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I8 years later, this doesn't read that badly.

Peter Hitchens 14th December 2005

'The Tories are doomed

The liberal elite wants to give Cameron a fair wind, but the main parties now ignore public opinion'

by Peter Hitchens (Peter Hitchens)

theguardian.com/politics/2005/…

Via The Guardian (@guardian)

How the left fell in love with war: spectator.co.uk/article/how-th…

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PETER HITCHENS: Ukraine’s stuck in a stinking trench-warfare brawl. Why is there no push for peace? celebjam.com/news/peter-hit…

Times Radio Kait Borsay Peter Hitchens 'It is now 90 yrs since Huxley prophesied a family-free society of incessant trivial pleasure, begun in mass nurseries, continued through unrestrained, childless sex, untroubled by curiosity, literature or religion & ended by Assisted Dying.' Peter Hitchens
dailymail.co.uk/debate/article…

Times Radio Kait Borsay Peter Hitchens 'We were persuaded to accept mass abortion on false pretences. Will the same thing now happen with assisted dying' by Peter Hitchens

dailymail.co.uk/debate/article…

No, you don't see 'an insurmountable challenge to put safety measures in place to prevent the elderly feeling pressured into it.' Doesn't mean there isn't one. How would you surmount it? Btw If the dying is assisted, more than one individual is involved.

Not routinely , God Queen country colour telly car and wife.. I have already explained my poolicy of the Presumption of Intelligence to you. It is only when an interlocutor has shown, beyond reasonable doubt, that he is not intelligent, that I think ad hominem is justified and indeed sometimes necessary.

.@magicbuns82. The first step in reasoned argument is to assume good faith on the part of your opponent. What if there is a reasoned and factual case which differs from your own beliefs? By slandering me in this way you show only that you are afraid of debate.

.@11jps81 .Someone else recently suggested I should be interned in a camp becauase I do not support the Ukraine war. This is a strong hint that principal concerbs of the supporters of this war are not freedom or democracy.

.pjs. 1/2 yes, the contribution from @benofoxford is interesting. It may well be true that my opinions would get me into serious trouble in Kiev. But is that a good thing and does it suggest that Ukraine is in reality the liberal democracy we are ceaselessly told it is?

Fear. Violent putsches have that effect on people. Some reports state that there were armed men in the Rada chamber when the vote was taken .

Well, .David Wickes (@[email protected]) , there are people who will say stupid things however hard we try to help them avoid this.

.@pietraparsina This is demonstrably untrue, and nobody familiar with my position( readily available on the web) could say it. I suspect you just lack confidence in your own view (which is wise, as you plainly lack either knowledge or understanding of the issue).

.@magicbuns82. The first step in reasoned argument is to assume good faith on the part of your opponent. What if there is a reasoned and factual case which differs from your own beliefs? By slandering me in this way you show only that you are afraid of debate.

Thank you . Shaun Wing If I am so upset by criticism why do I - rarely among columnists etc - engage here voluntarily and frequently with my critics? It makes no sense.

How the left fell in love with war: spectator.co.uk/article/how-th…

Watching this again, and noting the baffled reaction of the audience, I recall that the occasion was like punching a great block of lard. Same problem trying to explain, 20 years ago, to audiences of London chattering classes, that the Tories are not conservative.