8. Peter Hitchens: "I'm not sure our political system will survive the turmoil"
The Owen Jones Podcast
Owen Jones
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2021
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
Peter Hitchens is a fascinating right-winger whose views are sometimes hard to pin down. He tells me why he didn't take part in the EU referendum, why he backed 'Norway Plus', why he's a fan of Bernie Sanders - and why he opposes lockdown. That part gets heated.
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| 0:30.7 | Now, I did promise at the very start I would speak to people I disagree with. |
| 0:35.4 | Boy, is this a prime example? |
| 0:37.4 | It's the right-wing commentator Peter Hitchens. |
| 0:39.8 | We do battle over the pandemic. |
| 0:41.7 | He thinks I figuratively am decapitated without realizing it. |
| 0:46.4 | As well as his very surprising Brexit views, including if I didn't even vote in a |
| 0:50.8 | referendum, that was a surprise. |
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