On Have I Got News For You (11 October 2013).
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In Britain we have a free press. It's not a pretty press, but it's free. The people who can't bear the Daily Mail, they say: 'you should ban it'. No no, no no, you don't ban it... you don't buy it."
— Ian Hislop
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "In Britain we have a free press. It's not a pretty press, but it's free. The people who can't bear the Daily Mail, they say: 'you should ban it'. No no, no no, you don't ban it... you don't buy it."" in the context of "On Have I Got News For You (11 October 2013)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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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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