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Peter Wilby


Peter John Wilby (born 7 November 1944) is a British journalist.

Wilby was educated at Kibworth Beauchamp grammar school in Leicestershire before gaining a place at Sussex University, from where he graduated with a degree in History. While at Sussex, he helped found a short-lived university paper called Sussex Outlook. In 1968, he began his career as a reporter on The Observer, becoming Education Correspondent four years later. In the same role, he worked for the New Statesman (1975–77), and for The Sunday Times (1977–86).

Wilby joined The Independent on Sunday in 1990 and eventually became its editor (1995–96). Subsequently, he was editor of the New Statesman from 1998. In early 2002, Wilby apologised for running a cover with the headline, "A Kosher Conspiracy", promoting articles in that issue by John Pilger and Dennis Sewell concerning the alleged Zionist lobby in Britain. During his period as editor, Wilby reported turning "a substantial financial loss into a healthy operating profit". He was dismissed from the post of editor in 2005, but still writes a weekly "First Thoughts" column for the Statesman. He also writes for The Observer and The Guardian.

Wilby identifies as a feminist and a republican.


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