Peter Hitchens
Peter Hitchens
Peter Jonathan Hitchensis an English journalist and author. He has published six books, including The Abolition of Britain, The Rage Against God, and The War We Never Fought. He is a frequent critic of political correctness, and describes himself as an Anglican Christian and Burkean conservative...
balance difficult seems
It still seems in the balance and it is very difficult to call,
accepted agreement credible elf french government huge messy pressure
There was huge pressure on Elf to come to an agreement, ... The French government didn't want a messy situation, and Elf's (counter-)bid was not accepted as credible by the market.
insult muslim myth needs tolerance
The myth about Muslim tolerance needs to be exploded, Behead those who insult Islam.
companies concerned europe national oil
Governments in Europe are still concerned about national interests, ... they see oil companies as important for national security.
actual barrels compromise drawn extra hit increase lower million prices production
The compromise could be 700,000 barrels but the actual production increase could be around 400,000. At 1 million extra barrels prices may be drawn lower but at 500,000 prices could hit $40.
assets attractive interest
These are attractive assets, and an interest in upstream assets is always valuable,
following good hole portfolio quality
This is a good deal, BP had a hole in its lubricants portfolio and need a quality lubricant following the Mobil venture's breakup,
memories nations dies
A nation is the sum of its memories, and when those memories are allowed to die, it is less of a nation.
beach lonely believe
Evolution is an unproven theory. If what its fundamentalist supporters believe is true, fishes decided to grow lungs and legs and walk up the beach. The idea is so comically daft that only one thing explains its survival-that lonely, frightened people wanted to expel God from the Universe because they found the idea that He exists profoundly uncomfortable.
thinking taught debate
Is there any point in public debate in a society where hardly anyone has been taught how to think, while millions have been taught what to think?
baby thinking people
Abortion is the only event that modern liberals think too violent and obscene to portray on TV. This is not because they are squeamish or prudish. It is because if people knew what Abortion really looked like, it would destroy their pretence that it is a civilized answer to the problem of what to do about unwanted babies.