Our podcasts always come with plenty of book recommendations and when it comes to books about monopolies there is plenty of competition. Check out these from Matt Stoller, Michelle Meagher 🙋🏾‍♀️, James Meek, David Dayen, richard brooks, Andrew Simms & Grace Blakeley.

A “modern day pirate” all at sea: P&O Ferries boss clueless about his own workers while taking plenty of bonus treasure for himself.
private-eye.co.uk/in-the-back via @privateeyenews

🎧 New PAGE 94 Podcast OUT NOW.

This week:
⚖️ The laws that are being shoved through parliament before the electoral iron curtain descends (and those that are being left on the other side),
✉️ An update from Richard Brooks on the latest goings-on at the Post Office inquiry.

Private Eye | Post Office: Spinning tops private-eye.co.uk/news via @privateeyenews

Jane MacLeod, the Post Office's top lawyer from 2015-2019, is refusing to attend the inquiry into the scandal, citing her residence in New Zealand.

MacLeod played a critical role in the cover-up, concealing damning findings about the faulty IT system from the board under the

Number crunching: Rich List v average incomes, from the new Private Eye, out now.

Great summary from Chris (my neighbour in the cheap seats) of yesterday’s Post Office hearing -

Washed up Britain. The new Private Eye is out now.

This week sees the release of the Infected Blood report and AND Paula Vennells giving evidence at the Post Office Inquiry.

The Eye first covered the contaminated blood story in 1987 and the Post Office in 2011.

Want to know what inquiries will be happening ten years from now

Here is my Private Eye Magazine column from 2017 on the infected blood the scandal. I remember when parents were campaigning for a public inquiry into the Bristol heart scandal in the nineties, which they successfully achieved, others were campaigning for a public inquiry into

Full steam abandonship! New Private Eye Magazine out now!

Knighthood, following £5.6m party donations, for “political service” - of which there doesn’t seem to be any.
Private Eye | Man in the Eye: A knight's tale private-eye.co.uk/hp-sauce via @privateeyenews

This is actually a property owned by the family of one of the businessmen making fortunes from the Teesside regeneration site, who for some reason seems keen for Lord Houchen to remain Mayor.

Up on Teesside, wondering if I chose the right Airbnb.

As Post Office Inquiry reveals Angela van den Bogerd picked up a bonus even after a judge had condemned her dishonesty, latest ⁦Private Eye Magazine⁩ sets out the huge financial incentives for bosses to ignore and cover-up the scandal -

More Tees, anyone?
New Private Eye Magazine reveals how the loudly-tumpeted plan to bring steelmaking back to Teesside has been captured by the same private interests that are cashing in on Teesworks. Online version here; full story in the mag.
private-eye.co.uk/news

Number crunching: Water restoration fund vs water company dividends, from the new Private Eye, out now.

Some bad news, Liz…

New Private Eye out now!

According to local legend & Boro Chairman, Steve Gibson, the Mayor of Tees Valley Lord Houchen has “gifted” some £500 MILLION in future value to 2 of his mates.

Teesside Taxpayers have been sold down the river🧵

Blatant porky pie from Ben Houchen in debate this morning. Claimed that Teesworks panel report 'says it was value for money'. Nowhere does it say this; it gives plenty of reasons to doubt it and concludes insufficient transparency and oversight 'to evidence value for money'.