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50 Years Of Private Eye

EDM number 2212 in 2010-12, proposed by Bob Russell on 10/10/2011.
Categorised under the topics of Parliament and Press.

That this House congratulates the satirical magazine Private Eye on its 50th anniversary on 25 October 2011; notes that the magazine has a reputation for highlighting Parliamentary misdemeanors, a record which should be commended rather than condemned; observes that over five turbulent decades it has developed its unique mix of jokes and journalism, comedy and campaigning, gags and gossip, laughter and libel and reporting political plots to royal revelations and City scandal to media manipulation; and wishes Private Eye continuing achievements in years to come in covering the public life of the nation in a way which other media do not.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Russell10/10/2011ColchesterLiberal DemocratProposed
Mike Hancock10/10/2011Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Jim Shannon11/10/2011StrangfordDUPSeconded
Peter Bottomley11/10/2011Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Jonathan Edwards11/10/2011Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSeconded
Andrew George11/10/2011St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn11/10/2011Islington NorthLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins12/10/2011Luton NorthLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell12/10/2011Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Martin Caton12/10/2011GowerLabourSigned
Stephen Williams12/10/2011Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stephenson12/10/2011PendleConservativeSigned
John Pugh13/10/2011SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn13/10/2011Newport WestLabourSigned
John McDonnell13/10/2011Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Alan Meale17/10/2011MansfieldLabourSigned
John Hemming17/10/2011Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim McGovern17/10/2011Dundee WestLabourSigned
David Simpson18/10/2011Upper BannDUPSigned
Annette Brooke18/10/2011Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Lorely Burt18/10/2011SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
Elfyn Llwyd19/10/2011Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSigned
Lindsay Roy19/10/2011GlenrothesLabourSigned
John Leech24/10/2011Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Godsiff25/10/2011Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned

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