Peter Wilby
Peter Wilby was editor of the Independent on Sunday from 1995 to 1996 and of the New Statesman from 1998 to 2005. He writes a weekly column for the NS.
Articles by Peter Wilby
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Sport
The empire strikes back
- 02 July 2009
On the eve of an eagerly awaited Ashes series, Peter Wilby reveals how the forces of globalisation are killing off the old game of cricket and predicts that the future belongs to India
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
