Funny thing is, according to his late brother (who wasn't exactly perfect himself, but very good at debating controversial topics imo), Peter is a big time consumer of caffeine.
AHA! THERE IT IS! THE FINAL PIECE OF THE PUZZLE!
Release the hounds, activate Order 66, push the big red button, I'll be back,
FINISH HIM!!!!
Not meth but its the closest there is in this man's life, triple espresso and baby got a Saturday night boogie! %)
Whats the odds of a horrific trip report of a caffeine bender in the 70s and it got leaked, he had to sign contracts and work in journalism forever to maintain silence.
Hey, if the media can make up stories I can too. 8)
Peter Hitchens said:
People have told me since – and they were only half-joking – that Harriet Harman and I were probably the only two people at the University of York in the early 1970s who didn’t smoke dope.
No Peter, they weren't half joking, you did not get with the program, look where they are and now look where you are. You probably have fine wine, many leather-bound books and rich mahogany bookcases, but these people I am sure got laid
repeatedly back in the 70s.
Just an observation, wishing the world & Peter good luck in life.