First Thoughts
Peter Wilby's witty and sardonic take on the week's events
Articles in First Thoughts
Results 21 to 30 of 38
Life & Society
I need a cashpoint coach
- 02 July 2009
. . . on how the media and EastEnders went local and loco over Jacko.
UK Politics
The meaning of freedom
- 25 June 2009
- 1 comment
. . . on meddling in Iran, pay cuts for bosses and wasteful words
UK Politics
No room for closure
- 18 June 2009
. . . on the Iraq inquiry, public spending cuts and Mandy’s manoeuvres
UK Politics
The plot to kill off Labour
- 11 June 2009
- 1 comment
. . . on boardroom, bathroom and Purnell’s sideburns
Society
The next Fame Academy
- 04 June 2009
. . . on a celebrity parliament, cold-calling Labour and the Mongoose
UK Politics
Reform is for anoraks
- 28 May 2009
First thoughts... on an elected second chamber, essential citizens and Esther Rantzen
UK Politics
Turn your back on a bad lot
- 14 May 2009
. . . on toffs’ expenses, C P Snow and why sometimes it’s best to walk away
UK Politics
The masses smell blood
- 07 May 2009
- 5 comments
. . . on the Gurkhas, Gordon Brown’s tin ear, and penalty shoot-outs
Politics
Pass the sickbag, Alice
- 30 April 2009
- 1 comment
. . . on tax dodgers, deportations, crocked fast bowlers and women drivers
