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The Madness of Cars
Goodbye Britain, Hello ‘Yookay’
The Fantasy of Addiction
Peter Hitchens criticises New Statesman for using late brother’s image on gossip column
Alas, a new podcast just doesn’t work
A Trip to the ‘Yookay’
The case for the death penalty It makes a country less vengeful and more gentle
'An absurdity!' Peter Hitchens shreds 'clock-fiddling fantasy' as British Summer Time ends
Character of Mr Hitchens
Out of the shadows, the spy chief with a sweet smile – and a barrel load of flannel
IYEARN for the days when we pretended not to have any spies. In our missions abroad, they were known as 'the unmentionables', the same word...
The Madness of Cars
The crude device known as the automobile is quite extraordinarily ill-suited to its purpose. It is unsafe at any speed for any other road-user it strikes.
Goodbye Britain, Hello ‘Yookay’
It is many years since I wrote a short, sad article called “Living in the Ukay.”
The Fantasy of Addiction
I never meant to start an argument about addiction. I had carried my private doubts on the subject around in my head for years,...
Peter Hitchens criticises New Statesman for using late brother’s image on gossip column
When the Left-wing New Statesman magazine decided to...
Alas, a new podcast just doesn’t work
Ban podcasts in which a vaguely counterintuitive pair of political commentators talk about a random assortment of world events.
A Trip to the ‘Yookay’
Peter Hitchens explores the possibility that he coined the now prevalent term “Yookay” when he referred to “Ukay” years ago to describe the...
The case for the death penalty It makes a country less vengeful and more gentle
Almost 80 years ago, in 1948, two of the greatest figures of the British Left, Clement Attlee and Ernest Bevin, voted in the House of...
'An absurdity!' Peter Hitchens shreds 'clock-fiddling fantasy' as British Summer Time ends
Dubbing the clock changes, which happen in October and March, “clock-fiddling”, Mr Hitchens continued: “There's absolutely no reason why...
Character of Mr Hitchens
I. It is a cool smoky morning in January outside Taylors deli on St Giles. Peter Hitchens padlocks his bicycle to a lamppost and accompanies...
Peter Hitchens
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British journalist who has been critical of Western policies towards Ukraine, often questioning the narrative surrounding the conflict.