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| '''Peter Hitchens''' is a ] ], ] and ]. He is the younger brother of ]. | '''Peter Hitchens''' is a ] ], ] and ]. He is the younger brother of ]. | ||
| Hitchens started his journalistic career at the ] newspaper. He left to join the ] in protest when the Express was bought by ], a publisher of pornographic magazines. | Hitchens started his journalistic career at the ] newspaper. He left to join the ] in ] in protest when the Express was bought by ], a publisher of pornographic magazines. | ||
| A former ], Hitchens now espouses ] values. |
A former ], Hitchens now espouses ] values. An unabashed ], he advocates the restoration of ], staunchly opposes Britain's membership of the ] and ]'s constitutional reforms, and denounces the decline of religious faith and family life. | ||
| In response to a comment that he was known to friends and enemies alike as 'Bonkers', he replied. 'Anyone who calls me by this unpleasant and profoundly intolerant name is mistaken if he thinks he is my friend. And if he wishes to be my enemy, he will have to do an awful lot better than that.' | |||
| He is frequently dismissive of the modern British ] and has spoken of his desire for a new conservative movement to take its place. | |||
| Hitchens has written two books - ''The Abolition of Britain'' and ''A Brief History of Crime'' - both strongly critical of the changes that have taken place in British society since the ]. | Hitchens has written two books - ''The Abolition of Britain'' and ''A Brief History of Crime'' - both strongly critical of the changes that have taken place in British society since the ]. | ||
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Peter Hitchens is a British journalist, author and broadcaster. He is the younger brother of Christopher Hitchens.
Hitchens started his journalistic career at the Daily Express newspaper. He left to join the Mail on Sunday in 2001 in protest when the Express was bought by Richard Desmond, a publisher of pornographic magazines.
A former Trotskyist, Hitchens now espouses conservative values. An unabashed reactionary, he advocates the restoration of capital punishment, staunchly opposes Britain's membership of the European Union and Tony Blair's constitutional reforms, and denounces the decline of religious faith and family life.
In response to a comment that he was known to friends and enemies alike as 'Bonkers', he replied. 'Anyone who calls me by this unpleasant and profoundly intolerant name is mistaken if he thinks he is my friend. And if he wishes to be my enemy, he will have to do an awful lot better than that.'
He is frequently dismissive of the modern British Conservative Party and has spoken of his desire for a new conservative movement to take its place.
Hitchens has written two books - The Abolition of Britain and A Brief History of Crime - both strongly critical of the changes that have taken place in British society since the 1960s.