Conversation so far:
what was Hitchens contribution to journalism?
Hitchens worked for the Daily Express between 1977 and 2000.
what was his role in the daily express?
initially as a reporter specialising in education and industrial and labour affairs, then as a political reporter, and subsequently as deputy political editor.
when and why did he stop being a journalist?
CANNOTANSWER.
what was the highlight of his journalist career?
Hitchens won the Orwell Prize in political journalism in 2010.
any interesting information?
In 2000, Hitchens left the Daily Express after its acquisition by Richard Desmond; Hitchens stated that working for Desmond would have represented a moral conflict of interest.
what was the basic reason for this moral conflict of interest?
CANNOTANSWER.
did he win any awards for journalism?
Hitchens won the Orwell Prize in political journalism in 2010.

Question: what did you after quitting daily express?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Peter Hitchens do after quitting the Daily Express?