Brendan O'Neill

Brendan O'Neill is the editor of Spiked and a columnist for The Australian and The Big Issue.

The Birmingham Maccabi scandal proves multiculturalism has failed

8 January 2026 4:00 pm

Imagine if a UK police force had information suggesting white supremacists were planning to attack black football fans from overseas.…

The hypocrisy of the Maduro fanclub

6 January 2026 5:19 pm

Finally, the left has found a ‘kidnap victim’ it cares about. Having spent more than two years making excuses for…

The keffiyeh crew’s curious silence on Iran

4 January 2026 4:24 am

And just like that, the left loses interest in the Middle East. In 2025, they spoke of little else. They…

Keir Starmer will regret gushing over Alaa Abd el-Fattah

29 December 2025 1:23 am

‘Top priority.’ Those two words in Keir Starmer’s tweet about Alaa Abd el-Fattah stung the hardest. What an affront to…

What the word ‘intifada’ really means

19 December 2025 1:50 am

Finally the left is showing an interest in freedom of speech. And all it took was a police clampdown on…

The Bondi beach shooting was a pogrom

15 December 2025 1:20 am

This is not a time to mince words. Moral clarity is our sole duty on this dark day. What happened…

Primal Scream’s Nazi Star of David stunt is unforgivable

13 December 2025 4:52 pm

It’s hard, in 2025, to call out anti-Semitism. You’ll find yourself besieged by digital armies of apologists for bigotry. ‘It’s…

Why were these Afghan rapists even in Britain?

10 December 2025 12:52 am

Everything about that rape of a 15-year-old girl in Leamington Spa is horrifying. First and foremost, the barbaric act itself.…

The scandal of the Maccabi ban must not be allowed to fade

3 December 2025 3:54 am

The scandal of the Maccabi Tel Aviv ban keeps getting worse. Now we discover that West Midlands Police (WMP), in…

Ireland wants you to forget Chaim Herzog

30 November 2025 6:20 am

Now Ireland is erasing its Jewish history. This week Dublin City Council voted to change the name of Herzog Park…

The Jewish blood libel is back. Its return should trouble us all

15 November 2025 1:43 am

It’s back. The lie that led to the slaughter of so many Jews has returned to public life. The calumny…

When the oldest hatred came to Villa Park

8 November 2025 12:11 am

‘Scum’ barked at a Jewish man for the crime of taking a small Israel flag from his bag. ‘Get the…

Why do white men’s feelings matter more than black lesbians’?

5 November 2025 5:37 pm

So there you have it: the feelings of white men matter more than the rights of black lesbians. That’s the…

The Uxbridge killing is the final straw

30 October 2025 12:20 am

His name was Wayne Broadhurst. He was 49 years old. He reportedly worked as a refuse collector. He was by…

The ‘anti-racism’ march are the real extremists

26 October 2025 11:30 pm

What’s more scary? A gaggle of old UKIP voters gathering to vent their spleen about mass immigration? Or a march…

All politics is now about stopping Farage

24 October 2025 11:55 pm

Who really won the by-election in Caerphilly? I know officially it was Plaid Cymru, and I wouldn’t want to diminish…

The shameless attempt to cover up the Amsterdam Jew hunt

21 October 2025 5:00 pm

I often wonder – we all do – how human beings can be made to forget terrible events. Like the…

The farce of the Maccabi ban

18 October 2025 4:31 am

Tel Aviv Bemusement seems to be the main emotion in Tel Aviv following the UK’s mad ban on Maccabi fans.…

Donald Trump is the real anti-fascist hero

13 October 2025 10:43 pm

Tell me: who has done more for the cause of anti-fascism? Real anti-fascism? Those masked mummy’s boys of the Antifa…

What will the Israel haters do now?

10 October 2025 4:45 pm

Normal people are cheering the prospect of peace in Gaza. Some might even raise a glass to Donald Trump for…

Greta and the flotilla fools have no self-awareness

8 October 2025 12:03 am

I knew the modern left had its fair share of narcissists who can rarely see beyond their own navels. But…

The barbarism of the Manchester synagogue attack

2 October 2025 11:42 pm

It is not often that the news gives you a sick feeling in the pit of your stomach. Today’s news…

Emma Watson won’t recover from JK Rowling’s takedown

30 September 2025 8:08 pm

JK Rowling has broken her silence on Emma Watson. And if I were the Harry Potter actress, I would lie…

Who were the real bigots in Epping?

25 September 2025 2:42 am

Imagine if, following the rape charges against Harvey Weinstein, a mob of angry people had rallied to his defence. Imagine…

Forget Palestine – when will Starmer recognise Britain?

23 September 2025 1:55 am

Who does Keir Starmer think he’s kidding? There he is in that glossy video imperiously decreeing there should be a…