Slipper of the Yard

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From squiffy to blotto a lexicon of lushes". The Times. London. 7 January 2006 . Retrieved 22 May 2010. Ronnie Biggs' son, Michael, said in a statement: "We, as a family, are very sad with the death of Mr Slipper. Alceste Diocletian Penumbra is a spoof octogenarian poet, often appearing in the Literary Review "What You Didn't Miss Pt. 94". He is described as a leading member of the undeservedly little-known, Cambridge-based "Recherche Group" and hailed both as "the one solitary genius of the post-post-modern age" and "the world's first ante-post-modernist". His anthologies include Concrete Faxes (his debut), Einstein Agogo, Than With Whom What Other (A Challenge to Scansion), and Shriven by the Zodiac.

The fortnightly British satirical magazine Private Eye has long had a reputation for using euphemistic and irreverent substitute names and titles for people, groups and organisations and has coined a number of expressions to describe sex, drugs, alcohol and other aspects of human activity. Over the years these names and expressions have become in-jokes, used frequently in the magazine without explanation. Some have passed into general usage and can be found in other media and everyday conversation. Nigel Rees (28 May 2002). Cassell's Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins. Sterling Publishing Company. p.292. ISBN 0-304-36225-5. Slipper did not tell the Home Office, the Foreign Office, or Brazilian authorities why he was going to Brazil, to stop the Daily Express scoop "leaking" out;From 1964 until his death, Sir Alec Douglas-Home was referred to as Baillie Vass, after his photograph was mistakenly captioned as such in the Aberdeen Evening Express. [24] Despite rumours, Biggs remained untraced until 1974, when he gave an interview to the Daily Express. The newspaper passed his location on to the police, and Biggs was captured on 1 February. Slipper travelled to Brazil, where he attempted to arrest Biggs in a hotel in Rio de Janeiro, with the words "Long time no see, Ronnie." But the Brazilian government turned down the request for extradition, on the grounds that Biggs was to become the father of his pregnant Brazilian girlfriend's child (Michael Biggs, to be born 16 August 1974), and Slipper was forced to return home empty-handed. Famously, Slipper was photographed on the plane home, sleeping next to an empty seat, and was christened "Slip-up of the Yard" by the press. [1] 1981 Scots Guardsmen kidnapping [ edit ] The defunct Financial Services Authority (FSA), invariably referred to as "The Fundamentally Supine Authority" in reference to its reluctance to act and its seemingly close relationship with the industry it was supposed to regulate, often contrasting its performance with the swift and draconian methods of its United States counterparts.

The Biggs affair was so embarrassing, coming in the middle of the knife-edge February 1974 general elections, that a summary of the case was prepared for the Queen. Mary Ann Bighead, a parody of journalist Mary Ann Sieghart, often writes columns trumpeting her own brilliance and that of her daughters Brainella and Intelligencia. Sarah Vain, a parody of journalist Sarah Vine, writes an egocentric column in which she often refers to the brilliance of her now ex-husband and his likely accession to the role of Prime Minister (Sarah Vine was married to Michael Gove). The British diplomats were told by Inspector Garcia of the federal force that it had seen the Interpol circular put out several weeks before by Scotland Yard: "It is, I am told, the drill that if the criminal Biggs had been arrested by the Interpol officers here he would have been automatically handed over to the Interpol officers of New Scotland Yard within a short period without little or any publicity," Neill told the Foreign Office in London.The Daily Express newspaper has been lampooned as the Daily Getsworse. In previous years, it was called the Daily Titsbychristmas, referring to how it was increasingly copying the style of The Sun, before Express Newspapers launched the down-market Daily Star in November 1978. Since the 2016 UK EU referendum, in which the Express supported Leave, it has also been dubbed The Daily Brexpress. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ Evgeny Lebedev, who publishes The Independent and The Evening Standard, is frequently referred to as "Two Beards", in an "allusion to his alleged closeted homosexuality–though one of his former employees suggests that he might not understand exactly what the name means." [37]

The Sizzler–an alleged fried breakfast for sale at extortionate prices on any train journey mentioned. At the first mention of the Sizzler, the article in which it appeared would be sidelined into a recital of the item's deliciousness. Mr Madeupname. Sometimes used when referring to an improbable interviewee (often) in a tabloid newspaper article. Trouser presses are another item commonly placed on lists or used in adverts, as an example of pointless extravagance or silly tat.The City of Brighton and Hove is often referred to as " Skidrow-on-Sea" in the "Rotten Boroughs" column. After being sentenced to 30 years imprisonment in 1964, Biggs escaped from Wandsworth Prison in 1965. Biggs travelled via Paris to Spain and then Melbourne, Australia, where, despite plastic surgery to alter his appearance, he was identified by his dental records after visiting a dentist. Dave Spart is a parody of a stereotypical left-wing agitator who featured in editions of the 1970s and from time to time since (for example, after the 2011 England riots and following the split in Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet over the bombing of Syria and military intervention against ISIL). Occasionally, his sister, Deirdre Spart, has offered her views. Private Eye often refers to real-life leftist activists as "Spartists", itself a parody of the left-wing Spartacist League. Ken Livingstone is sometimes lampooned as Ken Leninspart. The magazine itself is frequently referred to as an "organ", in the sense of being a periodical publication, but also providing endless possibilities for sexual innuendo. The word "organ" also refers to the fact that Richard Ingrams, long time editor of Private Eye, for many years played the organ at services in his local church.

Prime Minister Harold Wilson was always named as "Wislon", a name also later applied to A. N. Wilson. Occasionally he was referred to as "Lord Loinwash" an anagram of Harold Wilson. Moore, Charles (4 February 2016). "The Spectator's notes, 4 February 2016". The Spectator . Retrieved 28 August 2021.I had to adamantly insist that any question of the repatriation of a British criminal from Brazil must be a matter for the federal police authorities of Brazil to decide."