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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Newspapers
Kelvin’s honest amorality, Mitt’s weird faith and Toby’s school rules
- 16 January 2012
- 1 comment
Peter Wilby offers a guide to interpreting the red tops, worries about Mitt Romney, is alarmed about free schools and advises you to water the babies.
Newspapers
Why isn’t our press more diverse?: Peter Wilby
- 16 January 2012
Former editor, New Statesman
Scrounging foreigners invade Edinburgh? Where’s Paul Dacre?
- 15 December 2011
- 1 comment
Peter Wilby reflects on German financial logic, welcomes changes at the eleventh hour to the Extradition Act, cheers a rare lefty success, wonders why PRs won’t offer him a free lunch and pandas to the Daily Mail.
Newspapers
What is the point of democracy?
- 28 November 2011
Peter Wilby on the second man in the Basil D’Oliveira story, why capitalism still has legs, Tory plans for strikers, left-right cycles and the disingenuousness of Hugh Grant.
Society
My euro prediction, Olympics travel and another cricketing suicide
- 16 November 2011
- 2 comments
Newspapers
The week with Peter Wilby
- 10 November 2011
- 1 comment
Desmond v Dacre redux, the clamour from Occupy LSX, questions of faith and university bingo.
UK Politics
Tony’s mate Muammar, Marr the monarchist and my poetry triumph
- 31 October 2011
- 2 comments











