First Thoughts
Peter Wilby's witty and sardonic take on the week's events
Articles in First Thoughts
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UK Politics
Tony’s mate Muammar, Marr the monarchist and my poetry triumph
- 31 October 2011
- 2 comments
UK Politics
Idealists in tents, murky lobbyists and the Mail getting it wrong
- 24 October 2011
- 1 comment
Peter Wilby peers at lobbyists working the corridors of our parliaments, government attempts to play politics with power, Occupy London, the right Mail and rugger bugging.
UK Politics
Easing the economy, rooting out the banksters and Miliband’s shades of Ted Heath
- 06 October 2011
Peter Wilby puts the social case for quantitative easing, wonders if Ed is the next Ted, the future of financial regulation, time travel and Leicester.
Lifestyle
Going great guns for Gaddafi
- 19 September 2011
Rosamund Urwin of the London Evening Standard on a week of whingeing bankers, trouble for the Chancellor, arms to Libya, I Don’t Know How She Does It and David Walliams.
UK Politics
After Gaddafi, before Blair and farewell to Wapping
- 12 September 2011
Cameron’s about-turn on Libya, lip-service to human rights, News Corp’s caring and sharing ethic and musical chairs in English schools.
World Affairs
Why the rich want more tax, Tory tape and the story of that leader
- 05 September 2011
- 4 comments
