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Don’t agree with him on everything but always have a lot of time of Peter Hitchens. Wonderful conversation as usual. Well done guys.

I have learned a great deal from watching Peter's content online. Thank you all!

20:00 "...yes, well Twitter is very tightly patrolled. Possibly because it doesn't involve going out in the rain." Classic Hitchens.

Wow! You really landed a big fish with this interview. Hitchens is a legend and there aren't enough interviews of this kind with him.

Peter is a national treasure.

I remember seeing a bus advert by the local police where I live around 2010 saying "crime is down, no if's or but's" talk about a veiled threat of you dare question what we say or else, that rang alarm bells for me!

Great interview - but far too short !! Always find Peter Hitchens fascinating. He talks about things that you would never hear mentioned or referenced anywhere else, and with such a real depth of knowledge.

I am a massive fan of his late brother Christopher but I also really enjoy listening to Peter, both so articulate and eloquent.

Fantastic little channel you've made here lads, great Sunday viewing

I have always wondered why LAURA KUENSSBERG et al always advocate 'freedom-of-movement-for-jobs' for all jobs EXCEPT their own!

Very interesting interview. I was very glad to hear his last argument about cars. I could not agree more. The way we let our public transportation system degrade here in Germany in favour of the all mighty Autobahn and our car industry is a pity.

Just discovered you guys (thanks to Peter Hitchens) and I gotta say, I really appreciate your modesty and concession that you're not experts but you consult them! Love the angle!

I have only come across your youtube interviews and watched a few short videos in the last few days. Didn't understand the idea of the two interviewers sitting together but it works. This interview is particularly good. You know how to let an intelligent man speak. Thank you.

Exactly the same with the great Doctor Thomas Sowell who warned us about the dangerous turn of the education system forty years ago and it has all come to pass!

Superb! Thanks again for another great interview and giving Peter Hitchens the time and space to talk.

One of the best yet. There's clearly a rare breadth of knowledge behind much of what he says.

Both of the Hitchen's brothers are an excellent example of what hard work can achieve. I'm glad we still have one of them at least

Great show! I love Peter Hitchens. I applaud your handling of the subject matter. New subscriber from the US. All the best!

What a pleasure it was to see Peter able to speak freely and expand upon his thoughts, without getting perpetually shot down and chastised beforehand. Thank you guys for a great interview!

Thank you for this interview. Good that you remained unbiased and let your guest speak which most do not nowadays.

Glad to see you're channel is starting to experience some real growth. You really have some terrific guests; Peter Hitchens is definitely one of them.

Great talking points guys, thanks for making the show as well as you have been 👍

The pubs round our way are empty now compared to before the change in opening times.

Wow a chance to listen to P Hitchens without people screaming in his face. He certainly makes me think

Another thought provoking interview. Thanks :)

You guys are my favorite show these days. Nice job!

Thanks guys, great video

One of our greatest public intellectuals. Been a fan of Peter Hitchens all my adult life. He’s a complete stranger to mendacity. Thanks a lot Francis and Konstantin.

337,000 Alcohol related hospital admissions in the UK 2016. 2016, 5500 Deaths direct from alcohol consumption in the UK. In 2017, there were 7,697 alcohol-specific deaths in the UK In 2015, there were 8,758 alcohol-related deaths in the UK

Such a wonderful pessimist. I love Peter. People on opposite sides of the fence are willing to listen to him which civilises everybody. His thoughts on policing are uncommonly sensible.

His view on marijuana reminds me of a study about depression and violent crime. Actually the study was sent to me by a person who was eager to prevent people who have been depressed from buying firearms. It asserted that depression caused people to commit violent crime, which on the face of it is a rather surprising claim, but I think this link becomes understandable when we recognize that the researchers got it all backward; people who lead chaotic lives of which violent crime is a feature are more susceptible to develop mood-related issues. Now the aim of the researchers may have been to find justifications for such behavior, but that is another topic. I suspect Hitchens' aversion to marijuana may stem from faulty logic such as exemplified above.

38:00 here by Peter's logic we shouldn't treat people with broken arms if they made a mistake - only treat people who had their arms broken by someone. Its truly too far conservative. Addiction isn't a choice, the action is. Some people with cancer have it because they smoke, like for instance his own brother. He chose cancer so we shouldn't treat him like he's sick?

It would be nice if car ownership was greatly reduced. A recurring source of despair is arriving in a picturesque rural village and the place is infested by cars; cars parked along the high street, full car parks, cars congesting the roads at all hours of the day. One wonders what it would be like if rural villages were pedestrianised. There is a very wide high street in a village near me and I suggested to a friend who lives there that it would be a good idea to close it off and create a 'piazza' in the middle of the village, where the pubs and restaurants could have outdoor areas and a general meeting place was established. He thought I was mad.

I recognize the linguistic tone and cadence of his speech and ideas. I hope to see much more of the other Hitchens in the future!

Wow, his assessment about police is so rough after listening to the knife-crime episode with the ex-officer. Even the idea of sending police out in ones instead of twos is absurd. He really ought to try working as a lone officer himself in gang territory before making that claim.

I am so enjoying this channel. Great work, fellas! Keep going!

Excellent. How refreshing. Thoughtful questions followed by comprehensive answers. But obvious really considering the three people involved. Though I must apologise for taking so long to find this.

Fabulous! Always insightful.

Peter Hitchins is a very thoughtful and articulate individual who explains his opinions a way even i can understand.

Great job guys!

Furnish your mind with beauty. he once said. He has a beautiful mind!

Extremely thought provoking and well considered.

smashed it again loving it.

Don’t agree with him on marijuana (I’ve used it for decades with no issue) and many others have. I would legalise it purely to reduce the MJ to prison pipeline. But it’s interesting to hear his opinion

God bless you Sir Hitchiens, you speak heartfelt ❤️ truth I have seen happening from the eye of a bl.... pau... Born and bred🇬🇧 and watched this here country being torn down by those that ought know better. 2020 seeing the rot that can be stopped... But watch and see with truth/fact unless one's heart and mind be dea...

As if cannabis isn't already in mass use?! He lives in a different world to the rest of us

Peter is a great exponent of reality in every topic he touches upon... Society today is a prime example of the law of 'Cause and Effect'.

great interview!

I have said the same thing about the national religion of the motor car for years. It baffles me as to why we put up with the roads we have and the behaviour of absolute lunatic drivers.

I don't agree with many of the points raised but love videos like this that allow perspectives and ideas to be explored freely! 😊

Equality v Hierarchy, that's the real core of disagreement between the left and the (real) right. We have a Conservative party that professes total worship of equality, and is therefore not actually right wing.

I love Hitchens. Although, I was smoking cannabis while I was listening to him speak. I wish he could factor in mild, leisurely, sociable drug use to his argument. I smoke weed like some drink wine and I am a law abiding hard working person.

Again this is a quality interview

Peter would be even more awesome after a joint.

A few more realistic economists explained the post USSR Russian economic collapse, a few good reasons. 1. New Russia agreed to absorb old debts of the USSR, largely or partly incurred by propping up, maintaining, defending, controlling Soviet satellite states. 2. These debts were not denominated in Rubles, which only Russia makes. Govt Debts were denominated in foreign currency, US Dollars, Wall Street, and had to be repaid in foreign money. HUGE distinction. (Similar for the German Republic at Weimar, after the Versailles treaty.) 3. Boris Yeltsin was probably drunk when he agreed to let Wall Street and Western economists design their economy using "shock therapy". Either that or a traitor for hire by the CIA. Maybe. Who knows. 4. People, critics, noted that Soviet imperialism didn't bring economic benefits to the motherland. No gains. Only costs. 5. But mostly 2, Russia was broke in terms of Dollars not Rubles, but also lack of power made them vulnerable to demands of Washington, the IMF, Deutsche Bank, etc. 6. Britain doesn't have THOSE issues. They have the sovereign Pound, not the Euro. They have neoliberal economics, which has explained that dismantling industry and business, and looting assets, is MORE economically "efficient" than building a successful business over time with hard work and brains, because ROI is bigger and faster with looting.

such a great guy , I'm 100% with his point of view

The last point Peter makes about the charmed life of the motorcar, I’ve been saying for years.

Always a pleasure

Thanks guys for enabling free speech in a society where is seems to be slipping away.

Wonderful episode

This is currently one of my favourite KZfaq channels, glad to see the subscriber count going up (though not fast enough). More people need to be exposed to the balanced somewhat centrist viewpoints discussed here, since the mainstream media are imho, clearly not interested in anything other than furthering their blatantly leftist and elitist agendas.

Peter Hitchens on is performing some bizarre mental gymnastics on his anti-weed stance. It's nothing more than the ludicrous "played violent video games" and "watched violent movies" arguments.

There are few people I respect anymore...watching you guys gives me hope. Although I'm a lone wolf in Canada.

What a brilliant bloke!

Always a fascinating man to hear speak 🤗

Hitchens' drug policy position is a nightmare. Remove every peaceful citizens' ability to safely use drugs because a literal handful of crazies happened to have used marijuana at some point (just like every upstanding citizen has done before committing many more mundane and even great acts, mind you!).

A new dawn often brings a horrible day , brilliant just brilliant .

Nice work chaps.

The transition music is always a surprise

Wow those cannabis statistics were pretty mind blowing although I would argue that correlation doesn't equal causation

did he ever write a book about something where usually no one listened to him about it? i wasnt very clear on that throughout the video.

7:51 The referendum released people from party allegiance. to finally be able to give their view outside of what their parties would fight on their behalf.

As to the point of Zurich... been there only very briefly, but Vienna is certainly another example of a city where you just do not need a car at all. I've lived there 3 years.. even brought my car, barely ever took it out of the garage and if, usually only to do shopping of larger items. I probably didn't even drive more than 500km in that entire time, probably a lot less. There certainly is a case to be made for proper city planning and integrating a good public transport system.

Although I find myself often disagreeing with Peter Hitchens, that said, I also find myself believing that many more people should be going out of their way to hear him out, to dig deeply into his (counter)arguments and (counter)evidence. Understanding how he understands the world will very likely help one better understand the world, even if one ends up mainly disagreeing with him.

Much of what Hitchens says I don't like, but this was a good interview with equal amounts of common sense on both sides. If only all interviews were like this.

Of course there’s a correlation with weed and crime, because everybody smokes weed

I like and respect Peter and actually agree with most of his views, but when it comes down to Cannabis legalisation; he speaks like a mouthpiece of the Conservative party. Sad to see but again, it's his view.

Hes like a fine wine , He's quite marvellous in his assessments

Finally! I always watch the teaser segment by mistake and it ruins it for me...

Peter touched on the lawlessness in this country, but was too humble to mention his book on the subject. "The Abolition of Liberty" by Peter Hitchens. Buy it and read it. you will discover how the removal of the "bobby on the beat" was a deliberate government policy, and much more. It really is a superb, informative read.

As a Portuguese I know that what that man is saying about drugs in Portugal is a lie. We had a lot of places which where "NO GO Zones" because of drugs, that today, only 14 years later, are high demand zones by locals and tourists, where housing prices are enormous. of course it’s not all pink clouds and unicorns, but we are much much better that we were before.

Take a lesson from the American Prohibition Amendment that made alcohol illegal. It was a complete and total backfire.

One of the best interviews you guys have done. Would love you to invite Peter Hitchens to discuss Ukraine/ Russia conflict, I thought your discussions fell short on this subject.

Always interesting to hear Mr Hitchens input on politics . He and his Brother are/were popular because they Speak truth were most politicians just don't. It is somewhat disturbing to see the amount of laughter many of his stark comments on real issues that are deliberately ignored by the Police and govt. authorities.

A rarity these days. An honest, principled man. Perhaps we should have him cloned?

A wise and learned man.

how does the Zurich transport system solve the Oxford to Cambridge connection

He looks like Parker out of Thunderbird's

The greatest living english political thinker.

HA not giving up my motorcycle for sweaty overcrowded busses. I did that going to and from school and it sucked.

35:38 That was an eye-opener, crimes did increase,. However, they have been on a downward trend since 2007. Now Portugal seemingly has the lowest petty crime & homicide rate recorded - if the inflection point is to be decriminalization, the regression line fits Sowell's predictions better. Thanks for this

I love PH. His views on drugs and alcohol are spot on. On the latter, why did they not look to Scotland's licensing laws and the trouble that caused?

Did he happen to mention Christopher off camera. I suppose he has grown tired of people asking him, “What would your brother say about the current state of things if her were alive today?”

I don't agree with him on everything - especially his stance on drugs, but as always, a fascinating listen.

Peter, your views are generally spot on, interesting and insightful, but, you seem to really misunderstand the cannabis issue which is almost tragic

I first encountered the thinking of his brother, Chris. What a pleasant surprise the brother Peter turned out to me! I like his thinking even more

Hitchens is such an intellectual beast! Is there any subject he hasn't researched?

He makes an interesting point about most violent criminals, such as terrorists having either marijuana and other drugs background, I have no idea if this is true. But just to be devils advocate - he appears to believe that these drugs might be causal factors in these people becoming violent, but what if it's the other way round? What if violent people are attracted to such drugs? For instance if someone has mental problems or violent mood swings they might take marijuana to try and calm themselves. Other drugs they might take to give themselves confidence / bravado to commit a crime.

What book is his backwards name handle?