First Thoughts
Peter Wilby's witty and sardonic take on the week's events
Articles in First Thoughts
Results 11 to 20 of 37
UK Politics
Sell off the Roads!
- 03 September 2009
- 1 comment
. . . on James Murdoch’s bananas, political dynasties and a game of cards
UK Politics
Go on, boycott America
- 27 August 2009
- 7 comments
. . . on Lockerbie, knighthoods and the futility of Richard Dawkins
UK Politics
I sued and won
- 20 August 2009
. . . on know-alls, league tables, and my soft spot for Norman Tebbit
Politics
Never work for a liberal boss
- 13 August 2009
. . . on MPs’ wages, Sunday newspapers and being too soft on oldies
UK Politics
A private affair
- 06 August 2009
. . . on a legal muddle, ranting historians and the wretched Rantzen
Economy
Brown’s Churchill moment
- 30 July 2009
- 1 comment
. . . on affordable debt, the dangers of exercise, and cricketing legends
UK Politics
The world’s busiest virus
- 23 July 2009
- 2 comments
. . . on a Heathrow pandemic, the supportive state and Stockholm stress
Life & Society
We need you, Sarah Palin
- 16 July 2009
. . . on Morgan Stanley’s boy wonder, and how to risk-manage a wasp.
Life & Society
The death changes nothing
- 09 July 2009
- 1 comment
First thoughts on Press TV, the Jacko industry and hard-hat zones
Life & Society
I need a cashpoint coach
- 02 July 2009
. . . on how the media and EastEnders went local and loco over Jacko.









