Interview with Ginny Dougary "Inside the Private world of Ian Hislop" The Daily Telegraph (29 November 2012).
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I do have a residual belief that, if at all possible, you should try not to mock the weak.
— Ian Hislop
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About Ian Hislop
Ian Hislop (born 13 July 1960) is editor, and part-owner, of British satirical magazine Private Eye and a panelist on Have I Got News for You. Owing to the many writs for libel Private Eye once received, Hislop has sometimes been described as being "the most sued man in Britain".
About Ian Hislop
Ian Hislop (born 13 July 1960) is editor, and part-owner, of British satirical magazine Private Eye and a panelist on Have I Got News for You. Owing to the many writs for libel Private Eye once received, Hislop has sometimes been described as being "the most sued man in Britain".
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