"Britain is dead" Peter Hitchens interview on Boris, Britain & Brexit - BQ #7 

You couldn't have predicted that Horuses paper and the hidden Babylonian hand would bringthis here? Do you know who you sold your country to? Pharasees. I'm not a big fan of the bible for its games but it does have some good points.

What? You mean by allowing Peter Hitchens to go unchallenged for 60 mins.

so true im amazed too

Me too.

Some of them must have realised there was just normal so called uneducated people on podcasts doing actual and better journalism than the rest of them that are just the establishments parrots 😂😂

Are they bringing back page 3 ??? 😂

@@danielpalacios9626 -- Have a page 3 girl conduct the interviews!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, idiot

@@danielpalacios9626. I doubt that Peter and other great intellectuals would get them out for our entertainment. But given the absurdity of things these days who knows.

Why don't you fund another trial for Innocent Jeremy Bamber?

already knows the answer before asking

@@blackphilip8936, is that supposed to be a joke? Peter Hitchens has been highly critical of the British secret services on numerous occasions. He has also over the past years been almost a lone voice criticising foreign policy, particularly in the middle-east, and of late, the alleged chemical attacks in Syria, and of the OPCW. If you read his blog, he is scathing of modern (investigative) journalism. Ergo, you clearly have no idea what you are talking about, do you?

SagaciousFrank Some conspiracy theories have truth to them. I can’t see this being one of them. We should be live something when we have substantial evidence

@@thomasalvarez6456, except in this instance there is no evidence, just baseless claims. As for "substantial evidence" in any event, people should be wary of where any such evidence is sourced from - can it trusted, is it reliable and/or corroborated etc.

SagaciousFrank Exactly

It's a very low bar nowadays...

@@Johnconno True, but, objectively, he's good.

Not really, his horizons are extremely limited and he is half as smart as he thinks is.

@@carnaxide2120Your critique is unqualified - but letting that go - I disagree with you - he's just not getting in the way. Which I think is the point of long form online interviews. Rather than going for the cheap shot. And I think he does guide the conversation over lots of fertile ground.

@@mattk9089 'The ground is barren and parched.' You may have slight sunstroke...

I find him ever more tedious, he has a mental condition to be contrary and now Brexit is mainstream he cannot bring himself to endorse it. Also he has nothing of value to say about the fundamental problems in the country, but of course if he did speak about them he wouldn't be interviewed by the Sun.

The voice of doom. I'm on the side of onwards and upwards.

@Aris Georgopoulos if Remain was 58% then why did we leave? Everytime I listen to remainers harp on about staying in Europe and the fact remain really won makes me embarrassed to be a remainer in the first place. The government gave the people a choice remain or leave. The leave party won. The same in Scotland. Nicola sturgeon told the people of Scotland this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and the people of Scotland voted to stay in the UK. Its happened so let's deal with it and move forward.

@Aris Georgopoulos 17.4 million people voted leave in the referendum vs 16.1 million for remain. Even if it wasn't a first past the post system and every single vote counted, leave still would have won.

@Aris Georgopoulos There was no vote backing "Remain" in December. It was a general election. And just because someone voted for Labour doesn't automatically mean they supported Remain. My best mate voted Leave but he could not and would not bring himself to vote Tory, so he went with Labour. This is the problem with people who try to over simplify something this complex. It does not work like that, you absolute numb skull.

Just needs to reduce his use of “sort of”.

minxymissy1 exactly. 👌🏽

Yep, The Sun was very clever to hire a self made youtuber rather than assign one of their comfy fresh from Oxbridge interns to run their channel.

@peter burry These interviews are not about that. The guests are allowed to pontificate if they want to. It is not supposed to be an Andrew Neil inquisition with lots of 'gotcha' moments. I am so tired of that ego driven style of interviewing. People like Kuenssberg think they are celebrities.

Agree.

It’s interesting a lot of people say that,

Christopher was perhaps smarter, Peter is perhaps wiser.

yea..i saw christopher give in on obama...saying smart and all that...wrong... that is and was supporting another sellout type...showed he missed... and a lot he did was for ego... clinton and obama were examples of what christopher said he was against as libs and church and such...went in a circle...

The one true Hitch demolished clerics and ministers in debate, you're never going to see his little brother do that.

49fiori Peter chooses to believe in an imaginary sky daddy, without there being any evidence to support the existence of the aforementioned sky daddy. Personally, I think that’s an indication that Peter’s not really very smart at all. Each to their own though.

👏well said

Flower

Speak for yourself

We sacrificed 2 generations of our men, and our Empire, to save the world from fascism. Our sense of honour and duty killed us. Of anything died it is that. We have much and gained nothing.

It’s such a devastating point.

David Forman the mans a dinosaur

@@andrew300169 you'll be one too soon enough.

drakeisdoo drakeisdoo i know, you couldn’t make it up! He wants us to go back to a pre war era when he didn’t exist, most ordinary British people lived in the slums and people did what they were told because their betters said so, pathetic human being, oh and all good because god or the church will take your money

The voice is like his golden brother Chris....but he ain’t no Hitch

@@aprilapril2 Yes when asked to explain what is missing with the decline of Christianity he simply associates things he doesn't like about current society (a vague lack of civil discourse?) with it. So logically then when the Church was stronger then we should have seen a peak in civil behavior?! The two don't correlate....his arguments break down very quickly.

BBC has a terminal disease of the brain. It’s pretty much in hospice at this point.

For a different age I was born, every man has once said, where each was to honor sworn, rather to all this cowardice bred. Thus for a gilded time we mourn, insisting such days forever dead.

@Cole DeBeer Thanks, it's actually the first verse of a poem called 'Man Made' by Mark Brahmin. Search on RU-vid for 'Man Made Xurious' to hear an awesome reading of it.

@Language and Programming Channel if that's not being funny you need to check yourself weirdo

@Jon Park - Get your timeline right. I'm not a Boomer.

amen..look at the shinyrust'' comment... what a joke ..usa falling too... guess whats gonna replace us ... and the other big church thinks it has a chance?? what a joke... we said so long long ago.... but can always pray for regular ppl to win back...at least for a while... obama just bought a 11million dollar house...where does godon brown and blair live?? we know where queen'' is... tommy r is right about streets...

Steve Harry And from The Sun! What gives?

It helps that he’s not barking mad and can actually reason, think things through and explain his thinking very logically and eloquently. It’s tougher for a reasonable interviewer to avoid interrupting when they are dealing with a subject who is incoherent or spouting things that make no logical sense. But yes, good interview and breath of fresh air like you say. UK is lost for the want of more reasonable discussions like this.

No problem challenging untruths. This is what a good journalist or interviewer should do and what BBC used to do.

There is a gap for an interviewer not out to get a gotcha moment. People like Peter Hitchens will give those of their own accord you don't need to misrepresent their words and try back them into a false corner

The Sun has the best analysis and comment. Broadsheets just recite bourgeouis talking points; *Sun* journos actually articulate their intuitions.

The Sun, a bastion of journalistic excellence. Who'd have thought?

Paradigm Arson 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@@paradigmarson9586 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@@paradigmarson9586 "articulate their intuitions" that's one way of putting it lol

Lets them speak wanting to learn something. Very good indeed.

He's terrified.

Nice young man...with much to learn.. A skilled interviewer would have latched onto at least three things with interesting exploratory potential that Hitchens said and asked him to expand on them. But no, Steven just reverted to his list of questions. Anyone can ask questions. Disappointing. But he is young so room for growth.

@@susanfoletta3903 Cut him some slack. When you're starting out it's always safer to stick to the plan rather than trying to impress your audience/boss and risk losing your job

@@susanfoletta3903 Well, what do you expect from someone who never even went to university? >

i miss his brother big time - as in Christopher Hitchens lol

Steven has his own youtube channel called PoliticsUK

Steven is excellent interviewer..

I agree. I recently watched the Brendan O'neil interview. Was a bit discouraged by it being in The Sun youtube channel and was pleasantly surprised. The BBC used to have really good chat shows when I was growing up in England. This series of honest discussions are remniscent of those. Think I'm going to have to check out PoliticsUK now :)

@@danbh84 Chris Hitchens was one of the most intelligent thinkers and orators I have ever heard.

The BBC don't do interviews... they do inquisitions, witch hunts and character assassinations ..

Tom Twain May I quote you in future? Thanks.

cant wait to not have to fund that excuse of an institution!!!

I think it's about time the BBC fund themselves or at least Boris should try to cap their wages (our money). No BBC executive or public paid institutions should be paid more than our PM.

The BBC have sold themselves to a Marxist / Globalist ideology. It Does seem impossible when you see it in writing, but when you consider when the two political concepts are assessed. Marxist want a communist state where every person works for the state with a laid down standard of life. Globalist, want a one rule system where the Inteligencia rule the world one State, one leader. Different words but in essence the same.

Religion is the cause of most if not all wars

@@bluenose007 Wars are caused for other reasons too.

@@bluenose007 That's a massive lie, when they went through the statistics or the wars in world history, religion made up 7% (including Islam) if we remove Islam from the equation then it is something like 2%. Stop repeating the lies you hear from your atheist marxist teachers and bbc withouth actually checking if what you're saying is true, because that was completely incorrect.

@@cecilefox9136 Don't be apologetic to someone who is completely incorrect. The vast majority of wars throughout world history, *over 90% of all wars* were due to reasons other than religion. Also the 20th century was the most atheist century and was also the most evil and bloody in human history.

Research all the mass murdered and war originals. They are all atheists

Like he had a choice. Peter wouldn't even let him finish a question he was trying to ask him.

If you did more viewing and listening you wouldn't make such a fatuous remark.

kevin smith it is him being interviewed afterall

Chivalry is Not Dead :-)

Which country did you go to?

@@user-pn3fb9eo5i South of Italy. More homogeneous, family focused and traditional culture...what England used to be. 😔

@@LearnEnglishwithJames. It'll happen to Italy as well, its the strange death of Europe

@@australianpatriot Yes, unfortunately I have to agree with you 🤦‍♂️

@@LearnEnglishwithJames. We will likely be replaced by robots anyway, culture is history

What happened with your family?

Absolutely

and thank god God for that...!!! *( and for little girls-who speak truth to power ).... 🦖💨

@@starcrib She's a puppet for the globalist elites. Look at all the receipts from her airline tickets to Davos etc....

@@kronossonork6994 All the climate scientists in the world (and everyone learning to be one, and every amateur) could all be in the hands of 'global elites' (whoever they are). Or they could just be measuring reality using well evidenced tools and coming to a consensus of expert opinion while employing the scientific method. I recon it's one or the other.

Don't give up Malcom The holy spirit is moving in more people than ever. Who would have thought that Donald Trump would become the most powerful pro life advocate saving the lives of millions of babies so far and kanye west would be conducting Sunday services in place of profane concerts. Conservative Christians are winning this world back now. No doubt the return of jesus is close at hand I pray my brothers and sisters see the simple but soul saving wisdom of repentance and forgiveness before it's too late. My life has taken a 180° turn around since holy spirit filled me up

the fire rises

Britain's over. Scotland and N.I will be leaving, the Tories have almost guaranteed that by ignoring and sidelining and undermining their democracy.

Its sad you think this is all about wokeness. The real questions are: will our children get a good education, will the NHS conti ue to function in an effective way that saves lives and continue to be free at the point of use, will public services be worthy of a civilised society, will housing become affordable, will ppl get paid an honest days pay for an honest days labour, will people get a reasonable pension for their lifetime of work? If the last 10 years are anything to go by, the answer is No!

Leaving the EU won't make the big elephant in the room go away. Mass third World immigration is going to destroy Britain. It doesn't matter if Scotland becomes independent. Ethnic and racial tensions will tear England and Scotland apart. Multiculturalism never works and it can be kept alive only trough oppression. Eventually the system wears down, people have enough and many people die. This is not a rocket science. This all has happend many times before, and will happen again. It's not about 'if', but 'when'.

Too Slav To Function it started with colonialism,why are their Indians in Africa , What's the biggest Indian city outside of India it's Durban now guess where that is ? Who brought Asians to Tanzania ,Kenya ,Uganda,South Africa it was the British . You think what you want

Emmerdale, Coronation Street, The Archers not good enough for you?

Cameron the heir to blair continued the decline....

@peter burry Thatcher actually did Britain some good. Look at France. At least we don't have problems with unions anymore.

Blair represented exactly what Britain stands for. Hitchens represents the same British imperialism, just in a different way.

@@dnickaroo3574 Even at his peak in 1997, Blair only got 43% of the electorate. There were always more Brits against him than for him. I never voted for him.

The last nails went into the coffin long before Blair. What was the uk called pre joining the then Common Market "The Poor Man of Europe"

I won't.

@@theother1281 I care.

@@jimbo5973 Why?

The Other Because we live in a society of broken family’s,drug gangs, Knife crime etc. If that’s not a reason to care I don’t know what is.

@@fisher1907 Queen Victoria lived in a society of broken families, drug gangs, knife crime, etc. There just wasn't a tabloid media exploiting it to sell copy in those days. Aside from his anti Soviet work; nothing Roger Scruton did made any difference.

@@stoufer2000 we're going global numbnuts, aiming to strike up deals with nations accross the globe. EU is protectionist to preserve their nations internal trade. Little Europe more like

A lot easier to manage one layer of politics than 3

stoufer2000 like third world nations immigrating would bring some outstanding success!!!

@@mobbs6426 To protect the interested of their people. Dogmatic notions like 'free trade' or 'protectionism' are not solutions, but ingredients. Give me policy driven by the interests of the people rather than political dogma any day.

Please consider performing some basic research as you will find: 1) Most leaders who wanted Brexit are hedged where their wealth is sitting offshore and not being fully taxed 2) Most leaders who wanted Brexit are not investing their wealth providing jobs for the ordinary man / woman in the Uk 3) You will soon find the loudest wanting Brexit will be the 1st grumbling when short-term sacrifices must be made

Yup. Blair was just another Tory liar.

Good christian, is he not? 😁😜

Thatcher was the main proponent of the current situation

blair was what i call a trojan rat

Not me I disposed him from day 1 there was something about him I just didn't like, I was brought up in a Labour household & always voted Labour until him .

A book stand with the questions written down in order would do the same job and be less expensive.

It isnt dead for the Rich. Because they control the economy. . They can print money for themselves. Which the poor cant.And this is what is actually happening.. The rich will never be destitute and end up on the streets As is is the case with the poor

@@artdeco9535 The rich print their own money? What planet are you living on? The government prints and regulate the distribution of money via the federal reserve...

@@mikelovetere4719 When I say the rich I mean the Banks the Rothchilds, the Rokefeller .The hidden. hand . The very very rich who dominate the world. Not the ordinary rich . The Globalist . People like the Bushes etcetera.

@@artdeco9535 I stand corrected Thank you for clarifying yourself, You can add George Soros in to that mix . The man that has manipulated the currencies of the UK, and Russia, of which he is persona mon grata.

What exactly is "reactionary self-improvement"?

You got bootstraps Bucko, so get pulling yourself up.

You got bootstraps Bucko, so get pulling yourself up.

What do you think happens to a civilization when everyone tries to honestly and steadily improve themselves with the humility to always assume they don't know everything?

@@sirellyn4391 that's about right. it takes strong individuals to strengthen their community'

I could cry when I hear this.

He says that we learn morality from Christian values, yet neither Christ nor the Bible thinks rape or slavery, or offering your virgin daughters to strangers is a bad thing. This interview started out rightly saying that involvement in WWI was a catastrophic mistake for Britain (even if Max Hastings disagrees with him) but the influence of a historically corrupt and corrupting Church is thankfully nearly over. I weep when people use religion as an excuse not to think. People do good because they are good people, not because they're afraid of a god.

@@davebox588 Morality comes from God.It's transgression of God's Holy Laws that cause all the misery and suffering in the world. If everyone lived by the teachings of Christ this world would not be the mess it is.

@@hayleylewis11 *"Morality comes from God."* Is an action moral because God says it is, or is it moral in and of itself and God simply makes us aware of this?

@@letters_from_paradise There has to be absolute Truth otherwise morality is no more than the collective finite thoughts of any given society or individual. The bible says that God wrote His Holy commandments on the hearts of all men and our conscience bears witness to them. That's why we all inherently know it's wrong to steal, cheat, murder, lie etc and feel the pangs of guilt if we do wrong.

Right! And there is no going back.

NPCs dont need a reason, they are programmed like that. I doubt any of them actually watched this interview

No, he is spitting his opinion. That may be well founded, but still, opinions. Not facts. He himself is quite aware of that, by the way.

Mack Lee ... he’s a perennial doom monger and pessimist and thinks we’d be better off as a 19th century empire. Another example of where he’s wrong he thinks society is immoral because of the decline of Christianity and therefore we should believe in god. God is obviously a construct of man’s imagination but he thinks if we believe in something we made up we’d be better people. Humanity evolves and thought patterns change we all just have to accept that and make the best of it. He thinks if we all think like he does, as a previously ardent commie, everything would be tickety boo. He espouses a lot more sense than many social commentators one hears today though.

He's NOT "The Hitch", he's NOT spitting "facts". The Hitch and him rarely agreed on anything, least of all on morals and where we get them from.

@Adam Fromm He is a realist while you are a fantasist....

@Agent A - Christianity is being attacked on all fronts these days, so I disagree with your assertion. Furthermore, you don't know me, so what gives you the right to say I don't work for these values?

What amazes me (but perhaps it shouldn't) is that Peter's brother was such an avowed athiest and Dawkins supporter

Dr Diablory you say Christianity isn’t rational yet atheists believe the whole universe created itself from nothing, stop thinking you are clever and above religion like Roman society, Soviet Society thought they were yet they all crumbled and Christianity prevailed

@@sistersusie8569 why be amazed ? He was correct .

@Lycan well said .

@@stoufer2000 That's quite the question to attempt to answer in a RU-vid comments section. Though Peter makes a strong case for the Theist position during this discussion.

@@PrincipledUncertainty it certainly is, I would now question why anybody believes in the EU in its current state, it is unravelling with or without the UK and needs to reform

@@simonclare100 I would rather see it wither on the vine.

@@PrincipledUncertainty completely agree

@@stoufer2000 lmao so by your logic the zionist are working in collusion with the russians???

They do exist but their voices are rarely heard because they are outside the discourse window, sadly.

@@AnnabelleJARankin Indeed, all we get in the media are highly managed soundbites, as in programmes like 'Question Time', where everyone is thinking from the same box. A serious challenge from the audience to deflect conversation into something more fundamentally serious is soon deflected by the chosen 'Master of Ceremonies'.

Yes. I am concerned that the younger generation believe what they hear and are poorly-educated just enough to stay inside 'the box'! I often think my parents, who lived through the war as children, would be horrified were they still alive to see our great nation reduced to the rubble of selfish rhetoric; and devoid of Christianity to such an extent that Franklin Graham cannot come and preach in private venues in England without 'offending', though his late father openly preached to hundreds in Trafalgar Square in 1966.

@@AnnabelleJARankin hahaha. 'Young people just believed what they're told' Ok boomer. In reality you're the one who has been indoctrinated. This is the age of information. Christian 'values' are poison, we know that now. Stay under your rocks you'll be more comfortable hiding from the change that needs to come.

@@SanPeddy That's not what I said - I referred to the poor amount of education leaving people just ill-informed enough to believe the current rhetoric. Look in the mirror! You actually think 'ok boomer' has meaning! And whether or not you personally are a Christian, everyone has the right to choose either way rather than be deprived of the opportunity to hear the gospel... unless you want a fascist regime in the rosy future you envisage. Indoctrinated? Nah, I have made free choices all of my life and stand by the need for all of us to be able to do so.

Who gives the best strokes in Britain.

@@foolishfool2413 Dem foriners, innit?

Trouble with Britain: too many talkers; not enough doers.

Nithingr so what are you hoping to do?

@@miguelsilva9118 40% dont pay income tax, this is a welfare state designed for women.

He's only telling the truth.

It’s his opposite ironically making the same point. Lol

Viscous Shear It’s been dead for decades. We’re just waiting to make that official. The Tories and English nationalism have made it inevitable Scotland will be independent. We thank you for that.

Karma Bomb - tripe.

@Viscous Shear come crawling back? We will soar. It's England that's in trouble now. You are the leeches, not us.

And there was no 'taqiya' and 'kitman' and a bunch of Jihadis being used to screw western civilization as there is now and replace the traditional British value system.

doczg88 deluded

Jared Taylor likes to make that point as well.

doczg88 If that is true, then it is a failure on the part of those societies to put aside their xenophobia.

@doczg88Tell me, why can't you trust someone born elsewhere? What makes them untrustworthy for you?

lol same...

Then you a doughnut. Peter is a salty leftist. We are only just beginning to turn this country around. We don't need commies like this spreading the seeds of defeat in the British people.

Not really. Anyone could see it.

You say that like no religion is an option, which it clearly isn't for the majority.

No it started happening before Islamic imagination if that’s what your referencing. But that’s not to say it’s not making it better.

@@bones642 agreed

Well said mate, I'm not Christian and I'm not following Jewish religions. But rise in Islamic religions is so funny.

Hahaha! Well said

Lol!😂👍

Yeah... But... Ye goode olde medieval days when everyone towed the party line for fear of eternal hell. Well everyone except Shakespeare and Darwin. Jesus wept 😢 😂 😂 😂

@Daniel Moore Well just look at the state of the place since the lower ranks took over. Where's the King Charles of Clubs (and other weapons) when we need him to restore order? I say we call in the spades and dig him up. 👑 ♥ 👑

It's sad that so many can't seem to appreciate PH other than in reference to his brother.

@@haroldgodwinson4674 If they're ever fortunate though to grow up properly, not just in age, then they will come to.

@@haroldgodwinson4674 Never had any time for Christopher. He was always about the argument for the argument's own sake. He never cared what side he was on so long as he got to show how achingly clever he was. Peter, on the other hand, never says or writes anything he doesn't believe and actually care about. Huge difference.

Joe Francis Spot on !

"Thank God for Christopher"! He'd be most upset with that statement and luckily for you he can't come back to haunt you.

Chrislamic faith was supposed to collapse, it was never ours.

Religion does not equate to morality

elsharkio true, but TRUE faith in True religion will result in it.

The King is God!

Henry VIII sought an annulment, not a divorce, which led to British freedom from the Roman yoke

To really understand the psychopathy of the elites who send men to die for empire and profits, you have to know that they have seen themselves as God's since they fused Plato and Hegel with the esoteric diabolical Kabbalah, watch a video on here called 'in plain sight' the gnostic elites are very calculated in trying to create 'heaven on earth' it's almost as if they feel that they have to anger God to shake their lust to be him. "as above, so below"

At least we aren't speaking German

@@leeboy2k1 Nice analysis. From an agnostic (from agnosia).

I'm very sorry to hear this. They most certainly deserve better. May God be with you all.

The Real Boy Wonder Or an even worse hard faced, rude,ignorant so called presenter ( more like interrupter) Emily Maitlis! She makes my skin crawl.

A political interview lasting an hour and all your IQ can reach for is Cathy Newman. God help this country... no wonder we're in such a mess

@@theconversation9103 Don't you know about Newman's ridiculous interview with Jordan Peterson? People on here get the 'in joke' about her.

The Conversation does not ‘get’ the conversation. Hahaha Now change your name to Conversation?duh

Nah, I don't think Newman would need to make any implications, as Hitchens is quote precise in his speech, unlike Jordan Benzo Peterson.

Out of the strong came forth sweetness.

Me too. But the masses don't. And it's the small fronts that matter.

Eric Delf Nice on pancakes, a poor maxim with which to plan your family’s future.

@Phil The Messer Self employed.

Seems to me he’s fighting daily. Weird 1 film 2 movies

Mike Reger and who isn't Who else is other than himself is he supposed to be full of

@@chrisbennett606 It's an expression, you simpleton.

I,m a similar age and absolutely agree and confer with your viewpoint and comment regarding Hitchen,s perspective. I,m also optimistic regarding our future and the potential for the current generation.

Craig not in this case

Lonely Algae ultimately good will triumph over evil. Check out the parable of the prodigal son. Light shines in darkness. Where is this darkness but within, ask for illumination

Not sure Hitchens (the eternal pessimist) would agree with you.

Actually, it isn't.

There's a review of Peterson's book by PH somewhere online. If you search his blog you could find it.

@Benson Walker agree wholly, I can't add much more to that, so I'll borrow from the left He missed a perfect opportunity to start a conversation

@@goodyeoman4534 I may look into it if I find the time, but... Well refer to my other conversation, would have been a perfect opportunity to catch my interest, instead, oh, someone disagrees, fantastic

@Benson Walker Well said. It seems like Peter the-only-conservative-in-the-village Hitchens is becoming a contrarian on absolutely everything. His constant despair is also getting a bit tiring.

He has a pseudo-point with Christianity, but in this age of information, religion will become a thing of the past. I agree we need to continue living by the best tenants of Christianity, our nation was built on them, but they don't need Christianity to propogate. We can see the real world consequences of our actions now, we don't need a magic man in the sky to judge us, that's the job of our peers. Ethics can be attained through the scientific method, logic will outcompete feeling in this arena. I'd argue atheists are more moral by virtue of them not being cowtowed by threats of unending torment to be nice.

Yes, his voice tails off and goes deep. Even with the sound turned up, I keep losing the end of his sentences.

@@markscott554 Agreed!.

@@miragejeff1 Ditto!

@@markscott554 Ah, thank you, I thought it was my lack of english.

@@markscott554 Ah, thank you, I thought it was my lack of english.

It may once have been true what G B Shaw said of the C of E but I don’t think it is still valid.

Marxist Britain? I think you meant Educated Britain

@@stepheningermany Ah, that is shows in the mathematics and science scores of brits even till University.

@J Mansfield I somewhat sympathize with the statement made by you although you might have a tendency to think up certain extreme circumstances without the extent of proof to substantiate your statement.

@J Mansfield Imperialism is a necessary factor with which one can truly presents to the greatness prevalent in what this one person holds dear or the land that bears his name. Since greatness is not supposed to come easy, I am not particularly an emotional creature therefore can admit to the undeniable fact that once Britain truly was great and greatness requires sacrifice.

God doesn't exist and only thickos think it does

Islam will eventually conquer England, whether you like it or not

@@CD-ky4rl no it won't, enforced religion hasn't been a thing since we stopped invading people for the "Christian faith" no difference whatsoever except time and perspective, just like how we were initially pagan and overruled (invaded) by roman christians. Summed up invasion wise i don't think muslims are anything to worry about (historically speaking especially)

@Guy Fawkes. I dare he'll let you borrow that one, Guido.

That doesn't sound quite right...

@Mike X Insurrection and then resurrection.

for most people living in 1914 it was pretty darn awful . It's certainly better today.

@@operator6471 You really need to adopt the viewpoints of the privileged classes to fully understand those historical hindsights. :p

@@legalize.brokkoli I know right? Things have really gone down hill now the peasants have rights!! Bring back the good old days before internet, contraception and TV!

@@trickyricky1million893 I have no idea what you are trying to say. Do you?

@@trickyricky1million893 you dont understand the point, we would have far more by now is what hitchens is saying had we not chosen the path we have

well said. he basically is a harlequin romance novel: 🦖💨...all fantasy.

@IAN WARD Are you sure? He is pointing out why our civilisation is collapsing - unfortunately though, he seems to be offering no solutions. I'm suspicious in that he used to be a Trot, recruiting working class people when he was not himself a worker. So, he's one of these people who is bound always to be opinionated. Still, he has many excellent points. There is an enormous loss of moral stability and life is going to get harder and harder for young people, despite better technology that still advances, for now.

We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the FIRST TIME. T S ELiot

@Myth Tree I caught the very end of R&D in a couple of big electronics companies that no longer exist, e.g. Plessey (Csswell), GEC Marconi, then there was STC, Ferranti, er, Thorn EMI CRL, Thorn Lighting, Thorn EMI Electronics.... all gone since the mid 80s. That's just off the top of my head; I'm sure there are many more across other industries. Then there were a lot more Gov't labs too I guess. ... Yes, David Bellamy, my namesake, God rest his soul. The amount of stick I got in the 70s and 80s for that name, "Gwapple me gwapenuts" every day.

Dave Bellamy interesting

Richard Brown because the things he is talking about are serious and he's constantly thinking about what is coming out of his mouth. I'm sure when he is with his family/friends he's jokes and smile

Richard Brown I missed the bit about his belief that “we destroyed the UK to save to Conservative party”. How did he justify that idea?

TFEA OK - That is Exactly how I see them too! Fascinating. What are they conserving? For too long the only valid answer has been “Their careers.” When South Africa started attacking white farmers for being white - May went over there and encouraged the regime to do it more! Cultural Marxism and embarrassing dancing. I do believe the new government is slightly different - only because they will defend their careers differently.. Johnson has a colossal advantage and the way to defend it is to be the ambassador for new-wave cultural conservatives. I’m pretty sure he will do everything he can to keep the Red Wall voters happy and away from labour..

Just like losing a leg is an exciting opportunity.

@TFEA What's left wing about mass immigration? The point of mass immigration was to provide superior workers for industry.

"if nothing else works then a total pig headed unwillingness to look facts in the face will see us through" Sorry to be pedantic :)

@@BaronVonGreenback1882 Thank you. I wrote it from memory.

And SHOUT

Most Christians don't read the bible.

Peter Hitchens becoming the Archbishop of Canterbury could give him a new release of life. I believe that he would need to do what the good book (the King James Bible) says, and be more positive in his faith; and I paraphrase, "What ever is good, what ever is lovely, what ever is wholesome, what ever is enjoyable, like enjoying a sunny day at the seaside, I think that he would have to focus on those things, instead of trying to erect his deckchair on the end of Wigan pier. Although that may cut a comical character. "Cheer up, Peter. Tell people what our society could be like, be a real Christian revolutionary, it scares the pants off the Chinese Government. It is like yeast in the dough. And we are expecting a full blown revival. Anyway, after Donald Trump has drained the swamp, and the main controlling characters are removed, who is the only body who has the Power and Authority to truely heal all of our abused, hurting and confused people? And also heal and change the abusers, who themselves didn't expect to be caught up in performing the abuse...... There are many Sauls out there waiting to become Pauls. People waiting to invision people on how life can Be again." Jordan Peterson has given us a handle especially seen in the Cathy Newman interview, of identity politics, and has explained things to us, even oldies, which were sadly lacking in our education. One important thing I have learnt through Jordan Peterson is, if people don't go along with the lie, but call it out, then tyrannicals governments can be stopped in their tracks.

I would prefer it if he was a Trappist monk!

Muslims, Buddhists and atheists make the case for Christianity better than the bishops of today.

But is he a Christian, or is it a case of what’s best for us? But it’s of little relevance to his life?

He's a poor speaker.

He is fart head and foes not know any thing about the great working class Brits he has never done a days work in his life

He seems like he's more inclined to be soft-spoken when in one-on-one conversational settings, as suppose to public events like Question Time.

In my view Peter is the deeper thinker. He's also a bit of a grouch, but I don't mind that.

ciaran perry Christoper was a sodomite, so therefore was a reprobate (Romans 1)

Probably because his brother didn't view history through rose-tinted glasses. Pete sees old dears with kind hearts gathering at some country church on a calm, peaceful Sunday morning. Chris was less nostalgic. He saw old dears with kind hearts being burnt at the stake for witchcraft. Not that I'm taking sides.

@ciaran perry I haven't. But I'm not suggesting he's completely blind anyway. I'm just noting their cognitive biases. Let's just say Peter is less cynical because he is focused on what he perceives as positives. Maybe more so in later life as his perspective shifts and he struggles with an ever-changing world. It's not uncommon (in later life). EDIT: For the record... Let's just say... Christopher wore shades.

@@richardmarsh4993 I think it's a bit of a fallacy to say that because something had be invoked to do evil under the guise of good, that the thing itself is evil through and through. Otherwise no one would ever be a teacher or doctor again.

There's something about Peter Hitchens that makes you want to slap his face. You wouldn't want to be stuck in a lift with him. HIs brother, on the other hand, would have made great company.

@@hohum2722 I agree with you. Christopher was great to hear, he influenced me a lot. Only time I saw him defeated in a debate was with George Galloway on the Iraq war.

@@jamjam7921 The problem with the Galloway debate was that they were both wrong because they were both too simplistic. It was never as black and white as they described.

@@hohum2722 You may be right, nothing is as simple as it seems. I just think the invasion of Iraq was foolish, like kicking a hornets nest.

@@jamjam7921 We kicked the hornets nest of a religious civil war. And that's the rub; they were both right and both wrong at the same time.

@Daniel Moore yes of course it depends on what point he is making. However given his path and experience he should know better. He is just as much an ideologue as he was when he was a Trot, he has just switched positions. The fact is he is pessimistic, but lacks the genuine cynicism of his brother. The fact is Cultural Markism, and Social Conservatism are two side of the same coin, the both have trouble respecting the principle of rights, and you can throw in progressive "neo-liberalism" and identarianism too. There is nothing wrong with secular principles, the problem is people don't don't stick to those principles.

Given his overall views I can't agree with him on much. Social Conservatism, isn't a guarantee of liberty or even the best as he claims. Anyone who has studied history would know that is not only is than not true, there are few guarantees of liberty, all you can do is uphold the principle of rights.

His brother isn't around to tell him what's what and he has since drifted toward some warm and friendly non existent place in the past.

@@martinda7446 he fell out with his brother ideologically well before he died.

@Northern Observer Inequality is necessary for the functioning of society? So serf and Barrons? Inequality is relative, but it also the cost of living that counts. So the level of inequitably is a societal test of morality. There is no moral superiority in social conservatism, they are the biggest hypocrites of all,

Are Any of them?..

That's right, play the person not the ball. Not very British of you.

Which of his points do you disagree with and why?

Dont concern yourself with what he looks lik...concern yourself with what he says

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Britain is outside the Schengen zone its immigration policy is 100% controlled by the British government. Only difference Brexit will make is fewer Europeans and more Asian-Africans. Already the number of illegals coming from Calais increased by threefold as France has no incentive to keep them. Good luck to Britanistan!

@@yanni2737 yes our government are just as guilty of treason as the EU.

Britain's biggest mistake was, instead of engaging in cross-cultural exchanges and morally-sound trade, chose rather to conquer, invade, murder, commit genocides, sell opioids, crush local foreign industries, steal resources, sell opioids, etc. Thus preventing significant parts of the world the ability to develop and modernise in accordance with their own cultural context. Britain then assisted the US to continue same policies as its pathetic lapdog. Sir, Britain through its barbaric actions over the centuries is the single biggest creator of "3rd world mass illegal migration", not membership to the EU. - The chickens are coming home to roost! You too are now being invaded! (Be glad the invasion is not being done through swords, bayonets, guns and cannons with subsequent slavery as has been Britain's long-standing traditional preferred method, or, the modern version that Britain seems to prefer of killing civilians with cruise missiles, fighter jet sorties and the recent dastardly funding and arming of terrorist groups and rebranding some of them as "White Helmets". Not to mention the modern-day slavery Britain helped to create in Libya. Old atrocious habits die hard I suppose. If Britain's old atrocious habits don't die, and its being a lapdog to US imperialism does not change, it might lead to Russia, possibly with the help of China, Iran, North Korea, etc destroying and invading Britain in the same manner Britain has countless times destroyed and invaded others.)

Most of the migration was from people of the Empire who have a right to come here. Things come back to bite you

@Molapo Tsatsanyane nope. The entire world functioned this way. It was Britain that led the world into free trade and out of slavery.

Some good points there, but I was not convinced by all of it. But yes, preserving the married family probably is key, I agree with that.

Yeah, damn facts and intelligence

Mark Kenny well he does drone on a bit and he’s not usually someone I would typically agree with, hopefully now you will understand more the context of my comment.

Old Man reverse send them all back No second homes in the Bahamas ,or st Lucia

pieroog his purpose is to get peter to expound and he did with aplomb. You are aggrieved on behalf on the interviewer when an idiot could tell he is not aggrieved himself