About

Peter Hitchens is a award winning journalist, author, broadcaster and renowned conservative polemicist. Having spent in excess of 40 years in Fleet Street, he has been a specialist reporter on education, labour and industry, politics, defence and diplomacy, as well as a resident correspondent in Moscow and Washington.  After being shortlisted in 2007 and 2009, he won the Orwell Prize in political journalism in 2010. He’s written for The Spectator and The American Conservative magazines, as well as The Guardian, Prospect, and the New Statesman. Now writing for The Mail on Sunday he has a weekly column and blog in which he debates directly with readers.  To date he has written eight books, including The Abolition of Britain, The Rage Against God, and The War We Never Fought. His most recent book, 'The Phoney Victory' was published in August 2018 and addresses the national myth of the Second World War, which he asserts did long-term damage to Britain and its position in the world. A regular on British radio and television, he’s appeared on Question Time, Any Questions?, This Week, The Daily Politics and The Big Questions. He’s presented several documentaries on Channel 4 and in the late 1990s, he co-presented a programme on Talk Radio UK. He has also visited nearly 60 countries during the course of his work.   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 04.00 What do people not ask Peter Hitchens that he wished they would? 04.40 What does Peter find interesting about himself? 05.40 Peter’s early life 07.30 Peter’s relationship with his parents 08.10 Peter’s thoughts on boarding school 10.30 Peter on losing his Mother 11.30 Peter on his University life 12.10 Peter’s career aspirations 13.30 Being taught what to think, not how to think 15.40 What are the things Peter says that people cannot tolerate? 17.00 How can we create a society that produces better thinkers? 21.00 Education system vs Parenting 22.10 Modern day Britain and it’s position in the world 26.00 Pessimism being the key to happiness 27.30 Peter on the why he opposes the legalisation of cannabis 36.30 Peter’s biggest regret 36.50 Peter on opposing ideas and having a conscience 38.40 How does Peter define God? 41.00 How does Peter think people perceive him? 41.40 Why does Peter think some people hate him? 42.30 How can you know if you’re right? 43.10 Peter on addiction 47.00 Spirituality and religion 47.50 Could God exist out with religion? 49.29 Peter on his purpose 51.20 Peter on open-mindedness 52.10 Peter on his legacy 52.30 What does Peter think his brother, Christopher Hitchens’ legacy is? 55.40 How does Peter define success? 55.50 Best piece of advice 56.50 Speaking to 20 year old self 57.20 Older and younger generation sharing knowledge 57.50 Changing the world   You can find Peter at: https://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/ https://www.spectator.co.uk/author/peter-hitchens/ https://twitter.com/ClarkeMicah   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH