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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Dave's in deep trouble
- 11 December 2006
Blair managed to attract a stampede of commentators previously hostile to Labour. Can Cameron do the same?
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Would Polly look good naked on a horse?
- 04 December 2006
She bangs on about topics nobody else understands. She is perversely enthused by new Labour. But almost alone among writers, Toynbee knows how policies affect the masses
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Slippery sentences
- 27 November 2006
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I have always admired how the Westminster press lobby can take just a few words and interpret them with complete confidence
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Fleet Street's maiden aunts
- 20 November 2006
Newspapers have never been good at picking up and responding positively to major social shifts
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It was us wot won it
- 13 November 2006
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On Iraq and global warming, the left has been vindicated. Our foes still cannot produce apologies, and instead treat us to some intriguing self-justification
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The BBC should hold its nerve
- 06 November 2006
BBC bigwigs have held a day-long conference to examine their own impartiality. This was probably a mistake
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Mills and McCartney . . . must I take sides?
- 30 October 2006
The posh papers are never very helpful on these occasions, offering a mixture of world-weary cynicism and high-minded lamentation
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The general puts the press in a spin
- 23 October 2006
How would Max Hastings, press cheerleader for all things military, cope with Sir Richard? No problem. He yomped on regardless, bravely pocketing another cheque under heavy gunfire
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Tired of Islam thrust in our faces
- 16 October 2006
The trouble with being a Muslim is you're not allowed an off day. You can't, if you're a cab driver, say, "Sorry, guv, not going that way, the missus expects me home for prayers"
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Magnificent on Iraq, but no longer a player
- 09 October 2006
At heart a bland creature, the Independent presents on its front page the alarming exterior of a rabid dog. Still, we should be thankful that it exists at all, and should celebrate its 20th birthday
