Following a Freedom of Information request, the Department for Work and Pensions has revealed which newspapers and magazines it officially subscribes to. One of these is Private Eye, a magazine that incessantly mocks the department – well, all government departments – and describes its secretary of state, Iain Duncan Smith, as “Iain Duncan Cough”, because of his poor public speaking as Tory leader.
Read the full list here.
H/T @joncstone
hah, the DWP has an official subscription to @PrivateEyeNews https://t.co/Z7jqbOVRxq
— Jon Stone (@joncstone) July 4, 2014