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| A former ], Hitchens now advocates the restoration of ] and opposes ] membership of the ], ]'s constitutional reforms, and the ] ], which he regards as a sell-out to the ]. He has denounced the decline of religious faith and family life, progressive teaching methods, the influence of television on children, the 'permissive society', ], the ] of Britain's weights and measures, the ], and the ] of Britain's railways. He is dismissive of the modern British ] and has spoken of his desire for a new conservative movement to take its place. | A former ], Hitchens now advocates the restoration of ] and opposes ] membership of the ], ]'s constitutional reforms, and the ] ], which he regards as a sell-out to the ]. He has denounced the decline of religious faith and family life, progressive teaching methods, the influence of television on children, the 'permissive society', ], the ] of Britain's weights and measures, the ], and the ] of Britain's railways. He is dismissive of the modern British ] and has spoken of his desire for a new conservative movement to take its place. | ||
| Hitchens is the author of ''The Abolition of Britain'' and ''A Brief History of Crime'', both critical of changes in British society since the ]. A compendium of his columns was published under the title ''Monday Morning Blues''. A third book, ''The Abolition of Liberty'' is due for publication in the autumn of 2004. | Hitchens is the author of ''The Abolition of Britain'' and ''A Brief History of Crime'', both critical of changes in British society since the ]. A compendium of his columns was published under the title ''Monday Morning Blues''. A third book, ''The Abolition of Liberty'', is due for publication in the autumn of 2004. | ||
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Peter Hitchens is a British journalist, author and broadcaster. He was a reporter on the Daily Express, where he was Moscow and then Washington correspondent, leaving to join the Mail on Sunday in 2001 shortly after the Express was bought by the pornographer Richard Desmond.
A former Trotskyist, Hitchens now advocates the restoration of capital punishment and opposes United Kingdom membership of the European Union, Prime Minister Tony Blair's constitutional reforms, and the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, which he regards as a sell-out to the Provisional IRA. He has denounced the decline of religious faith and family life, progressive teaching methods, the influence of television on children, the 'permissive society', multi-culturalism, the metrication of Britain's weights and measures, the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and the privatisation of Britain's railways. He is dismissive of the modern British Conservative Party and has spoken of his desire for a new conservative movement to take its place.
Hitchens is the author of The Abolition of Britain and A Brief History of Crime, both critical of changes in British society since the 1960s. A compendium of his columns was published under the title Monday Morning Blues. A third book, The Abolition of Liberty, is due for publication in the autumn of 2004.