Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency, the firm that made “private eye” a popular phrase, finally went public last week. Under fourth-generation President Robert A. Pinkerton II, the family ...

Understandably, Ian Hislop, editor of Private Eye since 1986, did little to contain his delight. He told the Press Gazette that there had been no additional marketing, such as bulk giveaways ...

For a magazine best-known for jokes and satire, Private Eye - which is celebrating its 50th anniversary - has a remarkable track record in investigative journalism. Since its early days, it has ...