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His outspoken criticism has predictably made him unpopular with many politicians as well as the left-wing press: [[Gerry Adams]], leader of the [[IRA]]'s political wing ([[Sinn Féin]]) called for him to be "decommissioned"; Tony Blair, while [[Prime Minister]], told him to "sit down and stop being bad" for daring to ask him a difficult question; and Conservative Party leader [[David Cameron]] refused to allow him an interview, a rebuff Hitchens took as a compliment. Hitchens' book "The Abolition of Britain" has been described as "the most sustained, internally logical and powerful attack on Tony Blair and all his works".<ref>''Peter Hitchens' biog'' [http://web.archive.org/web/20060429043055/http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2006/02/peter_hitchens_.html The Mail on Sunday, 28 February 2006] (Archived)</ref>

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He has made a detailed study of the [[United Kingdom|UK]]'s [[crime]] problem and the negative changes in policing and the police force, leading to his book "The Abolition of Liberty". He is strongly critical of the use of drugs to control the behaviour of children, and has vigorously questioned the existence of the disorder [[Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder|ADHD]]. He has argued that parents who want single [[vaccination]]s for their children rather than the controversial [[Combination vaccine|triple]] [[Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine controversy|MMR]] should be given them on the [[National Health Service|NHS]], and has challenged Tony Blair and Prime Minister [[Gordon Brown]] to say openly if their own young sons have been given the MMR they are forcing on others.<ref>''If MMR is safe, why persecute its critics?'' [http://web.archive.org/web/20150715125431/http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2007/07/if-mmr-is-safe-.html The Mail on Sunday, 10 July 2007] Accessed July 19 2007</ref> He has opposed the introduction of identity cards and attacked what he believes is the Labour government's assault on ancient English liberties.<ref>''Big Brother Watches Britain'' [http://www.amconmag.com/2006/2006_05_08/article.html The American Conservative, May 8 2006] (Archived)</ref>

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He has made a detailed study of the [[United Kingdom|UK]]'s [[crime]] problem and the negative changes in policing and the police force, leading to his book "The Abolition of Liberty". He is strongly critical of the use of drugs to control the behaviour of children, and has vigorously questioned the existence of the disorder [[Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder|ADHD]]. He has argued that parents who want single [[vaccination]]s for their children rather than the controversial [[Combination vaccine|triple]] [[Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine controversy|MMR]] should be given them on the [[National Health Service|NHS]], and has challenged Tony Blair and Prime Minister [[Gordon Brown]] to say openly if their own young sons have been given the MMR they are forcing on others.<ref>''If MMR is safe, why persecute its critics?'' [http://web.archive.org/web/20150715125431/http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2007/07/if-mmr-is-safe-.html The Mail on Sunday, 10 July 2007] Accessed July 19, 2007</ref> He has opposed the introduction of identity cards and attacked what he believes is the Labour government's assault on ancient English liberties.<ref>''Big Brother Watches Britain'' [http://www.amconmag.com/2006/2006_05_08/article.html The American Conservative, May 8 2006] (Archived)</ref>

He describes [[intelligent design]] as being valuable as a sceptical current critical of [[Darwinism|Darwinist]] orthodoxy and intolerance, although not as a free-standing theory, but says: "I am not a scientist... My own view on the controversy...can be summarised in the words 'I have no idea who is right, and nor have they'."<ref>''Intelligence and design'' [http://web.archive.org/web/20150425064731/http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2006/12/intelligence_an.html The Mail on Sunday, December 5 2006] (Archived)</ref>

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* [http://www.amconmag.com/2006/2006_05_08/article.html "Big Brother Watches Britain"] in the ''[[The American Conservative]]'' magazine, 8 May 2006

* [http://www.amconmag.com/2004_01_19/review.html "Uncritical Champion"] reviewing Jean-François Revel's book ''Anti-Americanism'' in the ''[[The American Conservative]]'' magazine, 19 January 2004

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* [http://www.amconmag.com/10_06_03/feature.html "Zionism: A Defense"] in the ''[[The American Conservative]]'' magazine, October 6 2003

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* [http://www.amconmag.com/10_06_03/feature.html "Zionism: A Defense"] in the ''[[The American Conservative]]'' magazine, October 6, 2003

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*[http://www.arts.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2003/04/13/bohit13.xml&sSheet=/arts/2003/04/13/bomain.html "The victims of liberalism"] Review of Hitchens' book ''A Brief History of Crime'' in ''[[The Sunday Telegraph]]'' by Theodore Dalrymple April 13 2003.

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*[http://www.arts.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2003/04/13/bohit13.xml&sSheet=/arts/2003/04/13/bomain.html "The victims of liberalism"] Review of Hitchens' book ''A Brief History of Crime'' in ''[[The Sunday Telegraph]]'' by Theodore Dalrymple April 13, 2003.

*[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_200304/ai_n9222415 "An end to cant and defeatism"] Review of ''A Brief History of Crime'' in ''[[The Spectator]]'' by Neil Clark.

*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=%2Farts%2F2003%2F04%2F20%2Fbohit20.xml&secureRefresh=true&_requestid=123189 "The case of the disappearing policeman"] Review of ''A Brief History of Crime'' in ''[[Daily Telegraph|The Daily Telegraph]]'', by Joshua Rozenberg.

*[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_25_52/ai_68163660/pg_1 "Goodbye to All That?"] Review of ''The Abolition of Britain'' by John O'Sullivan.

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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/audio/40886000/rm/_40886368_blair.ram Debating Tony Blair's Criminal Justice Stance] 7 October 7 2005 on [[BBC]] Radio 4's ''Law in Action''

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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/audio/40886000/rm/_40886368_blair.ram Debating Tony Blair's Criminal Justice Stance] 7 October 7, 2005 on [[BBC]] Radio 4's ''Law in Action''

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*[http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2002/06/20020605_b_main.asp Debate on The British Monarchy] June 6 2007, on [[National Public Radio]]

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*[http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2002/06/20020605_b_main.asp Debate on The British Monarchy] June 6, 2007, on [[National Public Radio]]

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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1770000/audio/_1773627_disco.ram Criticizing the treatment of Guantanamo Detainees] January 21 2002, in a short debate on [[BBC]] radio.

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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1770000/audio/_1773627_disco.ram Criticizing the treatment of Guantanamo Detainees] January 21, 2002, in a short debate on [[BBC]] radio.

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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/bh/1714079.stm Debating the format of a potential Oath of Allegiance for the UK] December 16 2001

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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/bh/1714079.stm Debating the format of a potential Oath of Allegiance for the UK] December 16, 2001

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**[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today5_religion_20070419.ram Should religious people have a privileged position in society?] - 19 April 2007

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**[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today5_metric_20060223.ram Should Britain Convert its Road Signs to Metric?] - February 23 2006

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**[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today5_metric_20060223.ram Should Britain Convert its Road Signs to Metric?] - February 23, 2006

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**[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/audio/0820disco080206.ram Is the Left Wing obsolete in British politics?] - February 8 2006

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**[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/audio/0820disco080206.ram Is the Left Wing obsolete in British politics?] - February 8, 2006

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**[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today5_violence_20050526.ram Were the Victorians as benign and civilised as we assume?] - May 26 2005

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**[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today5_violence_20050526.ram Were the Victorians as benign and civilised as we assume?] - May 26, 2005

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**[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today3_british_20041215.ram What should people applying for British citizenship know about the UK?] - December 15 2004

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**[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today3_british_20041215.ram What should people applying for British citizenship know about the UK?] - December 15, 2004

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**[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today5_dalrym_20040818.ram The Way We Talk about Islam] - August 18 2004

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**[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today5_dalrym_20040818.ram The Way We Talk about Islam] - August 18, 2004

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**[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today5_id_20040426.ram Will ID Cards Mean an End to Our Liberty?] - 26 April 26 2004

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**[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today5_id_20040426.ram Will ID Cards Mean an End to Our Liberty?] - 26 April 26, 2004

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**[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today4_paraskeva_20030825.ram The "Compensation Culture"] - August 25 2003

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**[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today4_paraskeva_20030825.ram The "Compensation Culture"] - August 25, 2003

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*''Question Time''

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:*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_6110000/newsid_6113200/nb_wm_6113240.stm 3rd November 2006 edition]

:*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6450000/newsid_6457300/6457351.stm?bw=nb&mp=wm 15th March 2007 edition]

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*''Booknotes: The Abolition of Britain'' - Broadcast December 31 2000, Hitchens interviewed for the ''Booknotes'' series about ''The Abolition of Britain''.

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*''Booknotes: The Abolition of Britain'' - Broadcast December 31, 2000, Hitchens interviewed for the ''Booknotes'' series about ''The Abolition of Britain''.

:*[http://booknotes.virage.com/vss-bin/vss_SR/cspan_booknotes/search/?template=search.tmpl&access=Private&ShowID=1594&_query4=Entire%20Program Watch the Interview] ''Pop-up window with embedded RealPlayer plugin''

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