PETER HITCHENS: The Tories should be careful saying that Andy Burnham will drag us back to the 1970s. I was there - and it was a far BETTER time ⊕⊕
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13 hours ago
A lot of people would be very happy to go back to the 1970s. The Tories should be careful about saying that Andrew Burnham will return us to those years.
3 days ago
How ludicrous to live in a land where the King pardons a long dead killer but we can't give Lucy Letby a fair hearing, writes PETER HITCHENS ⊖⊖
What a strange country this is, where the King can pardon a long-dead killer, Ruth Ellis, while Lucy Letby, convicted in a dubious case, sits in jail while the rusty wheels of justice fail to turn
4 days ago
PETER HITCHENS: Critics warn Andy Burnham will take us back to the 70s. But with low crime and plenty of jobs, many of us would welcome it ⊖
Some people are trying to attack new Prime Minister Andy Burnham by saying he wants to take us back to the 70s. I say be careful about that.
7 days ago
PETER HITCHENS: Ordinary citizens are the ones who need greater protection - not MPs or famous people ⊕⊕
I know nothing about the death of Ann Widdecombe , and won't discuss it until after any trial which may result. But I do wish that politicians would not use it as an argument for more security for MP…
11 days ago
Nigel Farage is 'not very good at being a politician', declares SARAH VINE, as she and PETER HITCHENS debate whether 'frazzled' Reform leader will survive donations row ⊖
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She accused the Reform UK leader of appearing genuinely uninterested in the workings of Parliament and struggling as an orator.
Did these protests lead to the worst terrorist attack in Australian history? MP's extraordinary claim about the Bondi massacre is condemned by PETER VAN ONSELEN ⊖⊖
A politician has identified a genuine, serious failure within Australian higher education regarding antisemitism on university campuses... but has also dangerously overreached.
14 days ago
PETER HITCHENS: Petulant, snarling Nigel Farage, the Thatcher tribute act with nothing much to offer ⊖
While I have never liked Nigel Farage's politics, I have admired his toughness in adversity. Never forget that he survived a terrifying plane crash and a very nasty bout of cancer.
17 days ago
PETER HITCHENS: If a tyrant so brutal he could pass for Putin's twin brother can host a Nato summit, just what does this flawed alliance stand for? ⊖
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The holding of a Nato summit in Ankara is so ridiculous that nobody dares say how absurd and insulting it is. For Ankara is not a democratic city on the side of freedom and peace.
21 days ago
PETER HITCHENS: This is the ugly truth about Western leaders and Putin. No one else is saying it - so I will ⊖⊖
Have our brains turned into lasagna? I struggle all the time to work out which of the many wars now wrecking the world is good, and which is bad. How can you tell?
24 days ago
PETER HITCHENS: I have recently discovered that the BBC has banned me from Desert Island Discs for life. This is the reason why... and what I'd pick ○
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Is there a minor celebrity in Britain who has not daydreamed about being on BBC Radio's 'Desert Island Discs'? I certainly have.