Ian Hislop Plunder 2of3

Ian Hislop chooses clips from his favourite television shows, from this afternoon show hosted by Emma Freud. Broadcast on the 4th April 1991.

There's a reference to "Ridley" and The Spectator. Here's the context

Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale
"On 14 July 1990 he was forced to resign as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry after an interview published in The Spectator. He had described the proposed Economic and Monetary Union as "a German racket designed to take over the whole of Europe" and said that giving up sovereignty to Europe was as bad as giving it up to Adolf Hitler. The interview was illustrated with a cartoon depicting Ridley adding a Hitler moustache to a poster of the German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. While Ridley was not one of the most powerful government members, he was regarded as a Thatcherite loyalist and his departure was a significant break in their ranks. Margaret Thatcher herself had to resign four months later. Some commentators point to Ridley's resignation, its manner, and the European issue at its core, as leading indicators for the next decade of Conservative Party politics."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Ridley_(politician)#In_government

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• Have I Got News For You
• Ian Hislop
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[troumer]

I'd kill to see a tape of his early stand up...

[SparrowisSexy]

me an' all ;P