Back to the pub, with Peter Hitchens | Interview

[@Willtext]

“There is nothing more permanent then a temporary Government program”

[@KGS922]

Hyperbole at its finest

[@MrStooge.]

Yeah if only the government were temporary.

[@heartattack7230]

This temporary government I won t trust as far as I would throw them

[@thefaith01]

@CR055F1RE well said. Is that a quote from somewhere?

[@michaellamont2605]

The police where already useless

[@gazs7237]

Everyone has a mate that cant order a drink without making a scene

[@robertwillis9988]

😄😄😄👍

[@robertwillis9988]

"not a corona,please!"😄😄😄

[@elta6241]

Afraid so.

[@markparris3890]

3.5% ABV - wide awake and all over the political and cultural landscape. 4% - asleep and snoring. Channel your brother Peter - have a bastard beer!

[@theesotericcunt5029]

Mark Parris If he was channelling Christopher he would’ve had a double scotch

[@Joelio8701]

"eternal, unending misery, in which we all now live." *Takes sip of pint* I love a pub

[@NaRiCo94]

Joel Vincent Can’t beat a nice cosy Pub

[@ianburns6218]

Hitchens makes Scruton look like an optimist.

[@adamjones8356]

Haha this made me rofl (NB: not actually a pint!)

[@J.A.Seyforth]

Haha

[@Colette1972UK]

Gonna steal that quote

[@danlawson6652]

I'm certainly not aligned politically with this man. But that doesn't matter. I'm always looking out for him and his articles and interviews. I enjoy and respect his ability to apply intelligence and reason to the debate. With people like him involved in discussions then the ability to change ones mind becomes available. I find myself agreeing with him on most issues. Go Peter Hitchens.

[@danlawson6652]

@Jamie ha ha.. no I would still say I'm not aligned politically... its complex. Detaching emotions from political beliefs is key for me. I'm not left right or centre. I like common sense. Fairness and freedom. Freedom of wealth as well as free care of health. I'm left and right and all the bits round the edges... haha

[@ralphdavidson9542]

Your comment is the very essence of the value of free speech 👍

[@mcihs2]

Exactly, I have never agreed with anyone 100%, and I include myself as well as Peter Hutchins. But that is the valuable thing about open discourse!

[@andybell7452]

The older I get, the more I am in agreement with Peter Hitchens. He is a rare voice of sanity in a world of uneducated fools.

[@THOMASCOLTON1]

On some issues he does better, some like the drugs debate not quite a full shilling.

[@AdamSmith-de5oh]

Only Peter could make ordering a Peroni so complicated 😂

[@Thefunksoulbro]

Poor barman, I thought that 😀

[@Alex-pv4ft]

Am sure it's like 5 percent as well.

[@vashna3799]

Curmudgeonly, but we wouldn’t have him any other way lol

[@0wls2k]

Laughing my head off. What a legend

[@robrn1975]

So true. Just ask for a pint of carlsberg

[@mtyjlc1326]

One of the only mainstream journalists who seems to be fighting for good 👏

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Agreed.

[@Stantheman848]

Never trust a man who doesnt drink

[@harminderkambow9642]

Alan Jones of Sky News Australia has been excellent! He has been ripping into the narrative

[@johnmc3862]

Mainstream my hole.

[@georgeengland1699]

Peter Hitchens has stuck by his ideas all the way through against all the BBC, media and government craziness. I like the idea of " Relax", bring it on I want to join.

[@gommechops]

'Relax' is very clever as a foil against this madness, it wont be given a seconds thought though. Lockdown into Lockstep.

[@cameronfeist2562]

Thought the interviewer did a great job. Actually let's Peter talk which is something few other interviewers seem capable of doing.

[@mensor]

To be fair, if you're going to let Peter talk you need to cancel any other meetings you might have that day.

[@erikpaterson1404]

@@mensor, 😂

[@Mateo-et3wl]

lets*

[@cameronfeist2562]

@@Mateo-et3wl thanks

[@manoftrent71]

Ramble on aimlessly you mean.

[@Sheriff_GrimLaw]

Peter: “Nothing over 3.5% before midday.” Christopher: “Hold my beer...and my bottle of Johnnie Walker!”

[@robertmitchell9415]

Top Comment dude !! ( nice user name as well, very funny)

[@Fray2221]

Peter is what the British refer to as a puritan.

[@candidaprout2401]

@Jimmy The Pink Just misery

[@888Vomitorius888]

@@candidaprout2401 Really? He's a late bloomer - I think he's peaking as he approaches the age of 70.

[@pupp993]

And look which one is still standing

[@sticksman1979]

Next time I order a beer I’m going to use that line. “I’ll have an ABV of 3.5% please.”

[@BrianMcGuirkBMG]

@Martin Carney Sounds like brexpitality.

[@711honved]

@Martin Carney Drinking Euro Fizz too!

[@Nickpaintbrush]

Should have picked a Sam Smith pub

[@bmmaaate]

@@Nickpaintbrush They wouldn't be allowed to film it. Unless you fancy editing together 50,000 shots from a box brownie.

[@mikepeytonmusic]

I've never seen a man make ordering a pint so complicated

[@studas2011]

@mrc121002 He may not be that keen on alcohol because of his brother?

[@SonofAlbion]

Black Sheep on tap. Wasted opportunity

[@kw2142]

he's just got class that's all. i love beers that follow Reinheitsgebot

[@DavidHeffron78]

I think it's because Peter's a prick.

[@andzzz2]

@@kw2142 That's all German beers. It was a legal requirement until the 80s and is still observed by German brewers. It's a bit like going into a restaurant and asking if they have any dishes that meet EU food safety standards.

[@iancollins4320]

These that give up their freedoms for security, will neither receive to deserve either

[@Mike-tb5gj]

I think that was Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety ". As true today as ever.

[@ephphatha230]

The beer dynamics of this interview are fascinating.

[@Stantheman848]

Yep 1000x more interesting that the garbage they are waffling

[@SagaciousFrank]

"I'm an anti-social misanthrope anyway". Same here, I'll drink to that!

[@markdamen730]

i am just a plain misanthropic person "buy me a drink?" thanks now go away lol

[@danb7601]

Same but love being out and about among people and close friends, I just grew up staying in a lot due to anxiety so it's kind of still a comfort zone

[@fionagregory8078]

good

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Me as well! The more I see of life, the more miserable I get.

[@paradigmarson9586]

I'm trying not to be one.

[@Dominic-fd2wz]

"Anything above 3.5% is absolutely immoral." - Peter Hitchens 2020

[@coastmansingha9980]

Miss quote of the year award goes to you then. "Anything above 3.5% at lunch time & I've had it"

[@clegsmegson2627]

@@coastmansingha9980 I am the same. One pint of Nelson at lunch, next thing I am on a 3 day bender and engaging in same-sex acts.

[@milels6917]

@@clegsmegson2627 how clever hope you never get in a responsible job or is that a joke

[@clegsmegson2627]

@@milels6917 I have an incredibly well paid job in the city you swamp donkey. All I'm saying it, if I have a liquid lunch, you'll shortly find me hanging out the back of some random bloke (I'm married to a woman) consuming vast quantities of various stimulants whilst listening to tribal music

[@grahamstull2330]

What interests me is the complete and utter lack of any meaningful reckoning on whether these drastic measures were appropriate. In Belgium, where I live, we suffered months of very harsh lockdown. However, there are numerous strong reasons to believe the lockdown did nothing; that we hit saturation irrespective of it: -the unlocking, now almost complete, occured without any noticable spikes following its various phases. -'essential workers' such as supermarket workers suffered no higher rate of hospitalisation/death than the general population, despite being out and about at the hottest phase of the epidemic and without any PPE in early April. If this is so, one would expect a serious reckoning. Yet the population seems mostly just happy to get back to business. No one is asking any questions.

[@disarmsox]

@Sarah yes we should encourage more remote working but also we are social creatures and isolating people from their friends and family for months on end is extremely bad for their physical and emotional health. Studies have shown isolation to be as harmful as smoking and increases your risk of premature death by more than 30%. Studies have also shown that people with active social lives are happier and have stronger immune systems. I for one have been extremely affected by these Draconian measures imposed upon me and it's something I'll never forgive or forget Boris and his chums for. For those living alone this lockdown is extremely bad for our heath.

[@ramunassiskauskas7753]

Because people are more intellectually lazy and conformist than ever before. We are headed toward idiocracy faster than I thought.

[@ephphatha230]

@Sarah Society flipped overnight from trying to get everyone to consume as much as possible to trying to get people to stop consuming completely. Hopefully the switch back again won't be so quick.

[@grahamstull2330]

@Sarah What I find curious about this is that you could have locked yourself down without the government compelling you to do so. I mean, I applaud your decision to consume less, and I have nothing against teleworking if the same level of productivity can be delivered. But those are personal / firm-level choices. What I'm talking about it compulsion on the part of the State.

[@remainuntam0]

I guarantee that you use products in your daily life that are produced by people who go to work outside the house and do real things.

[@babbaruff1045]

Peter has provided one of the few voices of sanity amid this entire debacle, also love his dry humour! 👏👏👏

[@01parmy]

The barman stitched up hitch there. Peronis 5.2%

[@Modernjazz1]

They had four cask ales, one of them should have done the trick.

[@Thefunksoulbro]

Lol

[@joseph1980.]

He scaled down from a 3.5% pint to a 5.2% smaller bottle.... He was bitimg at the bit to use the old Fleet Street "no higher than 3.5% before lunch".... Old journalistic slang. He's a good fella though that's for sure

[@brianrossiter2547]

He didn't drink it anyway

[@trippymchippy8586]

Please don't call this plum-eating artard 'Hitch'. His Brother was a mind, this guy doesn't matter.

[@e13gajengi15]

Peter , one of the last outstanding journalists , who will soon be 'cancelled' by P C establishment. Enjoy him while you can.

[@heavyweightboxingfan2269]

historypoliticsbb Learn to read English, you spastic.

[@spaceytracey1237]

@historypoliticsbb show me where and when then

[@martin-xs5hb]

@Kevin Burrow they're definitely coming for people like Peter next.

[@andrewoliver8930]

Yet here he is freely speaking.

[@sharonrothwell5174]

John pilger another great man.

[@davidmclachlan6592]

Peter Hitchens, a huge intellect and a voice of reason, great to see him being interviewed by a young bloke.

[@chrisrebar2381]

I agree - but you have to wonder how he is allowed to say what he does .... especially as he works for the MSM

[@grahamross6397]

I'd scale back the "huge intellect" thing there. Man's a pygmy when compared to his brother but younger Hitch used to speak a lot of sense and sometimes still does. He's an ex-bolshevik and has written extensively about why he isn't anymore. Good to see and hear his opinions again, though, and especially to hear him giving them to a young lad who has the courtesy to listen and converse in a civilised manner that his (presumably young) audience need to see and emulate but don't always do.

[@davidmclachlan6592]

@@grahamross6397 yes I used to enjoy listening to his brother Christopher as well, both brothers would sometimes clash on their outlook and ideas on things (e.g. ones a Christian the other an atheist). But there's no doubt in my mind that Peter is a highly intelligent man (hugely intellectual compared to most people) and I'm glad that he has stood out during this current pandemic as giving us an alternative ( more rational) view on the situation rather than the usual hysteria that we're fed everyday by the media.

[@kennztube]

Graham Ross Chris still remains a giant of critical thinking.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

I am 25, been a fan of Peter Hitchens for a few years now. Evem read him while still left-wing.

[@Thefunksoulbro]

Well done Joe, the more this man's views are aired the better. In my opinion. Be nice if you also interviewed Lord Sumption 😁 Have a great day.

[@benbeasant3443]

Fancy a pint Peter? What you drinking? Peter: well ...

[@boomme3598]

How hard is it to say "Beer"

[@Shamino1]

@Ant Ismphobe Ah, yes, the man who thinks marijuana smokers are infantile idiots who deserve harsh prison terms smoked a blunt earlier that day.

[@JackBWakeham]

@@boomme3598 Most mass produced beer is hardly beer these days, asking for a beer produced to the standard of the Reinheitsgebot is well within reason if you want something thats actually tastes like beer.

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

Jack Wakeham He could have helped the barman out by narrowing it down to a lager or pilsener to be fair.

[@ViralKiller]

"As pubs reopen across the UK" - 6 months later...full tyranny..spot on mate

[@Saber23]

How is it full tyranny now? It’s the western world there’s been tyranny from the beginning

[@Saber23]

@@justinfoard3322 I’m sorry are you saying the west aren’t tyrants? What exactly makes you think that my friend? Because I refuse to believe your that stupid as to be serious right now

[@burtingtune]

The government were panicked into this and the chief culprit was Piers Morgan. While I didn't whole-heatedly agree with Johnson's initial policy, it was comparatively moderate. Then Piers Morgan began blowing hard about it being 'war' and the government cracked. A man who appeals to popular opinion was pushed into a policy by a man who appeals to popular opinion.

[@dancheshire1]

The govt. were bribed by big pharma and the WHO. Just as Blair was bribed (book deals, speaking arrangements...) to invade Iraq with Bush... Barnard castle is home to a large GSK office complex... Cummings didn't drop his kid there, he picked up a suitcase of cash to divide up between himself & BoJo

[@toprightchannel3080]

You are right about this. Morgan and his scaremongering clearly had some sway over public opinion. The government could've certainly caved to the media driven-hysteria and been compelled to enforce more draconian policies.

[@modernchampionmusic81]

It wasn't piers Morgan although he is a buffoon..it was imperial college London .and Neil bloody Ferguson

[@gommechops]

Government document titled 'Options for increasing adherence to social distancing measures 22nd March 2020' says something about the media's usefulness to the government during the then planned Lockdown. The last page shows a threat analysis that is worth pausing over. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/882722/25-options-for-increasing-adherence-to-social-distancing-measures-22032020.pdf

[@Aardvarked88]

@Steve Terry tin-foil bollocks

[@KovietUnionDefector]

I must be getting old. I cannot believe I am in 100% agreement with a staunch conservative ;). I would love to go out for a pint with this gentleman too. A man who obviously thinks and comes to his own conclusions.

[@peepiepo]

I was thinking just recently it feels like the left v right spectrum is becoming less relevant and is being replaced with a sane vs insane spectrum

[@ross8917]

@Darren Gregg Exactly. Notice the lowercase 'c'.

[@skaboosh]

Old days is gone....... Blair changed the left forever...... Now its a different game.... The nwo, add Peter says, the change will not be surmounted, our lifestyle is down the pan...

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Because he is right. Liberty should be a human instinct that lies far above political allegiance.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

@@peepiepo Correct. Many people who say they are conservative have disappointed me with their pandering to government-backed fear. This is not about political allegiance. It is about who loves liberty and who wishes to sell it to the State.

[@SeaJayBelfast]

Barman: What would you like to drink? Hitchens: 3.5

[@citysouthstandlad]

Peters one of the great thinkers of our time. Listen to him and read his books to learn how to think, not what to think.

[@ktkee7161]

Good god, things really are dire if he's one of the great thinkers of our time.

[@errands8253]

Amount of things he's predicted is amazing. Guys a genius

[@errands8253]

@@ktkee7161 why

[@timcomley3241]

where are his answers though

[@unelectedbureaucrat2003]

@@ktkee7161 you must be a woman

[@andybrown4124]

Always enjoy listening to Peter, he is a voice of reason and sanity in these crazy times. We need more voices like his to be heard.

[@JosephPardyMusic]

"I'd rather have skimmed milk than corona beer" lmao

[@EmilyRose1]

I love him 😂

[@CleanTeamSolutions]

Corona will always be my drink. RIP Paul Walker Salut mi familia.

[@adambritain5774]

It's a Hitchens interview. Not going to even wait to watch it before 'liking'. Guaranteed to be outstanding. And his longer hair is brilliant. Be interesting to know if PH gave his details to the pub. I can't imagine he'd do that under any circumstances so whether he refused and they let him in anyway would be interesting to know. 9 dislikes by Corona drinkers and half wits.

[@David-cm4ok]

Yeah, or they took the order and let them to go about their day in peace.

[@cockerswilde]

"Half wit" is such a Hitchens term. I read that in his voice

[@leighdavison3258]

Joe reacting to Peter with an empty Guinness glass, then asking a question with a full pint. 😆😆 great interview if not great continuity.

[@igg3937]

It was giving me anxiety how long it took to bring Peter his drink.

[@sacred1827]

Didn’t matter as he clearly hated it. Should have ordered a cup of tea ffs

[@GloriousAssam]

Isn't it, how rubbish can you get as a server? Bringing one pint at a time

[@robertmitchell9415]

Poor barman didn't have a scooby doo what Hitch wanted!

[@nickcerruto2304]

@@GloriousAssam well to be fair he ordered a 3.5% beer and the barman said he'd have to look.

[@lincolnshaw8812]

Me too!.... Had to forward the video till I could see his drink. Then they bring out a bottle of monkey piss

[@stephenconlon653]

Lock down has been awful, people are so suspicious of each other now

[@gd5830]

What are you trying to say?? :D

[@stucrossland3719]

Try watching the UK Column news(youtube)

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Yes, the psychological damage caused by fear mongering will take months to reverse.

[@robertwillis9988]

God,for just one pint and a chat with peter! What a moment i'd treasure

[@michael1882yt]

3:45 "No opposition...", exactly the same here in Australia. Everything has just been green lighted, I can't understand it.

[@Bullitluna]

michael1882yt I believe there all in on it, so are the MSM they have forgotten how to challenge or they where told not to.

[@Matick-]

You do have sky news though. We have nothing of the sort

[@PopShoppekid]

Fear mongering. And we allowed the politicians to rule us. We must take power back against this idiotic house arrest, loss of freedoms and the total scuttling of most small business by governments.

[@boomme3598]

Event 201...

[@glennllewellyn7369]

...because our government has the spine of a jellyfish.

[@judithspencer6331]

I thank you for your time, and your ability to say what you think.

[@stepchicken3238]

The Guinness went up and down, mysteriously, but the Peroni didn't move at all.

[@thebenevolentsun6575]

I think Peter is secretly T total. He's super anti-drug so I don't see why he'd be keen on alcohol either.

[@MrHopeTelevision]

Don't you respect wood? Wheres your coaster old boy

[@libertybell-o2k]

Probably been whipped away with everything else.

[@andrewmartin6445]

@Hugh Jones Yes, he does. He ordered half a pint of weak beer.

[@joshmckenzie7526]

It was Cheryl

[@ME-hr8dl]

Brilliant stuff, never thought I’d see the great man interviewed Ed Sheeran.

[@Survivethejive]

why didn't he just order a pint of whole milk?

[@fredmartin7842]

The woke would have called "white hegemony".

[@danielnash5075]

Watching Peter Hitchens order a beer is exactly as awkward as I thought it would be.

[@thebenevolentsun6575]

Peter Hitchens is Mark Corrigan with more confidence. Apparently "something below 3.5 ABV" is some sort of slang from his time at fleet street. Still how does the pub not have a light beer?

[@j..w443]

Total admiration for Peter Hitchens and Vernon Coleman throughout all this ridiculous mayhem. I highly recommend you watch Vernon Coleman’s videos. He’s another voice of reason and negligible bias.

[@PopShoppekid]

JW I agree both very sane men in the middle of this ridiculous overreaction.

[@Johnconno]

@@PopShoppekid They're only as 'sane' as millions of others in this nuthouse, they just happen to be media heads.

[@maryellenhussey7574]

Yes! Vernon is a daily staple in our home in the US 🙋🏼‍♀️

[@whobootlegs5825]

Anyone else absolutely focused on Mr Hitchen's pint to assess the volume imbibed?

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Yes.

[@jonathancollard3710]

Peter was the boy with a “brain as big as a planet” that at Preparatory/ Boarding school was bullied and had food flicked at him across the refectory table whereas now those same bullies desperately wish he would come to dinner 🤨. Truly a class act and voice of well reasoned, intelligent pragmatism 👍🏻

[@JackDaniels-jh4ov]

Go! Go! Peter Hitchens!

[@smokeymcpot9887]

That Guinness was poured far too quickly.

[@SM-mm9lo]

🤣....that's a gimmick! No wonder we are in the state we are.

[@John_Wood_]

England mate, haven't a clue or possibly patience to do it right.

[@bmmaaate]

@@John_Wood_ Barmen are fully trained, it's the drinkers in London that do not know how to wait for a guinness to settle.

[@holyjamoleies6891]

Smokey McPot I learnt to pour a Guinness is good for you at a very early age for my mother. Lived to a good age!

[@John_Wood_]

@@bmmaaate Drank a few pints of G in england. Was poured in one go. Terrible.

[@decekfrokfr3mdx]

Do you think Peter's comment that he'd 'rather have skimmed milk than a corona beer' is his subtle way of telling us he knows about the meme?

[@TheDiscoDiv]

He knows about the meme for sure. Mentioned it in a speech at a university.

[@peepiepo]

@@TheDiscoDiv What's the meme?

[@petergleave7807]

In my local Sainsbury's and Asda stores in Oswestry, (Shropshire) there have been stacks of cases of Corona lager in prominent positions adjacent to the checkouts and in the main aisles since mid - May (I have taken photos on my iPhone to prove it). Intrigued by the apparent 'coincidence' of the choice of Corona lager as a 'special promotion', I proceeded to the aisle in Sainsbury's dedicated to Beers and Cider where I counted 46 different varieties of foreign beers. Now, you really will have to excuse my jaundiced, world-weary cynicism, but it seems more than just a shade coincidental that the Managers of both these stores should have chosen the 23rd March 'Lockdown' as an opportunity to promote what seems to me to be a relatively obscure foreign lager. This seems to me to be a deliberate attempt at subliminal programming. It might be interesting to find out whether other stores - and supermarket chains - are involved in this, and if so, whether this is being done for some sinister common purpose. (*)(**) (*) Yes, I know, the final two words should begin with capital letters) (**) See: Common Purpose Exposed - UK Column News; Alternative View - (AV1) - Common Purpose; Wikileaks on Common Purpose; etc.

[@andrewmartin6445]

@@petergleave7807 Common purpose is also a legal term referring to crimes carried out by two or more perpetrators. When they gave the organisation that name. they were really taking the piss.

[@John_Wood_]

@@petergleave7807 They are putting it on promo because noone is buying it for some silly reason.

[@hudsonshires6141]

That was a perfectly-pulled Guinness... Also, I had to smile at the waiter’s bewildered look over the shoulder.

[@taybak8446]

This is great Joe. Much respect to you and Peter.

[@chonnerone2964]

I hope young people listen to him and learn something.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Right here!

[@fionagregory8078]

have faith in yourself. I do and not been disappointed yet.

[@Tomfromlondon]

Well, that is EXACTLY how I would expect Peter Hitchens to order beer in a pub.

[@amullinder]

I'm sure that this has made people feel even more depressed. Johnson = Billy Liar. So true.

[@jimmy2k4o]

What politician isn’t a liar? That’s like attacking a fish for swimming.

[@garywebster3585]

See the " Hoi Shadders" billy liar clip. Like Bo Jo at peak wuhan.

[@benjamin4894]

Loved Mr Hitchens recent remarks about it not being a protest movement, so much as 'the establishment on parade'. What a highly astute observation!

[@biscuitsalive]

I wish I had mates as eloquent and as well researched as this.

[@gailspencer4451]

Absolutely wonderful that a conversation about lockdown is taking place in a pub. This conversation was BEFORE the November lockdown...the sentiments here are doubly relevant now.

[@martynbarrett64]

Couple of things: Peter is not a regular pub goer, as he nicked that statement about going to the pub from Sumption, who said it first. Secondly, he has become a massive grouch, but I think that that may have something to do with the abuse that he has endured over the years from the fools who dislike him rather than disagree with him. Would love to have a drink with Mr Hitchens, as he would flow after a few 3.5 lagers.

[@paulkazjack]

Have you met him?

[@albrown4589]

Much easier to simply ask for a cooking lager.

[@andrewkeegan1876]

What is this trick around the 7:09 mark, which turns an almost empty glass into virtually a full pint of Guinness?! I want to learn it. Amazing.

[@DrKildem]

"Byzantine gates" He really knows how to spice up language.

[@peaceyteavo]

Nicely paced interview, great questions, letting the interviewee speak. Reminds me of old fashioned interviews you can find on KZbin. Really enjoyed this.

[@edwardcatt2399]

"We're still in the lovely smooth shallows that lead to the lip of Niagra..." Does he come up with these wonderfully apt visual metaphors off the cuff? Very good either way!

[@jamesrockybullin5250]

It's a variation on the informal logical fallacy 'slippery slope'.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

@@jamesrockybullin5250 I work in Finance. I can personally confirm to you that severe economic damage is coming.

[@thomasdavid7364]

@@jamesrockybullin5250 It's not a fallacy though

[@jamesrockybullin5250]

@@thomasdavid7364 You're right. It's an informal fallacy.

[@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive]

Always love hearing what Mr Hitchens has to say. Cheers for this 🤙🏾

[@Paul_Lucas]

How quickly did that Guinness arrive!? Shocking!

[@malcontent456]

Most well-run pubs keep one nearly topped off at the taps so as to speed initial delivery since the cascade takes so long.

[@chrispender79]

James Kelley that is in no way true. If it is then that is shocking. Busy pubs in Ireland will always make it fresh. Perfection is worth waiting for.

[@Analiffey1916]

James Kelley, if I half pulled a Guinness and left it on the off chance someone who eventually ask for one and just topped it up I’d expect to be wearing it!

[@Sean-ce1hu]

James Kelley Absolute shite talk.

[@fredfrenchy]

why shocking???

[@mroriginalabides6730]

I get so worried looking at current and future generations, knowing we have gems like peter hitchens and fucking no one in our generation holds a candle to him. Each generation just keeps getting worse/softer.

[@pigknickers2975]

God bless him. Anyone else: Pint of beer please. Peter: German language, ABV values and zones.

[@CandideSchmyles]

And then lets it sit and get warm....

[@chubeye1187]

Only the purity law, everyone knows that

[@sharmalarm]

Candide Schmyles because they gave him a 5.1% ABV Italian lager 😂

[@wyavia]

Fascinating...he had that beer for about 18 mins, had 3-4 sips and there was still the same full glass at the end..legend!

[@danb7601]

He's like some sort of Harry Potter wizard teacher lol

[@ESSwiftOfficial]

7:08 Joe's Guinness magically re-fills

[@MountainTopReviews]

Brilliantly staged interview. Thanks for leaving in the ordering of the pints. These real moments are so fascinating. Wish Peter had taken a good glug of beer though. He sips and the level barely goes down 😂

[@joecook5689]

Christopher was asked about his brother Peter, he said "well, every family has one." Lol

[@EmilyRose1]

“I’d rather have skimmed milk than Corona” 😂😂😂

[@AndyG73]

I loved the meme about Peter nonchalantly walking away from the protesters to the tune of 'Stayin' Alive'. Class.

[@CodOverloadNoob]

Brilliant

[@CKD3332]

Peter Hitchens is the voice of reason British people should listen to.

[@sergeantsodom6969]

Christopher is laughing his arse off watching his brother order a pint

[@bohemiastar]

he’s dead fella i doubt he can laugh

[@sergeantsodom6969]

@@bohemiastar No! really? When did that happen

[@katherine9798]

Sorry Peter, first and only time I have disagreed with you. This has been planned. Event 201, Operation Cygnus, Pandemic bonds, vaccine bonds and CAT bonds two years ago (zero hedge and euromoney) and Rockefeller Foundation think tank report 2010, a 'vision' of today even including a 'second wave' beginning in October. Also 'Report from Iron MOuntain' and 'Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars'. The planning has been done at the World Economic Forum Davos each year and at the Bilderburg meetings, The goal? A fascist technocracy digital currency reset global reset into UN New World Order headed by UN WHO and Vatican.

[@josephperkins6675]

Looks like their in the Devonshire Arms in Kensington, Stratford Road.

[@ianskelly6911]

Craig Herriot any need for that?

[@DavidHartley88]

Ian Skelly There’s always a need for polite education. Mr. Herriot’s post has a ungrammatical second sentence. There’s also a superfluous hyphen in the third sentence.

[@thecrapehanger24]

@@DavidHartley88 *an. You're welcome.

[@NZealandKiwi]

@@craigherriot4026 Soyboy correcting grammar, how predictable

[@alliedfroth]

I like his Garden analogy, just like Peter Sellers in Being There! LOL

[@stuartmenziesfarrant]

Peter 100% right!

[@curtiso779]

Such an interesting guy! And what a shame Christopher is no longer with us, it'd be fascinating to see him living through these times.

[@robg71]

The Hitchens Brothers: Peter “I’ll have an ABV of 3.5% please.” Christopher "Johnnie Walker, blue Label, Bring the bottle please. :)

[@eltetters7194]

Measured, reasoned and principled. A journalist with integrity and a commitment to truth. No surprise the MSM won’t have Mr HItchens on. And him ordering a beer is as entertaining as I always imagined it to be!

[@MrLeighman]

"The road to tyranny is paved with good intentions"!

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Really wish people read history.

[@andrewmartin6445]

Where do you get the idea that there were any good intentions behind these measures? From where I am standing it has looked from the start as though public safety was just being used as an excuse to impose draconian restrictions on whole populations.

[@jsmith3980]

Good to see Peter Hitchens, many thanks to him for keeping me sane throughout the dystopian crap of 'lockdown'.Keep Britain Free Everybody! Thank you for posting.

[@vidurkapur1]

I always enjoy listening to Peter Hitchens. I don’t agree with him on very much (including on coronavirus), but he’s unusually principled. Many conservatives (and non-conservatives) adhere to a socially enforced party line, on Brexit or on the Conservative Party or on rail nationalisation. Hitchens dissents from these conservative orthodoxies.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

I don't think having principles are unusual, although given the plague of moral relativism and pandering, others might think so.

[@mannyd-y5246]

I can't lie one of the things I like of this channel is their interviews with Peter Hitchens

[@smtpbay5697]

johnson is more like billy liar - that's the quote of the week

[@terrycourtnadge4159]

Right on!

[@UnexpectedAmy]

You don't wear a seatbelt on your face.

[@normanbates3200]

Do you dress up as Mother too?

[@wazztvproductions]

A great, intelligent man and a fantastic, insightful interview. Cheers 🍺

[@baamoo5967]

Some strange editing of this interview....glass is full in one angle, empty another and back to full again?

[@joedenby2645]

Only Peter could be that awkward ordering a beer! LOL

[@nicotina4082]

Rishi sunak? If he gets Johnson job we are finished, Look him up

[@WatchingtheWorldBurning]

I agree - but why do you think Johnson any better?

[@Mike-tb5gj]

Ex.Goldman-Sachs banker. (same as Macron!)

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

We are already done, thanks to his profligate spending.

[@agr7879]

I’d love to go for a pint and a chat with Peter, and marvel at his Intellect. Thought I’d get the pints in!

[@doomjuan4892]

Pete is looking good with a bit of long hair, but I'm sure he hates it.

[@kenbryantmusic]

A total giant of courageous integrity and unafraid to swim against the tide. And always civil to his oponents. Peter Hitchens - one of the last great journalists.

[@richardmabe4186]

So we're being lead by thicko's.

[@ogasi1798]

STANDARD

[@jacquistephens605]

Yes Richard, thicko imbeciles xx

[@internetjimtem2000]

Nah they're more malicious than that

[@John_Wood_]

Don't kid yourself, they know exactly what they are doing.

[@quackrejackt]

@@ogasi1798 nothing standard out there. theyve shut down the downstairs elevators and they are packing people into lifts instead. like packing people in lifts is safer than 2 escalators working next to each other. enforced by chavs in face masks that look like they say spit on me lol

[@johnhewlett525]

Nice to see Peter in a pub having a chat...good on him

[@aethelwolfe3539]

“If Peter Hitchens entered a room alone, he would get in an argument with the walls.” Academic Agent.

[@leesuuton5083]

Loved lock down early April , started cycling , empty roads , beautiful sunshine and furlough money ! Happy days 🎉!