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{{Infobox Newspaper |
name = Private Eye |
image = [[Image:Private Eye Cover.jpg|thumbnail|centre|200px|[[4 March]] [[2005]] cover of ''Private Eye''; this is a typical example of the magazine's front cover.  The caption refers to the wedding of [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]] and [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall|Camilla Parker-Bowles]].]] |
type = fortnightly [[satire|satirical]] <BR> [[magazine]]-newspaper |
format = [[magazine]] |
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* ''Solutions'' &ndash; instances of companies adopting an unimaginitive [[buzzword]] by claiming to provide 'solutions' where a simpler phrasing would seem more appropriate: for instance, describing [[
Cardboard box|cardboard boxes]]es as "Christmas Ornament Storage Solutions".

===Defunct sections===
Apart from the former Prime Minister parodies mentioned above, several sections are no longer printed. These include:
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*The Falklands war and high levels of unemployment in 1980s Britain made '''[[Margaret Thatcher]]''' a popular target for Private Eye. She was also the subject of an ironic piece where she was described as "bewitching... sexual and political power combine to create the perfect woman." The piece continued in a similar vein before ending with the inevitable "That's enough. Ed."

===Other politicians===
[[Image:Private
_  eye_  archer_  memorial.jpg|thumb|right|200px|One of the many ''Private Eye'' covers featuring Jeffrey Archer]]
*'''[[Jeffrey Archer]]''', the former Conservative MP (for [[Louth, Lincolnshire|Louth]], [[Lincolnshire]]) who was Deputy Chairman of the party under [[Margaret Thatcher]] and who later served time in prison for perjury, is usually referred to as Lord Archhole.  The Eye has occasionally thrown the spotlight on his wife, the "fragrant" [[Mary Archer]].
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==See also==
*''[[Private Eye TV]]'', a 1971 BBC TV version of the magazine
* ''[[Frank (magazine)|Frank]]'', a [[Canada|Canadian]] counterpart
* ''[[The Phoenix (magazine)|The Phoenix]]'', an [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] counterpart
* ''[[The Clinic]]'', a [[Chile
|Chilean]]an counterpart
* [[Teacher's diary]]

==External links==
* [http://www.private-eye.co.uk/ Official website]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040307100053/http://media.guardian.co.uk/top100/story/0,10430,513930,00.html Media Guardian story]
* [http://www.ugandandiscussions.co.uk/ Ugandan Discussions] (Unofficial Front Covers Archive)

==Further reading==
* {{cite book | title=That Was Satire That Was | publisher=Phoenix | year=2002 | last=Carpenter | first=Humphrey | authorlink=Humphrey Carpenter | id=ISBN 0-7538-1393-9}}
* {{cite book | title=Goldenballs! | publisher=Harriman House  | year=1993 | last=Ingrams | first=Richard  | authorlink=Richard Ingrams | id=ISBN 1-897597-03-7}}
* {{cite book | title=The Complete Gnome Mart Catalogue | publisher=Corgi | year=1990 | last=Hislop | first=Ian | authorlink=Ian Hislop | id=ISBN 0-552-13752-9}}
* {{cite book | title=The Life and Times of Private Eye | publisher=Penguin | year=1971 | last=Ingrams | first=Richard | authorlink=Richard Ingrams | id=ISBN 0-14-003357-2}}
*{{cite book | title=The Private Eye Story | first=Patrick | last=Marnham | id=ISBN 0-233-97509-8}}

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