LizziesTwin I am kicking myself that I have not been bothering to scan snippets of Private Eye. It used to just be the occasional serious reference but for the last few issues there has been at least one cartoon, satirical reference or story in every one.
Mind, one recent article (about Jess Bradley) read like it could have been penned by one of our trans overlords so I was mighty miffed and not a little concerned about that one! I was soothed by a sensible letter in the following issue (defo an FWR Mumsnetter in spirit if not fact) then amused by a frothing "rebuttal" of that letter in the following issue.
On the Letters Page, there was a recent spate of "Transphobic Bigot!" outrage, "We just want to peeee!" whiney missives, pompous "Let me explain the science to you dolts" and "Tranny as an answer to a crossword clue causes trans kids suicides!" type-contributions that were treated with due respect . . .
Attached as illustration: letter of complaint in issue 1510 and the two items from issue 1509 that provoked it 
There are several running jokes that make an appearance from time to time, eg. "Tim the Househusband" in "From the Message Boards", wallowing in smug admiration for his obnoxious SJW children. Ranting daughter Poppy, who usually "identifies as recreationally trans" has recently "transitioned to Pip and gone vegan" - so this could get interesting.
"From the Message Boards" has gone full-on transpisstakery recently - there are two other columns I will scan and post.
IMHO Private Eye has been the only paper for decades worth shelling-out for. The investigative journalism is second to none and if any corrections are required they are published with due prominence. Over the years, they have been like a dog with a bone reporting and investigating cover-ups of murders, often of young women, both in the UK and abroad. Then there are the "Special Reports":
www.private-eye.co.uk/special-reports
The cartoons and satire are a delight and coverage overall so balanced that everyone complains about bias of one sort or another (witness me whinging about the Jess Bradley article) !
Don't get me started on the crossword. Setter Cyclops thankfully still fnarr! fnarr! smutty and un-PC with the clues, answers ranging over UK and global political scandals past and present. The day I finish one by the deadline to submit . . . it's not going to happen but I still dream!
In the age of the internet: "Private Eye hits highest circulation in 55-year history 'which is quite something given that print is meant to be dead'" (well obviously - duh! - what is £2 if you drop it in the bath compared to the cost of an iPad!)
www.pressgazette.co.uk/private-eye-hits-highest-circulation-in-55-year-history-which-is-quite-something-given-that-print-is-meant-to-be-dead/
The only caveat for new readers is that some of the longstanding "in jokes" and euphemisms might cause puzzlement, particularly those that reference long-past events. Some have passed into common parlance though and for others "Google is your friend".
One day that will be meaningless too. Your day will come, you "OK, Boomer" crowd. . . . "Google?? What's a Google??" chirped robo-kid 