The left-liberal hold over the arts may be ending
If you happen to be reading this column at breakfast, I’d recommend you skip to something more agreeable like Dear…
Don't call him an oligarch - meeting Dmitry Firtash
A rare interview with billionaire Ukrainian power broker Dmitry Firtash
Without a strong woman in charge, bees are doomed — just like us
God bless the BBC. And I’m not being entirely sarcastic here. There are some things the BBC does very well…
For my family, the Vikings exhibition was about as much fun as being raped and pillaged
Have you managed to book tickets to the Viking exhibition at the British Museum yet? If you haven’t, my advice…
How the Delingpoles triumphed over the Vikings
Listen http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/TheViewFrom22_10_April_2014_v4.mp3 Have you managed to book tickets to the Viking exhibition at the British Museum yet? If you haven’t,…
The EU is worse than you thought
For me, by far the most surprising revelation in Martin Durkin’s documentary Nigel Farage: Who Are You? (Channel 4, Monday)…
How I learned to stop worrying and love the Bomb
Just as every child now thinks he’s going to die of global warming, so those of us who grew up…
How I learned to stop worrying and love the Bomb
Just as every child now thinks he’s going to die of global warming, so those of us who grew up…
Eton vs snobbery
One of the stranger things about Eton is its near-total lack of class snobbery. Yes, all right, you still get…
I’ve seen the future of conservatism at CPac – and it doesn’t work
About the coolest guy I saw at CPac this year was this wild-eyed, middle–aged crazy wearing ‘statement’ spectacles, faded Levis…
I’ve seen the future of conservatism– and it doesn’t work
Listen http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/TheViewFrom22_13_March_2014_v4.mp3 About the coolest guy I saw at CPac this year was this wild-eyed, middle–aged crazy wearing ‘statement’ spectacles,…
Is True Detective worth sticking with? The jury's out
I’ve got this brilliant idea for a major new cop series. It’s called Chalk and Cheese and, though you won’t…
Why are journalists so scared of giving people what they want?
Since I landed my new job as executive editor at Breitbart London, my old Fleet Street friends and colleagues have…
What’s bad about giving people what they want?
Since I landed my new job as executive editor at Breitbart London, my old Fleet Street friends and colleagues have…
The TV shows my children allow me to watch at half-term
Half-term again, so naturally all my TV viewing plans have gone out of the window. In some households — my…
The martyrdom of Mark Steyn
When I first read, many months ago, that the notorious US climate scientist Michael Mann was suing the notorious right-wing…
The martyrdom of Mark Steyn
When I first read, many months ago, that the notorious US climate scientist Michael Mann was suing the notorious right-wing…
How did Colonel Gaddafi get away with such evil for so long?
What a vile piece of work Colonel Gaddafi was. For some of you, perhaps, this will be a statement of…
How the MPs' expenses scandal proved the wisdom of Alain de Botton
Whenever I’m tempted to pretend to be nicer so that fewer people hate me, I remember my old friend Alain…
How the MPs’ expenses scandal proves the wisdom of Alain de Botton
Whenever I’m tempted to pretend to be nicer so that fewer people hate me, I remember my old friend Alain…
The Three Musketeers is a triumph - because, like Game of Thrones, no one is safe
‘Pshaw!’ That was my first reaction to news of the BBC’s new ten-part Sunday night adaptation of The Three Musketeers.…
When trolling pressure groups cause real harm
My grandmother, Nanny Nancy, is 99 and going strong. But it can’t be denied that while she’s all there mentally,…
When scaremongering stops being funny
My grandmother, Nanny Nancy, is 99 and going strong. But it can’t be denied that while she’s all there mentally,…
James Delingpole: 'The Truth About Immigration' is anything but
Immigration. Were you aware that this has become a bit of a problem these past ten years? I wasn’t, obviously,…
James Delingpole: Those bitcoin weirdos might just be right
Here’s a thought to kindle a lovely warm glow of smugness and schadenfreude as we enter a new year: you…
