He was shortlisted for his foreign reporting, not primarily for the bile spewed through his huge column, nor for his highly entertaining narcissim and hysterical persecution of ordinary people commenting on his blog. Well done Peter! Long may you continue sodding off to far away places.
The irony of Peter Hitchens's acceptance of this award and his condemnation of anyone who uses a pseudonym did not escape me.
Christopher Hitchens will be thrilled for his brother.
In other news, the Winston Smith blog won the 2010 Orwell blog prize and 'Keeper' by Andrea Gillies won the book prize.
“The enemies of intolerance cannot be tolerant." • "If it is an offense to justice to hold people who may have been victims of mistaken identity or of vendettas by other factions, then it is also an offense to justice to release psychopathic killers who believe that they have divine permission to throw acid in the faces of girls who want to attend school." • "Don't be such a lesbian!
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