Peter Hitchens (brother of Christopher Hitchens) is a British journalist and author who writes for the Mail On Sunday, and is a former foreign correspondent.
Hitchens began his political career as a revolutionary socialist but now describes himself as a Burkean conservative. His confrontational and opinionated debating style often makes him a controversial figure.
He is deeply critical of the modern UK Conservative Party and has opposed many of their policies, including the party’s handling of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Peter joined me for a conversation about all things Hitchens, but we were plagued with technical challenges from start to finish.
To make matters worse, the conversation almost didn’t happen because I confused our timezones and, more specifically, the switching between daylight saving times (about which Peter has written).
I have found, in discussing this, that two types of people are keenest on fiddling with the clocks. The first type are despots, who are at least aware of how unpleasant they are. The second type are urban bourgeois bohemians, who rise late and go to be bed late, and only experience dawn if they have been at a particularly good party, and are surprised by sunrise on their bleary way home.
Peter has been a “controversial” figure throughout his career.
He has been criticised, by the liberal media, for his conservative views on a number of issues including abortion, gay marriage, and immigration.
He was also a supporter of the Iraq War and opposes the European Union.
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