionate prices on any train journey mentioned. At the first mention of the Sizzler, the article in which it appeared would be sidelined into a recital of the item's deliciousness. They obtained financial approval although it was not clear whether the exact purpose of the journey was made plain. The other part of the Home Office replied that there were no extradition arrangements.Dave Spart is a parody of a stereotypical left-wing agitator who featured in editions of the 1970s and from time to time since (for example, after the 2011 England riots and following the split in Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet over the bombing of Syria and military intervention against ISIL). Occasionally, his sister, Deirdre Spart, has offered her views. Private Eye often refers to real-life leftist activists as "Spartists", itself a parody of the left-wing Spartacist League. Ken Livingstone is sometimes lampooned as Ken Leninspart. Had he had gone through informal Interpol channels Biggs could have been handed over to Scotland Yard "within a short period without little or any publicity", avoiding complex extradition attempts; McVeigh, Tracy (15 August 2015). " 'Bachelor of Fleet Street' Andrew Neil marries in secret". The Guardian . Retrieved 8 June 2022. Private Eye enjoyed parodying Neil as 'Brillo', a reference to his hair Papineau, David (4 May 2017). "8". Knowing the Score: How Sport Teaches Us about Philosophy (and Philosophy about Sport). [London]. ISBN 9781472123541. OCLC 999624509. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)

Lord Gnome is purported to be the proprietor of the magazine, and is an amalgam of various different media magnates. Originally modelled on figures including Lord Beaverbrook and Lord Thomson of Fleet, first appearing under the name "Aristides P. Gnome" in the early 1960s, Lord Gnome has since accumulated other characteristics to encompass the likes of Rupert Murdoch. He is portrayed in the magazine as a man of great wealth, greed, unscrupulousness and vulgarity. Lord Gnome rarely writes under his own name, but issues his proclamations, editorials and threats through a fictional underling named Emmanuel Strobes, with reference frequently made to his lordship's "assistant", Miss Rita Chevrolet. Rita Chevrolet's name is a parody of French exotic dancer Rita Cadillac.Ronnie Biggs' son, Michael, said in a statement: "We, as a family, are very sad with the death of Mr Slipper. Alceste Diocletian Penumbra is a spoof octogenarian poet, often appearing in the Literary Review "What You Didn't Miss Pt. 94". He is described as a leading member of the undeservedly little-known, Cambridge-based "Recherche Group" and hailed both as "the one solitary genius of the post-post-modern age" and "the world's first ante-post-modernist". His anthologies include Concrete Faxes (his debut), Einstein Agogo, Than With Whom What Other (A Challenge to Scansion), and Shriven by the Zodiac. Natukunda, Carol (28 April 2013). "Princess Bagaya was fired for refusing to marry Amin". New Vision. Uganda . Retrieved 13 January 2014. Later that day, Amin announced that he had fired Bagaya for embarrassing him. He told his cabinet that while on her way from New York, Bagaya had a sexual escapade with a white man in a bathroom at an airport in Paris. He did not mention who this man was. 'This was both an insult and a deliberate lie, but it was also comically nonsensical. One may, I suppose, have sex anywhere – but a public toilet?' asks Kyemba, adding that they all 'laughed to tears' at Amin's absurd action. Bagaya's dismissal came on 28 November 1974 The Daily Express newspaper has been lampooned as the Daily Getsworse. In previous years, it was called the Daily Titsbychristmas, referring to how it was increasingly copying the style of The Sun, before Express Newspapers launched the down-market Daily Star in November 1978. Since the 2016 UK EU referendum, in which the Express supported Leave, it has also been dubbed The Daily Brexpress. The City of Brighton and Hove is often referred to as " Skidrow-on-Sea" in the "Rotten Boroughs" column.