Peter Hitchens

English journalist and author · United Kingdom · Journalists · Born 1951 · age 74

Peter Hitchens is read about 1,029 times a day, in 19 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 17 September 2026

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Peter Jonathan Hitchens is an English conservative author, broadcaster, journalist, and commentator.

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2026“Evil news from Prague, in another stuffy August long ago, turned my world over completely.”In their words29 August 2026"How Prague cured me of my communism", The Spectator 29 August 2026).Read the whole statement

2022“It is a fantasy to believe that you punish politicians by throwing them out of office. It is when they leave office that they start making the real money.”In their words1 June 2022Dewbs & Co, GB News (1 June 2022).Read the whole statement

2021“So sorry, Your Majesty, but I have had my first Covid vaccination for wholly selfish reasons. I did not do it for the good of others but for my own convenience.”In their words27 February 2021The Mail on Sunday, 27 February 2021Read the whole statement

“We have treated Russia with amazing stupidity. Now we pay the price for that. We had the chance to make her an ally, friend and partner.”In their words"Why I blame the arrogant, foolish West: Our response to this crisis in Ukraine has been to react with mistrust and abuse, and with blatantRead the whole statement

2018“[The Conservative party] is a machine for obtaining power.”In their words7 October 2018The Mail on Sunday, 7 October 2018Read the whole statement

“[The] Battle of Britain did not prevent Hitler from dominating the continent for the next four years.”In their wordsp. 56Read the whole statement

1951Born28 October 1951

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Evil news from Prague, in another stuffy August long ago, turned my world over completely.
Aug 29, 2026, "How Prague cured me of my communism", The Spectator 29 August 2026)., Own words
The funeral of Winston Churchill in 1965 turned out to be the burial of the British Empire.
Sep 12, 2022, Compact, 12 September 2022, Own words
It is a fantasy to believe that you punish politicians by throwing them out of office. It is when they leave office that they start making the real money.
Jun 1, 2022, Dewbs & Co, GB News (1 June 2022)., Own words

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Sibling: Christopher Hitchens

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Peter Jonathan Hitchens is an English conservative author, broadcaster, journalist, and commentator. He writes for The Mail on Sunday and was a foreign correspondent reporting from both Moscow and Washington, D.C. Hitchens has contributed to The Spectator, The American Conservative, The Guardian, First Things, Prospect, The Critic and the New Statesman.

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